Income Tax Provision Checklist

Execution Phase
Compliance of Various Laws

Companies Ordinance Compliance Checklist
Execution Phase
Income Tax Provision Checklist
Name of Client:
Income Year Ended: Tax Year:
Type of Person: Tax Status:
Industry Segment: Current Year Previous Year
Income Period Ended on:
Total Income:
Tax liability / Provision - Total
Current Year
Prior Year
Prior Year
For Tax Return For Provision for Tax
Name Initial Name Initial
Prepared by Audit In charge
Reviewed by Audit Manger
Approved by Tax Manager
Tax Partner
Note:
This checklist does not apply to insurance companies and businesses involved in production of
oil & natural gas and exploration & extraction of other mineral deposits.
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CLIENT:
PERIOD/YEAR
:
SUBJECT: TAXATION CONCLUSION STATEMENT
Objectives
Within the overall objective of ensuring that the financial statements present a fair view of the
client's financial position, the objectives regarding taxation are to ensure that:
1. adequate disclosure has been made in the financial statements in respect of company tax
liabilities and have been dealt with properly.
2. any amounts shown in the appropriation account and notes are properly computed and
disclosed.
3. adequate provision has been made for any withholding taxes on non-resident third party
payments being borne by the company.
Work done
The previous year's tax computation, annual returns, assessment orders, appeals statements and
subsequent letters have been reviewed together with the estimates for the current period to achieve
the above objective. The file contains a copy of the previous year's return and a memorandum
signed by a tax manager/partner of work done in the tax review.
Conclusion
It is my opinion that subject to the matters listed on the list of outstanding items.
1. Adequate provision has been for company tax and withholding taxes liabilities.
2. Appropriate disclosures have been made of the overall taxation position on a basis
consistent with the previous period.
Signed ................................................... Date ......................................
Partner/Manager (Tax)............................... Date ......................................

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Legal requirement Section Yes No N/A
1 General
1.1 Audited accounts for the period are available or 118

working of provision for tax is based on latest
updated draft of the accounts.
1.2 Where a persons tax year is other than normal 74 (5)

tax year i.e. ending on 30 June, it has
Commissioners / CBRs approval for that
purpose.
1.3 Details of income and expenditure classified and 11

apportioned under each of the following heads of
income
I. Income from Business
II. Income from property
III. Income under the head capital gains
IV. Income from other sources
1.4 Details of income and expenditure have been 67

further classified and apportioned between
Pakistan source income and foreign source
income
1.5 In case of a company, income from business has 32 (2)

been accounted for on accrual basis. Cash or
hybrid basis is not allowed to companies except
where prescribed by CBR.
1.6 In case of long term contracts percentage of 36

completion method has been used. Long term
contract is a contract for manufacture,
installation or construction etc. which is not
completed within tax year and is for a period of
more than six months.
1.7 Liabilities which were charged against the profits 34(5)

in earlier years and remained outstanding at the
end of the year under consideration have been
offered for tax. .
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1.8 Liabilities which were added to the income under 34 (6)

section 34(5) of the Ordinance in any of the
preceding years and were discharged during the
year have been claimed as deduction.
1.9 Provisions made for gratuity / pension etc. have

been added to income and amounts of gratuity /
pension paid during the year have been claimed
as admissible deduction..
1.10 Provision for bad debts made during the year has 29
been offered for tax.
1.11 Bad debts written off against provisions 29

disallowed during preceding years have been
claimed as admissible deduction.
1.12 Recoveries against provisions for bad debts not 29

allowed during the preceding years have been
claimed as a deduction.
1.13 Any other provisions made during the year have 29

1.14 Payments made against any other provision taxed

in earlier years have been claimed as admissible
deduction. .
1.15 Where the transactions between associates are 108

not at arms length, these have been adjusted to
arms length value.
1.16 The impact of the provisions of the Ordinance in 109

respect of re-characterization of income and
deductions has been considered in the following
cases:
a) Tax avoidance schemes;
b) Transactions not having substantial economic

effect; or
c) Transaction, where the form of the

transaction does not reflect the substance.
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1.17 Where a foreign controlled resident company 106

