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2 MR. KHAN 2 11
3 MR. YAQEEN 3 12
5 MR. IQBAL 4 14
6 MR.SAIF 6 17
8 MH ASSOCIATES 7 19
26 RM ASSOCIATES 8 26
88 WITHHOLDING AGENTS 10 24
QUESTIONS
Overall important note: While solving all the income tax questions it has been
assumed that rates of taxes applicable on filers shall be used unless otherwise
required / stated in the question.
2 Mr. Khan
Mr. Khan has been working for a listed company Turtle Limited (TL) for the last many years. The
details of his emoluments during the tax year ended June 30, 2019 are as under:
Rupees
In addition to the above cash emoluments, Mr. Khan was also provided with the following:
(a) A rent free furnished accommodation with a fair market rent of Rs. 100,000 per month.
(b) An 1800cc company maintained car, both for business and private use. The car was
purchased by TL on July 1, 2016 at a fair market value of Rs. 2,000,000.
(c) On July 1, 2018 he was provided with an interest free loan of Rs. 2,500,000 which is
repayable in lump sum in December 2019. The prescribed benchmark rate is 10% per
annum. On December 1, 2018 Mr. Khan utilized 60% of the amount of loan for purchasing
a double storey bungalow. The total cost of the bungalow was Rs. 25,000,000. The
bungalow, on its ground floor, also had a suitable space for opening a departmental store.
In order to increase its operational efficiency, TL announced a redundancy scheme to its
employees. Mr. Khan opting for the scheme resigned from TL with effect from January 1, 2019.
Upon resignation, 25% of his outstanding loan balance was waived by TL and the remaining
loan amount was adjusted from his final settlement. He received the following payments from
TL:
Rupees
3 Mr. Yaqeen
Mr. Yaqeen, a Pakistani citizen, returned to Pakistan on 30 June 2018 after residing for six years
in Norway. On 1 July 2018 he joined a private hospital KKUH and received following emoluments:
Rupees
Basic salary (per month) 500,000
Medical allowance (per month) 60,000
Leave fare assistance 240,000
On 1 January 2019, Mr. Yaqeen resigned from the hospital and joined Dil (Private) Limited
(DPL), a company engaged in health care and production of dental products. Mr.Yaqeen
received Rs. 3,000,000 from DPL as consideration for joining the company. DPL agreed to pay
following emoluments to Mr. Yaqeen for the tax year 2019:
Rupees
Basic salary (per month) 800,000
Medical allowance (per month) 80,000
Utilities allowance (per month) 100,000
On 1 January 2019, DPL provided him with refrigerator, cooking range and washing machine
for his use at home. The book value of these appliances was Rs. 200,000 and these were
returnable to the company after four years. 15% depreciation was charged by DPL on these
appliances.
On 31 March 2019, he was given an option to purchase 2,000 shares of DPL at Rs. 50 per
share. The breakup value of the company on that date was Rs. 150 per share.
On 1 April 2019, he received a loan of Rs. 5,000,000 from DPL for the purchase of a house.
The profit on loan was payable at the rate of 8% per annum. The prescribed bench mark rate
is 10% per annum.
Other information relevant to Mr. Yaqeen for the tax year 2019 is as under:
(i) On 15 April 2019, he fell ill and was admitted to KKUH where he had been working during
his employment. The hospital incurred Rs. 50,000 on his treatment but charged nothing
to him.
(ii) On 30 April 2019, he received salary arrears of Rs. 900,000 from his ex-employer in
Norway.
5 Mr. Iqbal
Mr. Iqbal, aged 45 years, is working as a Chief Engineer in a listed company Tameer Limited
(TL). The company is engaged in the manufacture of chipboards for the local market. He derived
following emoluments during the tax year ended 30 June 2019:
Rupees
Basic salary (per month) 300,000
Cost of living allowance (per month) 50,000
Milk allowance (per month) 10,000
In addition to the above emoluments, Mr. Iqbal was also provided the following:
(i) Special bonus equal to one month’s basic salary paid on 5 June 2019.
(ii) A new company maintained car for his personal use. The car was purchased on1 March
2019 at a cost of Rs. 1,800,000. However, the cost of the car would have been Rs.
