Documents required for filing Income Tax Returns in Pakistan

Today we will look into the detailed information and documentation required for filing Income Tax Returns in Pakistan. If you are ready to file your taxes, this writeup will help you gather essential documents required for your tax filing.

Every taxpayer is now required to submit an Annual Income Tax Return “Digitally”.

The information which is available in this blog is related to the individual class, which includes employees, business individuals, owners of rental income, etc.

 The last date to file income tax return for the tax year 2022 in Pakistan is 30^th September 2022. To file your income tax return, the following information (whichever applicable) is required:

1. Income:

1	Salary	Salary Certificate
2	Business Income	Profit and Loss account (in case of AOP, %age of shareholding)
3	Rental Income	Rent received and tax deducted on the rent
4	Income from other sources	Detail and evidence
5	Capital gain Tax on Securities	amount of gain and tax deducted on it
6	Profit on Bank Deposit	Amount of profit received and tax deducted on it

2. Details required for wealth statement:
   All Bank statement(s) for the period from July 01, 2021 to June 30, 2022;
   Details of any asset purchased/sold, investment made during the year;
   Details of any loan borrowed or given.

3. Tax deduction certificates from mobile phone companies or internet service provider:
   Obtain tax deduction certificate from the cellular company for the sim or internet connection on your name.

4. Insurance premium paid during the year;
5. Foreign Remittance received during the year;
6. Gift received/made during the year;
7. Purchase and Sale of Shares during July 2021 to Jun 2022, along with Withholding certificate from NCCPL;
8. Detail of Household expenses as given below:

S. No.	Particulars	Amount
1	Rent
2	Rates/Taxes/Charges/Cess
3	Vehicle Running/Maintenance
4	Traveling
5	Electricity
6	Water
7	Gas
8	Telephone
9	Asset Insurance/Security
10	Medical
11	Educational
12	Club
13	Functions/Gatherings
14	Donation, Zakat, Annuity, Profit on debt, Life Insurance premium
15	Other personal/Household expenses
16	Contribution in expenses by family members

9. Detail of ownership and facilities in use:

a. Vehicles
• Vehicle No.
• Owned/In-use
• CNIC of owner, if not owned by the taxpayer

b. Houses

• Address (House, Street, Mohalla, Sector, etc.)
• City
• Land Area (Marla / SQ Yard)
• Owned/ rented/ other
• CNIC of owner, if not owned by the taxpayer

10. Detail of tax paid as given below:
    a. On import of goods
    b. On withdrawal from pension fund
    c. From salary u/s 149
    d. On dividend Income
    e. On Government securities
    f. On profit on debt
    • Certificate/Complete IBAN No, etc.
    • Bank name
    • Share%
    h. On payments for goods
    i. On payments for services
    j. On payments for the execution of contracts
    k. On cash withdrawal from bank
    • Certificate/Complete IBAN No. etc.
    • Bank name
    • Branch address
    • Share%

o. On motor vehicle token tax (Other than goods transport vehicles)
• Registration No.
• Owner’s Name
• tax paid

p. With bill for electricity consumption
• Consumer No.
• electricity company
• Nature of Bill i.e., domestic, commercial or industrial
• tax paid

q. With telephone bills, mobile phone, and pre-paid cards
• Telephone Number
• service provider
• tax paid

Please note that all (applicable) information is necessary for the preparation and submission of Income Tax Returns. You are, therefore, requested to arrange the documents/information and you can either submit your case by signing in to www.befiler.com online or schedule a meeting with our professional consultants at your earliest in order to timely file the tax returns.

All the factors which we have gone through so far, is not necessary that all these elements are applicable to you but in the other context, it may also be possible that all these factors are applicable to you. There is also a chance that one or more than one factor is applicable to you. The purpose of this information, is to let you know what and which information is needed for filing your tax returns effectively.

All of these mentioned factors, if we arrange and document carefully for filing tax returns, then we can save thousands of rupees. Further, there are many of sources on which we pay taxes but we don’t know about it. So, get your data ready before the deadline for tax filing which is 30th of September.