(other than financial institution or a banking
company) has a foreign debt-to-foreign equity
ratio in excess of 3:1 at any time during a tax
year, deduction in respect of profit on debts has
not been claimed on the part of the debt which
exceeds 3:1 ratio.
1.18 All exemption from tax, reduction in the rate of 54

tax, reduction in tax liability or exemption from
any provision of this Ordinance claimed are
either provided in the Income Tax Ordinance,
2001 or were introduced in the relevant law prior
to 01 July 2002.
1.19 Where the assessee is a resident person, both 11(5)

income have been offered for tax.
1.20 Where expenditure relates to: 67
a) the derivation of more than one

head of income; or
b) derivation of income
comprising of taxable income and any class
of income which falls under the
presumptive tax regime (PTR); or
c) derivation of income
chargeable to tax under a head of income
and to some other purpose (e.g. exempt
income)
the expenditure has been apportioned on any

reasonable basis taking account of the relative
nature and size of the activities to which the
amount relates or as per rules specified by the
CBR.
For this purpose details of income need to be

further classified and apportioned between
income.
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1.21 All transactions relating to property, rent, asset, 68

service, benefit or perquisites are at fair market
value i.e. the value in the open market at that
time.
1.22 Where a person has been allowed deduction in 70

respect of an expenditure or loss and
subsequently receives any amount in respect of
such expenditure or loss, the amount so received
has been offered for tax.
1.23 Where any amount is received during the year 72

from a source of income which has been ceased
in the preceding years, such amount has been
offered for tax during the year
1.24 All currency conversions are at SBP rate 71

prevailing on the date the amount is taken into
account.
1.25 Application of a business asset to the personal 75

use has been treated as disposal of the asset.
1.26 Application of a personal asset to business use 75

has been treated as acquisition of the asset.
1.27 Where an asset has been acquired by a person 76

with a foreign currency loan, any exchange gain
or loss and interest on the loan has been adjusted
against the cost of the asset.
1.28 Where acquisition of an asset is the derivation of 76

an amount chargeable to tax or exempt from tax,
the cost of the asset has been calculated to be the
amount so charged or exempted plus any amount
paid by such person.
1.29 The cost of asset does not include the amount of 76

any grant, subsidy, rebate, commission or any
other assistance, other than a loan payable with
or without profit.
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1.30 Where an asset has been disposed off under a 78

non-arms length transaction, the fair market
value of the asset at the time of disposal has been
treated as its sale price of the seller and cost for
the purchaser.
1.31 No gain or loss has been considered on the 79

disposal of an asset by:
a) transmission of an asset on death of a person;
b) a gift of the asset;
c) Compulsory acquisition of asset under the

law, where the consideration received by
the recipient is reinvested in an asset of a
like kind within one year of the disposal;
d) A company to its shareholders on its

liquidation;
e) An AOP on its dissolution where the assets

are distributed to members in accordance
with its interest in the capital of AOP.
1.32 In case of a resident company the tax payable, 113

where for any reason whatsoever, tax payable is
less than 0.5 % of the turnover, the tax liability
has been increased to the level of 0.5% of the
turnover in view of the provisions of minimum
tax.
1.33 Head Office expenditure admissible under law 105(2)

have been claimed.
1.34 Zakat paid under the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance 60