3,000,000 had the company obtained it on finance lease. Mr. Iqbal, in accordance with
the terms of his employment, purchased his previous car from TL for Rs. 250,000. This
car was provided to him solely for business purposes. The fair market value of the car at
the time of sale to Mr. Iqbal was Rs. 600,000.
(iii) A reimbursement of Rs. 36,000 in respect of driver’s salary. Mr. Iqbal paid Rs. 60,000 to
the driver for four months.
(iv) A fully furnished accommodation in DHA, Karachi. The fair market value of the rent was
estimated to be Rs. 85,000 per month.
(v) An option to acquire 4,000 shares in TL’s parent company, Tameer Inc. which is listed on
New York Stock Exchange was granted to him in May 2018. Mr. Iqbal exercised the
option on 5 January 2019 at a price of USD 1.5 per share. The market value of the shares
at the close of business on 5 January 2019 was USD 2.5 per share. He sold 3,000 shares
on 30 June 2019 at a price of USD 3 per share. The dollar rupee parity on both the above
dates was USD 1 = Rs.100.
8 MH Associates
For the purpose of this question, assume that the date today is 15 August 2018.
Masood and Ali Hassan established a consultancy firm, MH Associates (MHA), for providing
accounting and taxation services to SMEs in Punjab. They share profits and losses in the ratio of
60:40 respectively. During the year ended 30 June 2019 MHA earned profit before tax of Rs.
6,000,000 which included of an exempt income of Rs. 800,000. MHA’s tax liability for the year
amounted to Rs. 1,079,500. However, MHA paid Rs. 1,100,000 as advance tax against the tax
liability.
Following further information is available about Masood for the year ended 30 June 2019:
(i) On 1 May 2018 Masood received 3,000 shares, by way of a gift from his father, in Lucky
Inc., a company registered on Toronto Stock Exchange. On 1 January 2016 his father had
bought these shares at a price of CAD 20 per share (equivalent to PKR 1,300 per share).
The market value of each share at the time of transfer to Masood was CAD 28 (equivalent
to PKR 2,100 per share).
On 15 June 2019 Masood sold 2,500 shares in Lucky Inc. to an investor for CAD 32 per
share and paid a brokerage commission of CAD 0.2 per share to the stock broker. He also
paid income tax of CAD 1,500 to the tax authorities in Toronto. The exchange rate at the
time of above transaction was CAD 1 = PKR 90.
(ii) On 10 June 2019 Masood received royalty of Rs. 2,300,000 on publication of his book
‘Slum-Dwellers’ on children living in urban slums. It took him nineteen months to complete
the book. The entire cost of publication was borne by the publisher. Masood’s average rates
of tax for the last two tax years were 17% and 19% respectively.
(iii) On 20 June 2019 Masood earned gross rent of Rs. 150,000 from a construction company
for using his fork lifter on their site. The company withheld tax of Rs. 12,000 from the
payment. Masood incurred Rs. 15,000 for repair of the fork lifter.
(iv) On 30 June 2019 Masood paid Rs. 50,000 in cash on account of Zakat to an approved
NGO.
26 RM Associates
For the purpose of this question, assume that the date today is 15 August 2018.
Rahat and Musa are partners in RM Associates (RMA), a firm engaged in the business of
providing consultancy and book keeping services to clients in Pakistan as well as abroad. Rahat
and Musa share profits and losses in the ratio of 4:5 respectively. Following is an extract from
RMA’s profit and loss account for the year ended 30 June 2018:
Rupees
Less:
Salaries (19,780,000)
Rent (1,250,000)
Additional information:
(i) Net revenue includes the following:
Retainership fee of Rs. 19,710,000 from corporate clients. Withholding tax at the
rate of 7% of the gross receipt was deducted by such clients and the amount is
included in other expenses.
An amount of Rs. 6,210,000 received under an agreement from a Doha based
company, Isra Middle East, for providing technical services in Doha. The amount
was brought into Pakistan in foreign exchange in compliance with the regulations of
the State Bank. No tax was deducted from the receipt either in Doha or in Pakistan
by the bank.
Rs. 10,580,000 on account of on-line accounting services provided to various
clients in Iran and Afghanistan. The amount was received in foreign exchange
through normal banking channel. Withholding tax at the rate of 1% of the gross
receipts was deducted by the collecting bank and the amount is included in other
expenses.
