Income Tax (Ranjan Sir)

Study Materials
Taxation
Lectures
Of
Ranjan Kumar Bhowmik FCMA
Compiled by:
Asif Ahmed
Articled Student
KPMG in Bangladesh
Rahman Rahman Huq
Chartered Accountants
Special thanks to Rajesh Chandra Kuri, Md. Masrul Mollah and A S M Mahfuz of KPMG for their nice
cooperation.
e-mail: asif.ahmed0001@yahoo.com, Cell no - 01922939126
:Contents:
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01
Lectures
Lecture # 01
Contents
Income tax authority, types of taxes, some important
Page
39
definitions, tax rate, reduced tax rate

02
Lecture # 02 & 03
Income from salary
10 20
03
Lecture # 04
Income from interest on securities, Income from house
21 31
property, Agricultural income

04
Lecture # 05
Capital Gain
32 34
05
Lecture # 06 & 07
Income from business and profession (deemed income)
35 43
06
Lecture # 08
Income from other sources, Company assessment (math)
44 48
07
Lecture # 09
Set off and carry forward losses, Advance income tax
49 50
08
Lecture # 11
Deduction and collection of tax at source
50 50
09
Lecture # 10
Assessment of partnership firm
51 49
10
Lecture # 12, 13 & 14
Assessment, Penalty
50 57
11
Lecture # 15
Tax appeal
60 65
12
Lecture # 16
Individual Tax Assessment Problem, Salient features of
66 66
finance act, 2012.

13
Lecture # 17
Alternate Dispute Resolutions, Resident Vs. Non-
67 74
resident; DTAA
14
Lecture # 18
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Lecture # 01
02.06.2012
Coverage:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Income Tax Ordinance 1984

Income Tax Ordinance 1984
SRO (Statutory Regulatory Order)
Circular of NBR
Case References
a. ITR (Indian Tax Report)
b. BTD (Bangladesh Tax Decisions)
Direct Tax Vs Indirect Tax:

Impact and incidence of the direct tax are on the same people, but in case of indirect tax both of them can be shifted
to others which is ultimate bear by the final consumer.
Income Tax Laws:
Section (sub section)

Section Clause (sub clause)
Rule (sun rule)
IT Ordinance Vs IT Rules:
Tax Ordinance made or changed by the parliament
Tax Rules made by NBR
Govt. can reduce tax burden through SRO but cannot imply tax. Power to impose new tax is lid on the parliament.
Income Tax Authority (Section 3):

Section 3:
There shall be the following classes of income tax authorities for the purposes of this Ordinance, namely:1. (1) The National Board of Revenue,
2. [(1A)]Deleted. F.A. 1995
3. [(1B) Chief Commissioner of Taxes;]Added F. A. 2011
4. (2) Directors-General of Inspection (Taxes),
5. (2A) Commissioner of Taxes (Appeals),
6. (2B) Commissioner of Taxes (Large Taxpayer Unit),
7. (2C) Director General (Training);
8. (2D) Director General, Central Intelligence Cell ;
9. (3) Commissioners of Taxes,
10. (3A) Additional Commissioners of Taxes who may be either Appellate Additional Commissioner of
Taxes or Inspecting Additional Commissioner of Taxes,
11. (4) Joint Commissioner of Taxes who may be either Appellate Joint Commissioners of taxes or
Inspecting Joint Commissioner of Taxes,
12. (5) Deputy Commissioners of Taxes,
13. [(6) Tax Recovery Officers nominated by the Commissioner of Taxes among the Deputy
Commissioner of Taxes within his jurisdiction;]Subs F. A. 2011
14. (7) Assistant Commissioners of Taxes,
15. (8) Extra Assistant Commissioners of Taxes; and
16. (9) Inspectors of Taxes
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Income tax authority is as follows