1980, if any, has been claimed as admissible
deduction.
1.35 Tax credit in respect of donations made during 61

the year to non-profit organisations specified
under Section 2(36) of the Income Tax
Ordinance, 2001 has been claimed.
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1.36 Tax credit in respect of investment in new listed 62

shares has been claimed.
1.37 Assessed business loss and unabsorbed 57 (2) &

depreciation has been brought forward from (4)
preceding years.
1.38 Where there is a change of fifty percent or more 98

in the underlying ownership of an entity, any loss
incurred before the change has not been claimed
as deduction after the change unless the entity:
a) Continues to conduct the same business after

the change until the loss has been fully
setoff; and
b) Does not engage in any other business or

investment until the loss has been fully set
off.
1.39 Foreign losses are set off and carried forward 104
separately from Pakistan source losses and are
not set off against Pakistan source income.
1.40 In case of non-resident assessee, the provisions 107

of Agreement for Avoidance of Double
Taxation, if applicable, have been considered.
1.41 Credit for advance tax paid under Section 147 147 to
and taxes deducted/paid at source has been 156 &
claimed on tax year basis and not on financial 233
year basis.
1.42 Credit for any amounts refundable from 170

preceding years has been taken.
1.43 Credit for taxes paid outside Pakistan, if any, in 103

respect of any income chargeable to tax in
Pakistan has been claimed.
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2 Income from Business
2.1 Any profit on debt derived where the business of 18 (2)

the assessee is to derive such income has been
offered for tax as Income from Business and
not under the head Income from Other
Sources.
2.2 Where a person carries on a speculation business: 19
(a) that business has been treated as distinct

and separate from any other business
carried on by the person;
(b) section 67 (apportionment of expenses) has

been applied as if the profits and gains
arising from a speculation business were a
separate head of income;
(c) any profits and gains arising from the

speculation business for a tax year have
been included in the persons income
chargeable to tax under the head Income
from Business for that year; and
(d) any loss of the person arising from the

speculation business sustained for a tax has
been carried forward separately from
business loss.
2.3 Admissible deductions against business income
Whether or not the following expenses have been

claimed.
2.3.1 All expenditure incurred for the purpose of 20

deriving income from business chargeable to tax
under the Ordinance have been claimed as an
admissible expenditure.
2.3.2 Expenditure incurred by an amalgamated 20(3)

company on legal and financial advisory services
and other administrative cost relating to planning
and implementation of amalgamation.
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2.3.2 Depreciation (on the basis of number of months 22

used).
2.3.3 Initial allowance on eligible assets used for the 23

first time in Pakistan.
2.3.4 Has normal depreciation allowance been 22(5)

calculated on WDV arrived at after deducting the
initial allowance as per section 23.
2.3.5 Intangibles 24
2.3.6 Pre-commencement expenditure 25
2.3.7 Scientific research expenditure (research in 26

Pakistan).
2.3.8 Employee training and facilities 27
2.3.9 Profit on debt, financial costs, lease payments 28

and securitisation cost.
2.3.10 Bad debts in respect of debts written off. 29
2.3.11 Reserve for bad debts (3%) in respect of 29A

consumer loans
2.3.12 Profit on non-performing debts of a bank or DFI. 30
2.3.13 Transfer to participatory reserve as per section 31

120 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984.
2.4 Inadmissible deductions against business 21

income
Whether the following expenses have NOT been

claimed
2.4.1 Any cess, rate or tax paid or payable that is 21(a)

levied on the profits or gains of the business or
assessed as a percentage or otherwise on the
basis of such profits or gains.
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2.4.2 Any amount of tax deducted at source under the 21(b)

provisions of this Ordinance.
2.4.3 Any salary, rent, brokerage or commission, profit 21(c)

on debt, payment to non-resident, payment for
services or fee from which tax required to be
deducted at source has not been deducted.
2.4.4 Any entertainment expenditure in excess of 21(d)

prescribed limits.
2.4.5 Any contribution made to a fund that is not a 21(e)

recognised provident fund, an approved
superannuation fund, or an approved gratuity
fund;
2.4.6 Any contribution made to any provident or other 21(f)

fund established for the benefit of employees of
the person, where the person has not made
effective arrangements to secure that tax is
deducted under section 149 from any payments
made by the fund in respect of which the
recipient is chargeable to tax under the head
"Salary";
2.4.7 Any fine or penalty paid or payable for the 21(g)