(ii) Salaries include Rs. 290,000 and Rs. 355,000 respectively paid to Rahat and Musa per
month.
(iii) The rent was paid in respect of office premises to Lalazar Limited. RMA did not deduct
withholding tax from the payment.
Assets Rupees
Furniture and fixtures 1,700,000
Computers and laptops 840,000
Accounting software (remaining life of 5 years) 5,000,000
Required:
Under the provisions of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 compute the taxable income and net
tax liability of RMA for the tax year 2019.
Note: show all relevant exemptions, exclusions and disallowances. Tax rates are given on the
last page.
Rs. in ‘000
Purchases:
Raw material:
From local registered suppliers 8,000
From local un-registered suppliers 2,000
Import 900
Import of foam from China 1,200
Supplies:
Local:
Taxable supplies to registered persons 7,200
Taxable supplies to un-registered persons 3,500
Exempt goods 250
Sale of foam imported from China 1,500
Export to Malta 600
Additional information:
(i) RL imported specific machinery at Rs. 1,000,000 from Taiwan for the purpose of
production of shampoo. The machinery is covered under Eight Schedule of the Sales
Tax Act, 1990.
88 Withholding agents
a. List the persons specified as “Withholding agents” for the purpose of collection of sales tax
under the Sales Tax Special Procedure (Withholding) Rules, 2007.
b. Under the provisions of the Sales Tax Withholding Rules, 2007 state the persons who may
be regarded as withholding agents.
ANSWERS
2 Mr. Khan
Rs. in ‘000
Income from Salary
Basic salary for six months (350,000 × 6) 2,100
Conveyance allowance (50,000 × 6) 300
Value of accommodation 945
(45% of basic salary or fair market rent whichever is higher) (Rule 4)
Company maintained car (2.0 million × 5% × 1/2) 50
Interest free loan [(2.5 million) × 10% x 6/12] 125
Interest on amount of loan utilized for the purchase of asset [Sec.13(8) ] -
Amount of loan waived by TL (2.5 million × 25%) 625
Compensation under redundancy scheme [N-1]
Unapproved gratuity 1,925
(2.0 million – 75K exempt under clause 13 of Part I of Second Schedule) [Note]
Car purchased (1.5 million – 1.0 million) [Sec. 13(11)] 500
Total Salary Income (A) 6,570
Rs. in ‘000
Income from property
Rent from Mr. Riaz for the Shop – March to June (137,500 × 4) 550
Non-adjustable security deposit (500,000 x 1/10) [Sec. 16(1)] 50
Refundable security deposit – not taxable (Rs. 600,000) -
Rent from bank for the residential portion –April to June 2019(100,000 × 3) 300
(b) On redundancy payment at the average rate of tax (4,000 x 14%) 560
(on the assumption that Mr. Khan, by notice in writing to the Commissioner,
would elect to be taxed on the basis of average rate of tax)
(c) On capital gain 500 x 15% (holding between 2-4 years and shares acquired 75
in July 2016) 50
(d) On rent chargeable to tax 900 [Rs. 20 + 10% x (900 - 600)]
Total tax liability 1,489
Less: Tax deducted at source from:
Salary income (1,837)
Property income (197.5)
Balance tax refundable (545.5)
3 Mr. Yaqeen
(iii) Any foreign source income, in a tax year, of a citizen of Pakistan who was not a resident
in any of the four tax years preceding the tax year in which he became a resident shall
be exempt from tax in the tax year in which he became resident and in the following tax
year. Therefore, salary arrears received by Mr. Yaqeen from his ex-employer in Norway
is exempt from tax in the tax year 2019. [Section 51]
(iv) Rental income from agricultural land received by an owner of such land is treated as
agricultural income and is exempt from tax. Therefore, the amount of Rs. 600,000
received by Mr. Yaqeen is an exempt income. [Section 41]
(v) Subject to certain conditions and limitations, a loan utilized for the construction of a new
house or the acquisition of a house is entitled to be deducted from total income
(deductible allowance). However, the loan obtained by Mr. Yaqeen was for the purpose
of renovation of his existing residential house, therefore, it is not eligible for deductible
allowance. [Section 60C]
5 Mr. Iqbal
160,000 C
25,000 D
by bank (15,000)
Net tax refundable (374,231)
(1) As the earlier car was provided to Mr. Iqbal for business use, no personal benefit was
derived by him; hence, no amount is taxable as a perquisite.
