Income Tax, انکم ٹیکس
How individuals and businesses are taxed in Pakistan: slabs, filing, withholding and the filer/non-filer system.
Also: tax slabs, salary tax, tax return, filer
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Tax exemptions cost Pakistan Rs 11 trillion in five years, Rs 2.35 trillion in 2024-25
The finance ministry's figures to the National Assembly show exemptions above Rs 2 trillion a year for four years running. Sales tax concessions are more than half the bill.
27 Oct 2026
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National Savings profit rates up from 21 October: Behbood now Rs 1,080 a month per lakh
Second rise in three weeks: Behbood, PBA and SFWA go to 12.96%, Regular Income Certificates to 12.12% and Special Savings to 12%. Here is what Rs 100,000 now earns in each scheme.
21 Oct 2026
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PM warns FBR officers over reforms; faceless centre audits up to 400,000 people
After a pen-down strike call by tax officers, the prime minister said resistance will not be tolerated. The National Faceless Centre has started auditing third-party data. What it means for taxpayers.
20 Oct 2026
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K-Electric advance tax: update your CNIC in 4 steps to avoid 7.5% tax on bills above Rs 25,000
Residential consumers not on FBR's Active Taxpayers List pay 7.5% advance income tax on bills over Rs 25,000. Linking your CNIC on KE's website lets the exemption apply if you are a filer.
11 Oct 2026
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FBR tells tax offices to stop advance income tax notices to salary-only taxpayers
Salaried people with no other income should no longer get quarterly advance tax demands, ARY News reported. Who is covered, who is not, and what to do if a notice arrives.
10 Oct 2026
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FBR draft would extend YouTuber tax rules to all social media platforms: 7 days to object
Two draft notifications swap the word YouTube for social media platforms in the Income Tax Rules. Creators on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram would come under the same regime.
9 Oct 2026
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FBR notice by system: new rule gives filers 7 days to fix return errors on IRIS
A draft rule 38B lets FBR's automated system flag mistakes in your income tax return and send an IRIS intimation, with at least 7 days to reply and a reminder before any action.
7 Oct 2026
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Car registration in Pakistan 2026: fees, advance tax, token tax and transfer by province
Registering a car costs a provincial fee of 1% to 5% of its value plus FBR advance tax of 0.5% to 12% for filers, three times that for non-filers. Every fee, step and document, province by province.
4 Oct 2026
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Only 4 new traders filed under the 1% fixed tax scheme: Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 penalties next
10,338 retailers signed up but only 787 filed, and just four of them were new taxpayers. The FBR chief told senators good faith had been defeated.
1 Oct 2026
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FBR finds Rs 9.41 billion wealth statement fraud: 85 taxpayers, 48 criminal inquiries
85 people added undeclared cash, gold and property to wealth statements up to 12 years old. Section 116(3) forbids that after five years, and money laundering cases are now registered. What it means if you are filing before 15 October.
1 Oct 2026
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Withholding tax rates 2026-27 in Pakistan: filer vs non-filer, with rupee examples
What your bank, car dealer, property registrar and employer deduct in 2026-27, from the FBR's own rate card, and what being off the Active Taxpayers' List costs you.
30 Sept 2026
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Behbood Savings Certificate 2026: 12.96% profit, Rs 1,080 a month per lakh
Who can buy Behbood certificates, what Rs 1 lakh to Rs 75 lakh pays each month at today's rate, the documents, early encashment charges and mistakes to avoid.
30 Sept 2026
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FBR faceless audit in force from 15 October: SRO 1828 moves notices and replies to IRIS
Two SROs switch on the National Faceless Centre for income tax and sales tax cases. Every notice now carries a DIN and replies go through IRIS only. What filers should do.
25 Sept 2026
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National Savings profit rates October 2026: every scheme, per lakh, after the 21 October rise
Behbood now pays Rs 1,080 a month per lakh, RIC Rs 1,010 and Special Savings 12% after the second rise this month. Every rate, who can invest, the tax, and how to apply.
25 Sept 2026
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DHA Islamabad not a local authority, owes income tax: Supreme Court ends 14-year case
A bench led by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi says a body needs the power to tax and its own fund to claim the Section 49 exemption. DHA had neither.
25 Sept 2026
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BS-17 officers must declare assets by 30 October, but only part will be made public
The government will publish selected, non-sensitive parts of civil servants' asset declarations in December, citing security. Here are the deadlines and how the FBR will check them.
25 Sept 2026
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Section 7E refund: FBR tells offices to accept revised returns and repay deemed income tax
Paid 1% a year on a second property since 2022? After the constitutional court voided Section 7E, the FBR says revised returns must not be rejected. How to claim.
25 Sept 2026
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YouTube tax in Pakistan: FBR sets Rs 195 per 1,000 views as minimum income for creators
New rules under SRO 1642 cover creators with more than 50,000 users a year, including non-residents, with quarterly advance tax and a 30% cap on expenses.
24 Sept 2026
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How to become a filer in Pakistan 2026: IRIS registration and return by 31 October
Become a filer by filing your tax year 2026 return on FBR's IRIS by 31 October (extended twice from 30 September): registration, the simplified salaried form, the wealth statement, the ATL check on 9966 and the late surcharge.
23 Sept 2026
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Income tax slabs 2026-27 Pakistan: the rates, worked out on your salary
The Finance Act 2026 cut the 23 percent slab to 20, the 30 to 25, and moved the 35 percent top rate from Rs 4.1 million to Rs 7 million. What you pay on Rs 100,000 to Rs 700,000 a month.
18 Sept 2026