violation of any law, rule or regulation;
2.4.8 Any personal expenditure incurred. 21(h)
2.4.9 Any amount carried to a reserve fund or 21(i)

capitalised in any way;
2.4.10 Any profit on debt, brokerage, commission, 21(k)

salary or other remuneration paid by an
association of persons to a member of the
association.
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2.4.11 Any expenditure paid or payable by an employer 21(k)

on the provision of perquisites and allowances to
an employee where the sum of the value of the
perquisites computed under section 13 and the
amount of the allowances exceeds fifty per cent
of the employees salary for a tax year (excluding
the value of the perquisites or amount of the
allowances).
2.4.12 Any expenditure paid or payable under a single 21(l)

account head which, in aggregate, exceeds fifty
thousand rupees paid other than by a crossed
bank cheque or crossed bank draft except:
n expenditures not exceeding five thousand

rupees, or
n on account of freight charges, travel fare,

postage, utilities or payment of taxes,
duties, fees, fines or any other statutory
obligation
2.4.13 Any salary paid or payable exceeding five 21(m)

thousand rupees per month paid other than by a
crossed cheque or direct transfer of funds to the
employees bank account.
2.4.14 Except as provided in 2.1 above, any expenditure 21(n)

of a capital nature.
2.4.15 Amounts charged to profit and loss accounts as

finance charge.
3 Income from Property
3.1 Rent includes any forfeited deposit paid under 15(2)

a contract for the sale of land or a building.
Whether such deposit has been included in Rent.
3.2 Any rent received or receivable in respect of the 15(3)

lease of a building together with plant and
machinery has been offered for tax under the
head Income from Other Sources.
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3.3 Where the property has owned by two or more 66

persons and their respective shares are definite
and ascertainable;
a) the persons shall not be assessed as an

association of persons in respect of
property; and
b) share of each person in the income from

property shall be included in his income.
3.4 Non-adjustable amounts like pugree etc. received 16

in relation to buildings have been treated as rent
chargeable to tax under the head income from
property in the tax year in which it was received
and the following nine tax years in equal
proportion.
3.5 Where any irrecoverable rent is subsequently 17(2)

recovered, the amount recovered has been
included in the income.
3.6 Where any deduction has been claimed in respect 17(3)

of income from house property and the liability
in respect of such deduction is not paid within
three years of the deduction, it shall be added to
the income.
3.7 Any deduction claimed in respect of income 17(5)

from property has not been claimed against
income from any other source.
3.8 Whether or not following deductions /

expenditure against property income have been
claimed.
3.8.1 In respect of repairs to the building an allowance 17(a)

equal to 1/5 of the rent chargeable to tax in
respect of the building.
3.8.2 The amount of any insurance premium paid to 17(b)

cover the risk of damage or destruction to the
property.
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3.8.3 The amount of any local rate, tax, charge or cess 17 (c)
(being owners burden) in respect of property or
income from property other than any tax payable
under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
3.8.4 Any ground rent paid 17(d)
3.8.5 Where the property has been acquired, 17(e) &

constructed, renovated or reconstructed with (f)
borrowed capital, the amount of any interest paid
on such capital;
3.8.6 Where the property is subject to mortgage or 17

other capital charge, the amount of interest /
profit paid on such mortgage or charge;
3.8.7 Where the property has been acquired, 17(f)

constructed, renovated, extended, or
reconstructed by the person with capital
contributed by the House Building Finance
Corporation or a scheduled bank under a scheme
of investment in property on the basis of sharing
the rent made by the Corporation or bank, the
share in rent and share towards appreciation in
the value of property (excluding the return of
capital, if any) from the property paid or payable
by the person to the said Corporation or the bank
in the year under that scheme;
3.8.8 Any expenditure (not exceeding six percent of 17(g)

the rent chargeable to tax in respect of the
property for the year computed before any
deduction allowed) incurred for the purpose of
collecting the rent of the property;
3.8.9 Any legal expense incurred to defend title of the 17(h)

property or any suit connected therewith in a
court of law;
3.8.10 Any unpaid rent which is considered 17(i)

