SC Directs Industries Earning Over Rs 300m to Pay 4% Super Tax

Fri Feb 24 2023
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Monitoring Desk

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the sectors/industries earning income above 300 million rupees – which are liable to pay 10% super tax for the Tax Year 2022 – to deposit the same within 1 week, at the rate of 4%.

In cases where a bank guarantee was brought before the High Court, the same will be en-cashed to the extent of 4% by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

Tax case

In this regard, the apex court issued a judgement in the case of super tax dated 16 February 2023. The sectors/ industries are automobiles, beverages, airlines, cement, cigarette and tobacco, fertiliser, chemicals, iron and steel, LNG terminal, oil marketing, pharmaceuticals, sugar, oil refining, petroleum and gas exploration and production, and textiles.

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