ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued general instructions for fling income tax return and statement of wealth for tax year 2017. The FBR issued the instructions with the formal return and wealth statement forms for tax year 2017.
The FBR issued SRO 981(I)/2017 to notify the form for wealth declaration on September 28, 2017. The FBR also extended the last date for filing annual tax returns by salary and business individuals up to October 31 from last date of September 30, 2017.
According to general instructions the following persons are required to furnish a return of income for a tax year:
(a) Every company;
(b) Every person (other than a company) whose taxable income for the year exceeds PKR 400,000;
(c) Every non-profit organization as defined in clause (36) of section 2;
(d) Every welfare institution approved under clause (58) of Part I of the Second Schedule;
(e) Every person who has been charged to tax in respect of any of the two preceding tax years;
(f) Every person who claims a loss carried forward under this Ordinance for a tax year;
(g) Every person who owns immovable property with a land area of two hundred and fifty square yards or more or owns any flat located in areas falling within the municipal limits existing immediately before the commencement of Local Government laws in the provinces; or areas in a Cantonment; or the Islamabad Capital Territory;
(h) Every person who owns immoveable property with a land area of five hundred square yards or more located in a rating area;
(i) Every person who owns a flat having covered area of two thousand square feet or more located in a rating area;
(j) Every person who owns a motor vehicle having engine capacity above 1000 CC;
(k) Every person who has obtained National Tax Number;
(l) Every person who is the holder of commercial or industrial connection of electricity where the amount of annual bill exceeds rupees five hundred thousand;
(m) Every person who is registered with any chamber of commerce and industry or any trade or business association or any market
committee or any professional body including Pakistan Engineering Council, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, Pakistan Bar Council or any Provincial Bar Council, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan or Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan;
(n) Every individual whose income under the head Business exceeds PKR 300,000 but does not exceed PKR 400,000 in a tax year.
The following errors / omissions shall render a Return invalid & make the taxpayer a non-filer & liable to penalty under section 182(1):
(a) Return on which CNIC is missing or incorrect or invalid;
(b) Return on which mandatory fields marked by * are empty;
(c) Return which is not signed by the Taxpayer or his Representative (as defined in section 172 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001);
(d) Return which is not filed in the prescribed Form;
(e) Return which is not filed in the prescribed mode.
Individuals deriving income under the head Property, Capital Gains & Other Sources (excluding Salary / Business) & Income subject to fixed / final tax have to file one page Return in IT-1B Form with Annex-A, Annex-F & Wealth Statement if required to be filed.
Individuals deriving income under the head business or falling under Final Tax Regime (FTR) such as Commercial Importers, Exporters, Contractors, etc. have to file two page Return in IT-2 Form with Annex-A, Annex-B, Annex-F & Wealth Statement if required to be filed. Annex-C, Annex-D & Annex-E are required only where Depreciation / Amortization, Admissible / Inadmissible Deductions & Minimum Tax Chargeable/ Option out of Presumptive Tax Regime are involved.
Individuals, including members of AOPs or directors of Companies must file Wealth Statement.
Taxpayers may file Return of Total Income / Statement of Final Taxation & Wealth Statement through the following modes:
Electronically at FBR Portal (https://iris.fbr.gov.pk/infosys/public/txplogin.xhtml) which is mandatory for all Companies, AOPs, Sales Tax Registered Persons, Refund Claimants & Individuals having income under the head Salary. However, all others are also encouraged to electronically file return; manually on paper at Taxpayer Facilitation Counter of the respective Regional Tax Office. Paper Return Form can be downloaded from FBR Website.