irrecoverable
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4 Income under the head Capital Gain
4.1 Gain arising on the disposal of a capital asset by 37(1)

a person in a tax year, other than a gain that is
exempt from tax, has been offered for tax under
the head Capital Gains.
4.2 Gain from sale of following assets of personal 37(5)

nature has been offered for tax under the head
Capital Gains
n a painting, sculpture, drawing, or other work

of art;
n jewelry;
n a rare manuscript;
n a postage stamp or first day cover;
n a coin or medallion
n an antique.
4.3 The cost of acquisition of the capital asset and 37(2)

any expenditure incurred wholly and exclusively
for acquiring such asset have been claimed as
deduction against income under the head capital
gains.
4.4 Where the capital asset has been held for more 37(3)
than one year, only 75% of the capital gains has
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5 Income from other sources
5.1 Income of every kind received by a person in a 39

tax year, if it is not included in any other head,
other than income exempt from tax, or has not
been offered on PTR basis, has been offered for
tax in that year under the head Income from
Other Sources, including the following namely:
(a) dividend;
(b) profit on debt;
(c) ground rent;
(d) rent from the sub-lease of land or a

building;
(e) income from the lease of any building

together with plant or machinery;
(f) any annuity or pension;
(fa) any amount received by the owner of

a property in respect of provision of
amenities, utilities and any other
services in respect of that property.
(g) any prize bond, or winnings from a raffle,

lottery or crossword puzzle;
(h) any other amount received as consideration

for the provision, use or exploitation of
property, including from the grant of a right
to explore for, or exploit, natural resources;
(i) the fair market value of any benefit,

whether convertible to money or not,
received in connection with the provision,
use or exploitation of property; and
(j) any amount received by a person as

consideration for vacating the possession
of a building or part thereof, reduced by
any amount paid by the person to acquire
possession of such building or part thereof.
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5.2 Where a person receives an amount referred to in 39(2)

5.1 (j) above, the amount has been offered for tax
under the head Income from Other Sources in
the tax year in which it was received and the
following nine tax years in equal proportion.
5.3 Any amount received as a loan, advance, deposit 39(3)

or gift by a person in a tax year from another
person (not being a banking company or
financial institution) otherwise than by a crossed
cheque drawn on a bank or through a banking
channel from a person holding a National Tax
Number Card has been treated as income
chargeable to tax under the head Income from
Other Sources for the tax year in which it was
received. This clause does not apply to an
advance payment for the sale of goods or supply
of services.
5.4 Deduction has been claimed in respect of 40

expenditure (not being in the nature of capital
expenditure) laid out or expended wholly and
exclusively for the purpose of deriving income
chargeable to tax under the head income from
other sources.
6 Income falling under Presumptive Tax Regime
Whether or not following income have been

offered for tax under Presumptive Tax Regime.
6.1 Dividend 5
6.2 Royalty 6
6.3 Fee for technical services received by a non- 6

resident
6.4 Shipping and air transport income of a non- 7

resident
6.5 Income of the importer arising from the imports 148 (7)
except in the case of an industrial undertaking
importing goods as raw materials for its own use.
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6.6 Income of a resident person arising from the sale 153(6)

of goods and on the execution of a contract, other
than a contract for the supply of goods or the
rendering of services.
6.7 The tax deducted under section 153 shall be a 153(7)

final tax on the income of a non-resident person
arising from
(i) a turnkey contract;
(ii) a contract or sub-contract for the design,

construction or supply of plant and
equipment under a power project;
(iii) a contract or sub-contract under a

construction, assembly or installation
project in Pakistan, including a contract for
the sale of supervisory activities in relation
to such project; or
(iv) any other contract for construction or

services rendered, other than a contract to
which section 152 (Royalty and fee for
technical services) applies,
6.8 Realisation of foreign exchange proceeds on 154(1)

account of the export of goods by an exporter.
6.9 Proceeds on account of a sale of goods to an 154(3)

