Tax credit on newly established industrial undertakings (Section 65D);

This blog is in continuation to the series "Curtailing the Tax Liability (Part II) - Tax Credits".


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Tax credit on newly established industrial undertakings (Section 65D)


A company shall be eligible to tax credit if it establishes a new industrial undertaking [including dairy farming] between July 2011 – June 2021 with registered office in Pakistan on its taxable income from such industrial undertaking for a period of 5 years from its commencement. 


Computation:



The tax credit shall against following: 



- Normal Tax Payable 

- Minimum Tax 

- Final Tax 



Tax Credit = (A / B) X C 



A = Tax assessed before any tax credit 

B = Equity raised through issuance of shares for cash consideration 

C = Total amount invested 



Exceptions


- The company shall not be eligible for tax credit if such industrial undertaking is set up by splitting/reconstruction/reconstitution of already existing undertaking; 



- The company shall not be eligible for tax credit if plant and machinery is transferred from industrial undertaking established before July 2011; 



- The company shall not be eligible for tax credit if the equity raised through issuance of shares for cash consideration is less than 70% of total equity. Provided that short term loans and finances obtained from banking companies or non-banking financial institutions for the purposes of meeting working capital requirements shall not disqualify the taxpayer from claiming tax credit under this section;




NOTE: In addition to above please click here to read Miscellaneous Provision of Tax Credit (Section 65);




Index of Tax Credits

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