Tax on Taxable Income

TAX ON TAXABLE INCOME

Taxable income(sec- 9) means (Total income minus deductible allowances) the taxable income of a person during the tax year after giving the credit of deductible allowances to the person for the relevant year
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Deductible allowances: (sec –60)
ii)                   Any zakat paid by the person in a tax year under Zakat and Ushr Ordinance 1980.
iii)                 If the person is not able to claim zakat paid under this section from his taxable income, the same cannot be refunded, carried forward to a subsequent tax year or carried back to preceding tax year.
iv)            Workers’ welfare fund (Chargeable to manufacture having total income exceeding Rs 5 lacs)
v)                Workers’ profit participation fund

Total Income (sec –10) The total income of a person for a tax year shall be the sum of the person’s income under each of the income for the year.

Heads of Income: (sec 11) Heads of income are classified into following Five categories:
a)      Salary
b)      Income from property
c)      Income from Business
d)      Capital Gains
e)      Income from Other sources

i)The income of a person shall be the sum of the all amounts derived under the above mentioned heads of income after giving the credit of deductible allowances as allowed under this ordinance.

ii)       If the total deductions allowed under this Ordinance exceed the total income derived by a person under a head in that year, the person shall be treated as sustaining a loss for that head for that year. Loss for a head of income for a tax year shall be dealt in accordance with sec 56 to 59. Loss under one head of income can be set off against other head of income except capital loss and speculation loss.

 iii)     The income of resident person under a head of income shall be computed by categorizing the income as Pakistan source and foreign source.

iv)   The income of non-resident person under a head of income shall be computed by taking in to account only amount that are Pakistan source income.

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