Umair A R Mughal 
Where Salary Income Goes in the New IRIS Return If you’re a salaried employee filing your tax return for tax year 2026, your salary details go into the Employment section of the return – one of the modules you select at the very start when you fill out the Return Prerequisites screen. If you didn’t … Read more
Form A is the Annual Return that every company with share capital must file with the SECP each year – it’s separate from your annual financial statements (Form 45) and separate from Form 29 (which covers changes to directors). Where Form 45 reports your finances and Form 29 reports who runs the company, Form A … Read more
A notice under Section 182 imposing a penalty for contravention of any provision of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 means FBR believes you’ve breached a specific compliance requirement — a missed filing, an incorrect statement, or failure to comply with an earlier notice — and is proposing a monetary penalty for it. Understanding which provision … Read more
A notice under Section 147 asks you to pay advance tax on income FBR estimates you’ll earn during the current tax year — it’s a forward-looking demand, not a correction of a past return. If you’ve received one, understanding how advance tax works helps you respond correctly instead of either overpaying or ignoring a real … Read more
If you need proof of tax deducted on your Jazz bill — for your income tax return, a withholding tax adjustment, or your own records — here’s how to actually get it. Why You’d Need a Jazz Tax Certificate Jazz, like other telecom providers in Pakistan, deducts advance tax on your bill under the Income … Read more
The Active Taxpayers List (ATL) is FBR’s official record of who’s currently a filer — being on it is what actually unlocks the lower withholding tax rates, not just having an NTN or having filed a return at some point. If you’re not sure whether you’re on the current ATL, this is how to check. … Read more
CPR stands for Computerized Payment Receipt — the official proof that a tax payment has actually reached FBR’s treasury. If you’ve paid tax through a bank challan or online, verifying your CPR is how you confirm the payment was correctly recorded against your NTN, not just deducted from your account. What a CPR Actually Is … Read more
Professional tax in Pakistan is a provincial tax levied on individuals engaged in a profession, trade, calling, or employment — separate from income tax, and collected by the province, not FBR. If you’re a doctor, lawyer, consultant, or run a small trade business, this is a real, often-overlooked compliance obligation. What Professional Tax Actually Is … Read more
If you need proof of tax deducted on your Ufone bill — for your income tax return, a withholding tax adjustment, or your own records — here’s how to actually get it. Why You’d Need a Ufone Tax Certificate Ufone, like other telecom providers in Pakistan, deducts advance tax on your bill under the Income … Read more
If you need proof of tax deducted on your Zong bill — for your income tax return, a withholding tax adjustment, or your own records — here’s how to actually get it. Why You’d Need a Zong Tax Certificate Zong, like other telecom providers in Pakistan, deducts advance tax on your bill under the Income … Read more