exporter under an inland back-to-back letter of
credit.
6.10 Prize on a prize bond, or cash and non-cash (in 156

kind) winnings from a raffle, lottery, or cross-
word puzzle
6.11 Prize on winning a quiz or prize for promotion of 156

sale offered by companies.
6.12 Tax collected from any person being the owner 234
of goods transport vehicle shall be the final tax
on the income of such person from plying or
hiring out of such vehicles.
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6.13 Where all the income derived by a person in a 115(4)

tax year is subject to final taxation under
Presumptive Tax Regime, a return of income
under section 114 for the year has not been filed
instead a statement under section 115(4) has been
filed.
6.13 Where the presumptive tax regime applies 169(2)
(a) the income has not be charged to tax under

any head of income in computing the
taxable income of the person;
(b) no deduction has been claimed for any

expenditure incurred in deriving the
income;
(c) the amount of the income has not be

reduced by
(i) any deductible allowance under Part IX of

Chapter III, i.e. zakat
(ii) the set off of any loss;
(d) the tax deducted has not been reduced by

any tax credit allowed under this
Ordinance; and
(e) no refund has been claimed in respect of

tax collected or deducted unless the tax so
collected or deducted is in excess of the
amount for which the taxpayer is
chargeable,

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Execution Phase

Compliance of Various Laws

Income Tax Provision Checklist

Income Year Ended: Tax Year:

Type of Person: Tax Status:

Industry Segment: Current Year Previous Year

Income Period Ended on:

Tax liability / Provision - Total

For Tax Return For Provision for Tax

Name Initial Name Initial

Prepared by Audit In charge

Reviewed by Audit Manger

Approved by Tax Manager

SUBJECT: TAXATION CONCLUSION STATEMENT

Signed ................................................... Date ......................................

Partner/Manager (Tax)............................... Date ......................................

Legal requirement Section Yes No N/A

1.1 Audited accounts for the period are available or 118

1.2 Where a persons tax year is other than normal 74 (5)

1.3 Details of income and expenditure classified and 11

I. Income from Business

II. Income from property

III. Income under the head capital gains

IV. Income from other sources

1.4 Details of income and expenditure have been 67

1.5 In case of a company, income from business has 32 (2)

1.6 In case of long term contracts percentage of 36

1.7 Liabilities which were charged against the profits 34(5)

Legal requirement Section Yes No N/A

1.8 Liabilities which were added to the income under 34 (6)

1.9 Provisions made for gratuity / pension etc. have

1.11 Bad debts written off against provisions 29

1.12 Recoveries against provisions for bad debts not 29

1.13 Any other provisions made during the year have 29

1.14 Payments made against any other provision taxed

1.15 Where the transactions between associates are 108

1.16 The impact of the provisions of the Ordinance in 109

a) Tax avoidance schemes;

b) Transactions not having substantial economic

c) Transaction, where the form of the

Legal requirement Section Yes No N/A

1.17 Where a foreign controlled resident company 106

1.18 All exemption from tax, reduction in the rate of 54

1.19 Where the assessee is a resident person, both 11(5)

1.20 Where expenditure relates to: 67

a) the derivation of more than one

the expenditure has been apportioned on any

For this purpose details of income need to be

Legal requirement Section Yes No N/A

1.21 All transactions relating to property, rent, asset, 68

1.22 Where a person has been allowed deduction in 70

1.23 Where any amount is received during the year 72

1.24 All currency conversions are at SBP rate 71

1.25 Application of a business asset to the personal 75

1.26 Application of a personal asset to business use 75

1.27 Where an asset has been acquired by a person 76

1.28 Where acquisition of an asset is the derivation of 76

1.29 The cost of asset does not include the amount of 76

Legal requirement Section Yes No N/A

1.30 Where an asset has been disposed off under a 78

1.31 No gain or loss has been considered on the 79

a) transmission of an asset on death of a person;

b) a gift of the asset;

c) Compulsory acquisition of asset under the