Tag: Tax Year 2020

  • FBR directs conducting audit to cross match turnover

    FBR directs conducting audit to cross match turnover

    ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed field offices to conduct desk audit of returns filed for tax year 2020 to cross match turnover for avoiding misuse/mis-declaration.

    The FBR on Tuesday said that it had clarified on December 03, 2020 on ‘technical issue in filing of tax return 2020 dated December 03, 2020’ on a communication sent by Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).

    The LCCI had requested for clarification regarding the treatment of closing stock at the time of change of taxation regime from final to minimum tax.

    The FBR said that the chamber had pointed out in case of importers, the tax collected at import stage during tax year 2019 had come final tax at the time of collection, therefore, the turnover or income arising from the disposal of such closing stock should not be included in taxable income for tax year 2020 as this would result in double taxation.

    The FBR said that it had examined the matter. “The turnover resulting from disposal of closing stock already declared under Final Tax Regime (FTR) in previous tax year should not make part of next year’s turnover as it would be tantamount to double taxation. Therefore, such turnover should not be declared in the column of ‘subject to NTR [Normal Tax Rate] for tax year 2020.”

    The FBR further said: “In order to void misuse/mis-declaration, field formation, are required to conduct desk audit/audit of all such cases for tax year 2020 and cross match turnover with relevant sales tax declarations.”

  • Complete list of withholding tax rates for tax year 2020

    Complete list of withholding tax rates for tax year 2020

    ISLAMABAD: Following is the complete list of withholding tax rates applicable for tax year 2020. The rates have been updated by the Federal board of Revenue (FBR) till June 30, 2019.

    The withholding tax card also included the 100 percent higher tax rates for persons not on the Active Taxpayers List (ATL).

  • FBR issues salary tax card for Tax Year 2020

    FBR issues salary tax card for Tax Year 2020

    KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued salary tax card for tax year 2020 after incorporating changes brought through Finance Act, 2019 to Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.

    The FBR issued Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated till June 30, 2019 under which tax rates for salary persons would be applicable from July 01, 2019 to June 30, 2020

    The FBR said that there the income of an individual chargeable under the head “salary” exceeds seventy-five per cent of his taxable income, the rates of tax to be applied shall be as set out in the following table, namely:

    S. No.Taxable incomeRate of tax
    (1)(2)(3)
    1.Where taxable income does not exceed Rs. 600,0000%
    2.Where taxable income exceeds Rs. 600,000 but does not exceed Rs. 1,200,0005% of the amount exceeding Rs. 600,000
    3.Where taxable income exceeds Rs. 1,200,000 but does not exceed Rs. 1,800,000Rs. 30,000 plus 10% of the amount exceeding Rs. 1,200,000
    4.Where taxable income exceeds Rs. 1,800,000 but does not exceed Rs. 2,500,000Rs. 90,000 plus 15% of the amount exceeding Rs. 1,800,000
    5.Where taxable income exceeds Rs.2,500,000 but does not exceed Rs. 3,500,000Rs. 195,000 plus 17.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 2,500,000
    6.Where taxable income exceeds Rs. 3,500,000 but does not exceed Rs. 5,000,000Rs. 370,000 plus 20% of the amount exceeding Rs. 3,500,000
    7.Where taxable income exceeds Rs. 5,000,000 but does not exceeds Rs. 8,000,000Rs. 670,000 plus 22.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 5,000,000
    8.Where taxable income exceeds Rs. 8,000,000 but does not exceeds Rs. 12,000,000Rs. 1,345,000 plus 25% of the amount exceeding Rs. 8,000,000
    9.Where taxable income exceeds Rs. 12,000,000 but does not exceeds Rs. 30,000,000Rs. 2,345,000 plus 27.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 12,000,000
    10.Where taxable income exceeds Rs. 30,000,000 but does not exceeds Rs. 50,000,000Rs. 7,295,000 plus 30% of the amount exceeding Rs. 30,000,000
    11.Where taxable income exceeds Rs. 50,000,000 but does not exceeds Rs. 75,000,000Rs. 13,295,000 plus 32.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 50,000,000
    12.Where taxable income exceeds Rs. 75,000,000Rs. 21,420,000 plus 35% of the amount exceeding Rs. 75,000,000]
  • FBR explains salary tax to be chargeable for Tax Year 2020

    FBR explains salary tax to be chargeable for Tax Year 2020

    KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has explained the treatment of salary tax to be applicable during Tax Year 2020.

    The FBR issued Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated till June 30, 2019 and explained the taxability on salary received by an employee.

    Under Section 12 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 the salary chargeable to tax as:

    Section 12: Salary

    Sub-Section (1): Any salary received by an employee in a tax year, other than salary that is exempt from tax under this Ordinance, shall be chargeable to tax in that year under the head “Salary”.

