The rent received by a person during a tax year shall be charged under income from property. The tax on income from property shall be charged under Section 15 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
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Employee share scheme not chargeable to tax
ISLAMABAD: An employee share scheme granted to an employee is not chargeable to tax. Section 14 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 explained the employee share scheme.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the updated Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.
Following is the text of Section 14 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001:
14. Employee share schemes.— (1) The value of a right or option to acquire shares under an employee share scheme granted to an employee shall not be chargeable to tax.
(2) Subject to sub-section (3), where, in a tax year, an employee is issued with shares under an employee share scheme including as a result of the exercise of an option or right to acquire the shares, the amount chargeable to tax to the employee under the head “Salary” for that year shall include the fair market value of the shares determined at the date of issue, as reduced by any consideration given by the employee for the shares including any amount given as consideration for the grant of a right or option to acquire the shares.
(3) Where shares issued to an employee under an employee share scheme are subject to a restriction on the transfer of the shares —
(a) no amount shall be chargeable to tax to the employee under the head “Salary” until the earlier of —
(i) the time the employee has a free right to transfer the shares; or
(ii) the time the employee disposes of the shares; and
(b) the amount chargeable to tax to the employee shall be the fair market value of the shares at the time the employee has a free right to transfer the shares or disposes of the shares, as the case may be, as reduced by any consideration given by the employee for the shares including any amount given as consideration for the grant of a right or option to acquire the shares.
(4) For purposes of this Ordinance, where sub-section (2) or (3) applies, the cost of the shares to the employee shall be the sum of —
(a) the consideration, if any, given by the employee for the shares;
(b) the consideration, if any, given by the employee for the grant of any right or option to acquire the shares; and
(c) the amount chargeable to tax under the head “Salary” under those sub-sections.
(5) Where, in a tax year, an employee disposes of a right or option to acquire shares under an employee share scheme, the amount chargeable to tax to the employee under the head “Salary” for that year shall include the amount of any gain made on the disposal computed in accordance with the following formula, namely:—
A—B
where —
A is the consideration received for the disposal of the right or option; and
B is the employee’s cost in respect of the right or option.
(6) In this sub-section, “employee share scheme” means any agreement or arrangement under which a company may issue shares in the company to —
(a) an employee of the company or an employee of an associated company; or
(b) the trustee of a trust and under the trust deed the trustee may transfer the shares to an employee of the company or an employee of an associated company.
(Disclaimer: The text of above section is only for information. Team PkRevenue.com makes all efforts to provide the correct version of the text. However, the team PkRevenue.com is not responsible for any error or omission.)
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Value of perquisites for salary tax computation
Value of perquisites for salary tax computation has been explained under Section 13 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. This section is for the purpose of computing the income an employee for a tax year chargeable under the head of salary.
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Salary income explained by tax ordinance
KARACHI: Section 12 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 explained the salary income for imposition of tax. Any amount received as salary by employees from employers is chargeable to tax.
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Heads of income for imposition of tax
KARACHI: Section 11 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 deals with identifying categories of income. These incomes are chargeable to tax. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the updated Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.
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Taxable income, total income under statute
In a bid to provide clarity on the computation of taxable income and total income for individuals in Pakistan, Sections 9 and 10 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 play a pivotal role.
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General provisions for final tax regime
General provisions for final tax regime have been issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) through an updated version of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
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Tax on builders, developers under Section 7C, 7D
ISLAMABAD: Section 7C and Section 7D of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 deal with tax on income of builders and developers.
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Tax on profit on debt under Section 7B
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a pivotal addition to the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, with the incorporation of Section 7B. This section specifically addresses the taxation of profit on debt derived by individuals or non-corporate entities.
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Tax on shipping, air transport income of non-residents
ISLAMABAD: Section 7 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 deals with tax chargeability on shipping, air transport income of non-residents.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the updated Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.
Section 7: Tax on shipping and air transport income of a non-resident person.— (1) Subject to this Ordinance, a tax shall be imposed, at the rate specified in Division V of Part I of the First Schedule, on every non-resident person carrying on the business of operating ships or aircrafts as the owner or charterer thereof in respect of –
(a) the gross amount received or receivable (whether in or out of Pakistan) for the carriage of passengers, livestock, mail or goods embarked in Pakistan; and
(b) the gross amount received or receivable in Pakistan for the carriage of passengers, livestock, mail or goods embarked outside Pakistan.
(2) The tax imposed under sub-section (1) on a non-resident person shall be computed by applying the relevant rate of tax to the gross amount referred to in sub-section (1).
(3) This section shall not apply to any amounts exempt from tax under this Ordinance.
Section 7A. Tax on shipping of a resident person.—(1) In the case of any resident person engaged in the business of shipping, a presumptive income tax shall be charged in the following manner, namely:—
(a) ships and all floating crafts including tugs, dredgers, survey vessels and other specialized craft purchased or bare-boat chartered and flying Pakistan flag shall pay tonnage tax of an amount equivalent to one US $ per gross registered tonnage per annum;
(b) ships, vessels and all floating crafts including tugs, dredgers, survey vessels and other specialized craft not registered in Pakistan and hired under any charter other than bare-boat charter shall pay tonnage tax of an amount equivalent to fifteen US cents per ton of gross registered tonnage per chartered voyage provided that such tax shall not exceed one US $ per ton of gross registered tonnage per annum:
Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, the expression “equivalent amount” means the rupee equivalent of a US dollar according to the exchange rate prevalent on the first day of December in the case of a company and the first day of September in other cases in the relevant assessment year; and
(c) A Pakistan resident ship owning company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan after the 15th day of November, 2019 and having its own sea worthy vessel registered under Pakistan Flag shall pay tonnage tax of an amount equivalent to seventy five US Cents per ton of gross registered tonnage per annum.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable after the 30thJune, 2030.”
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