Tax Book 2023

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Preliminary Chapter- 01


'taxable supply' means a supply of taxable goods made by an importer, manufacturer, wholesaler
(including dealer), distributor or retailer other than a supply of goods which is exempt u/s 13 and
includes a supply of goods chargeable to tax at the rate of zero per cent u/s 4;


  1. Tax period [u/s 2(43)]


'tax period' means a period of one month or such other period as the Board, with the approval of the
Federal Minister-in-charge, may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify;


  1. Tier-1 Retailers [u/s 2(43A)]


Tier-1 retailers means, a retailer falling in any one or more of the following categories, namely:-
(a) a retailer operating as a unit of a national or international chain of stores;
(b) a retailer operating in an air-conditioned shopping mall, plaza or centre, excluding kiosks;
(c) a retailer whose cumulative electricity bill during the immediately preceding twelve
consecutive months exceeds Rs.1,200,000;

(d) a wholesaler-cum-retailer, engaged in bulk import and supply of consumer goods on
wholesale basis to the retailers as well as on retail basis to the general body of the
consumers; and
(e) a retailer, whose shop measures one thousand square feet in area or more or two
thousand square feet in area or more in the case of retailer of furniture;

(f) a retailer who has acquired point of sale for accepting payment through debit or credit
cards from banking companies or any other digital payment service provider authorized by
SBP;

(g) a retailer whose deductible withholding tax under sections 236G or 236H of the Income
Tax Ordinance, 2001(XLIX of 2001) during the immediately preceding twelve consecutive
months has exceeded the threshold as may be specified by the Board through notification
in the official Gazette; and

(h) a person engaged in supply of articles of jewellery, or parts thereof, of precious metal or of
metal clad with precious metal excluding a person whose shop measures three hundred
square feet in area or less; and
(i) any other person or class of persons as prescribed by the Board.


  1. Time of supply [u/s 2(44)]


"time of supply," in relation to:

(a) a supply of goods, means time at which goods are delivered or made available to the recipient
of the supply;
(b) a supply of goods under hire purchase agreement, means the time at which the agreement is
entered into; and
(c) services, means the time at which the services are rendered or provided:

Provided that in respect of sub-clause (a), (b) or (c), where any part payment is received,–


(i) for the supply in a tax period, it shall be accounted for in the return for that tax period; and
(ii) in respect of exempt supply, it shall be accounted for in the return for the tax period
during which the exemption is withdrawn from such supply;


  1. Trust [u/s 2(44A)] (Same as given in Income Tax Chapter 1)

  2. Unit trust [u/s 2(44AA)] (Same as given in Income Tax Chapter 1)

  3. Value of supply [u/s 2(46)]


‘value of supply’ means:-
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