    Sub-Section (2): Salary means any amount received by an employee from any employment, whether of a revenue or capital nature, including —

    (a) any pay, wages or other remuneration provided to an employee, including leave pay, payment in lieu of leave, overtime payment, bonus, commission, fees, gratuity or work condition supplements (such as for unpleasant or dangerous working conditions);

    (b) any perquisite, whether convertible to money or not;

    (c) the amount of any allowance provided by an employer to an employee including a cost of living, subsistence, rent, utilities, education, entertainment or travel allowance, but shall not include any allowance solely expended in the performance of the employee’s duties of employment;

    (d) the amount of any expenditure incurred by an employee that is paid or reimbursed by the employer, other than expenditure incurred on behalf of the employer in the performance of the employee’s duties of employment;

    (e) the amount of any profits in lieu of, or in addition to, salary or wages, including any amount received —

    (i) as consideration for a person’s agreement to enter into an employment relationship;

    (ii) as consideration for an employee’s agreement to any conditions of employment or any changes to the employee’s conditions of employment;

    (iii) on termination of employment, whether paid voluntarily or under an agreement, including any compensation for redundancy or loss of employment and golden handshake payments;

    (iv) from a provident or other fund, to the extent to which the amount is not a repayment of contributions made by the employee to the fund in respect of which the employee was not entitled to a deduction; and

    (v) as consideration for an employee’s agreement to a restrictive covenant in respect of any past, present or prospective employment;

    (f) any pension or annuity, or any supplement to a pension or annuity; and

    (g) any amount chargeable to tax as “Salary” under section 14.

    Sub-Section (3): Where an employer agrees to pay the tax chargeable on an employee’s salary, the amount of the employee’s income chargeable under the head “Salary” shall be grossed up by the amount of tax payable by the employer.

    Sub-Section (4): No deduction shall be allowed for any expenditure incurred by an employee in deriving amounts chargeable to tax under the head “Salary”.

    Sub-Section (5): For the purposes of this Ordinance, an amount or perquisite shall be treated as received by an employee from any employment regardless of whether the amount or perquisite is paid or provided —

    (a) by the employee’s employer, an associate of the employer, or by a third party under an arrangement with the employer or an associate of the employer;

    (b) by a past employer or a prospective employer; or

    (c) to the employee or to an associate of the employee or to a third party under an agreement with the employee or an associate of the employee.

    Sub-Section (6): An employee who has received an amount referred to in sub-clause (iii) of clause (e) of sub-section (2) in a tax year may, by notice in writing to the Commissioner, elect for the amount to be taxed at the rate computed in accordance with the following formula, namely: —

    A/B%

    where —

    A is the total tax paid or payable by the employee on the employee’s total taxable income for the three preceding tax years; and

    B is the employee’s total taxable income for the three preceding tax years.

    Sub-Section (7): Where —

    (a) any amount chargeable under the head “Salary” is paid to an employee in arrears; and

    (b) as a result the employee is chargeable at higher rates of tax than would have been applicable if the amount had been paid to the employee in the tax year in which the services were rendered, the employee may, by notice in writing to the Commissioner, elect for the amount to be taxed at the rates of tax that would have been applicable if the salary had been paid to the employee in the tax year in which the services were rendered.

    Sub –Section (8) An election under sub-section (6) or (7) shall be made by the due date for furnishing the employee’s return of income or employer certificate, as the case may be, for the tax year in which the amount was received or by such later date as the Commissioner may allow.

  • FBR issues computation of taxable income for tax year 2020

    FBR issues computation of taxable income for tax year 2020

    KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued computation of taxable income for the tax year 2020 (July 01, 2019 to June 30, 2020).

    The FBR issued Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated till June 30, 2019 under which the computation of taxable income for tax year 2020 has also been updated.

    According to Section 09 of the Ordinance, the taxable income of a person for a tax year shall be the total income under clause (a) of section 10 of the person for the year reduced (but not below zero) by the total of any deductible allowances under Part IX of this Chapter of the person for the year.

    Section 10: Total Income

    The total income of a person for a tax year shall be the sum of the –

    (a) person’s income under all heads of income for the year; and

    (b) person’s income exempt from tax under any of the provisions of this Ordinance.

    Section 11: Heads of income

    (1) For the purposes of the imposition of tax and the computation of total income, all income shall be classified under the following heads, namely: —

    (a) Salary;

    (b) Income from Property;

    (c) Income from Business;

    (d) Capital Gains; and

    (e) Income from Other Sources.

    (2) Subject to this Ordinance, the income of a person under a head of income for a tax year shall be the total of the amounts derived by the person in that year that are chargeable to tax under the head as reduced by the total deductions, if any, allowed under this Ordinance to the person for the year under that head.

    (3) Subject to this Ordinance, where the total deductions allowed under this Ordinance to a person for a tax year under a head of income exceed the total of the amounts derived by the person in that year that are chargeable to tax under that head, the person shall be treated as sustaining a loss for that head for that year of an amount equal to the excess.

    (4) A loss for a head of income for a tax year shall be dealt with in accordance with Part VIII of this Chapter.

    (5) The income of a resident person under a head of income shall be computed by taking into account amounts that are Pakistan-source income and amounts that are foreign-source income.

    (6) The income of a non-resident person under a head of income shall be computed by taking into account only amounts that are Pakistan-source income.