(2) Where the issuance of shares is subject to a restriction on the sale or transfer of the
allotted shares, no amount is chargeable to tax to the employee until the earlier of:
Since neither of these events occurred before 30 June 2019 no amount is taxable as
salary of Mr. Iqbal for the tax year 2019.
(3) According to Section 62(1) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 a resident person who
has invested in new shares or sukuks offered to the public by a listed company and has
also paid life insurance premium on a policy to the life insurance company shall be
entitled for a tax credit, only on any one type of investment. Since the amount paid by
Mr. Iqbal in respect of life insurance premium is more than the amount invested by him
in right shares, he would be entitled for a tax credit on insurance premium paid in life
insurance policy on the lower:
a) Rs. 500,000
b) 20% of Rs. 7,396,000 or
c) Rs. 2,000,000
(4) It is assumed that he joined the above pension fund before the age of 40.
Restricted to the number of days it was used in the tax year (122÷365)
[No. of months can also be used] 60,164
Since 45% of the basic salary is higher than FMR, hence the same shall be added in the salary
income of the employee.
Rent received from letting out the first floor of the bungalow (75,000 × 6) 450,000
399,625
Tax @ 25% on the amount exceeding Rs. 8,000,000 (i.e. on 5,099,250) 1,274,813
Add: Tax payable on capital gain under SBI (15% ×17,700) 2,655
Tax payable on income from property under separate block of income
5% × (Rs. 250,000 – 200,000) 2,500
The annual rental value of the bangalow at Rs. 2,400,000 is less than 45% of basic pay, hence
the same shall be considered for the purpose of computing the value of perquisite representing
accommodation. It is assumed that FMR is the amount that would have been paid in case NO
accommodation is provided by employer.
W-3 Depreciation:
Fire Fitness
Screen machine
Cost of fitness machine 200,000 2,750,000
Less: Initial depreciation @ 25% (50,000) (687,500)
150,000 2,062,500
Normal depreciation @ 15% 22,500 (309,375)
WDV at 30-06- 2019 127,500 1,753,125
Total depreciation (Initial + Normal) 72,500 996,875
8 MH Associates
Masood
Computation of Income Tax Liability
For tax Year 2019
Share of profit from AOP for rate purpose only (Net profit before tax – exempt 2,472,300
income – tax liability for the year ) x 60%
Hence (6,000,000 – 800,000 – 1,079,500) × 60%)
Capital gains:
2,450,000
Less: Zakat paid to approved NGO (not paid under Zakat and Ushr Ord.) -
For non salaried individual on Rs. 6,201,050 [Rs. 600,000 + 29% (Rs. 6,201,050 948,305
– 5,000,000)]
Tax liability
Tax credit shall be allowed for the lower of foreign tax liability in respect of sale
of shares or Pakistan tax in respect of foreign source income, calculated by
applying the “average rate of Pakistan income tax” to the net foreign source
income for the year.
The lower of the above two shall be allowed as tax credit (135,000)
Note:
Since the time taken by Masood to complete the book was less than 24 months, the entire
amount of royalty will be taxable in the current year.
26 RM Associates
RM Associates (RMA)
Computation of taxable income and net tax liability
Tax year 2019
Rupees
Fee for
Retainership
technical *Other fees Total
fee
services
Scheme of taxation: NTR/min. tax Exempt Exempt
Net revenue 19,710,000 6,210,000 10,580,000 36,500,000
Sales ratio 54% 17% 29% 100%
Less: common expenses (W-1) (8,608,263) (2,710,010) (4,622,960) (15,941,233)
Total income 11,101,737 3,499,990 5,957,040 20,558,767
*Explanation:
An amount of Rs. 10,580,000 received from clients in Iran and Afghanistan on account of provision
of on-line services falls within the ambit of export of ‘IT enabled services’ under clause 133 of Part
I of the Second Schedule to the Ordinance. It is therefore, exempt from tax. Consequently,
withholding tax at the rate of 1% deducted from export proceeds is refundable.
*Depreciation has been claimed on the basis that the amount of security deposited at the inception
of lease against residual value of leased vehicle has not been claimed as lease rentals.
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