1. NBR Supreme authority headed by the Chairman.
2. Chief Commissioner of Taxes (not yet appointed anyone)
3. Commissioner of Taxes (CT);
a. DG (Central Intelligence Cell, CIC);
b. DG (Inspection);
c. CT (Appeal);
d. DG (Training);
e. CT (Large Taxpayer Unit);
4. Additional Commissioner of Taxes (ACT);
a. Appellate Additional Commissioner of Taxes (AACT);
b. Inspecting Additional Commissioner of Taxes (IACT);
5. Joint Commissioner of Taxes (JCT);
a. Appellate Joint Commissioner of Taxes (AJCT);
b. Inspecting Joint Commissioner of Taxes (IJCT)
6. Deputy Commissioner of Taxes (DCT)
a. TRO Tax Recovery Officer;
7. Assistant Commissioner of Taxes;
8. Extra Assistant Commissioner of Taxes; and
9. Inspector of Taxes.
Types of Taxes:
NBR
Income Tax
Income
Tax
Gift
Tax
Customs & VAT
Foreign
Travel Tax
Value
Added Tax
Turnover
Tax
Supplementary
Duty
Some Important Definitions:

Income; (section 2(34)):
Income" includes-1. (a) any income, profits or gains, from whatever source derived, chargeable to tax under any provision of
this Ordinance under any head specified in section 20;
2. (b) any loss of such income, profits or gains;
3. (c) the profits and gains of any business of insurance carried on by a mutual insurance association
computed in accordance with paragraph 8 of the Fourth Schedule;
4. (d) any sum deemed to be income, or any income accruing or arising or received, or deemed to accrue or
arise or be received in Bangladesh under any provision of this Ordinance:
5. []Deleted F.A. 1993
6. Provided that the amount representing the face value of any bonus share or the amount of any bonus
declared, issued or paid by any company registered in Bangladesh under , 1994 (1994
18 ) to its shareholders with a view to increase its paid-up share capital shall not be
included as income of that share holder;
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TAX; (section 2(62)):

"Tax" means the income tax payable under this Ordinance and includes any additional tax, excess profit tax,
penalty, interest, fee or other charges leviable or payable under this Ordinance;"
Assessee; (section 2(7)):
"Assessee", means a person by whom any tax or other sum of money is payable under this Ordinance, and
includes 1. (a) every person in respect of whom any proceeding under this Ordinance has been taken for the
assessment of his income or the income of any other person in respect of which he is assessable, or of
the amount of refund due to him or to such other person;
2. (b) every person who is required to file a return under section 75, section 89 or section 91;
3. (c) every person who desires to be assessed and submits his return of income under this Ordinance; and
4. (d) every person who is deemed to be an assessee, or an assessee in default, under any provision of this
Ordinance; leviable or payable under this Ordinance;"
Person; (section 2(46)):
"Person" includes an individual, a firm, an association of persons, a Hindu undivided family, a local authority, a
company and every other artificial juridical person;
Income Year and Assessment Year:
Assessment Year; (section 2(9)):
"Assessment year" means the period of twelve months commencing on the first day of July every year; and
includes any such period which is deemed, under the provisions of this Ordinance, to be assessment year in
respect of any income for any period;
Income Year; (section 2(35)):
"Income year", in respect of any separate source of income, means-(a) the financial year immediately preceding the assessment year; or
(b) where the accounts of the assesses have been made up to a date within the said financial year and the
assesses so opts, the twelve months ending on such date; or
(c) in the case of a business or profession newly set up in the said financial year, the period beginning with the
date of the setting up of the business or profession and (i) ending with the said financial year; or
(ii) where the accounts of the assesses have been made up to a date within the said financial year and the
assesses so opts, ending on that date; or
(d) in the case of a business or profession newly set up in the twelve months immediately preceding the said
financial year-(i) if the accounts of the assessee have been made up to a date within the said financial year and the period
from the date of the setting up of the business or profession to the first-mentioned date does not exceed
twelve months, then, at the option of the assesses, such period, or
(ii) if any period has been determined under sub-clause (e), then the period beginning with the date of the
setting up of the business or profession and ending with the last day of that period, as the case may be; or
(e) in the case of any person or class of persons or any business or profession or class of business or
profession such period as may be determined by the Board or by such authority as the Board may authorise in
this behalf;
(f) in respect of the assessee's share in the income of a firm of which the assessee is a partner and the firm has
been assessed as such, the period determined as the income year for the assessment of income of the firm;
(g) where in respect of a particular source of income an assessee has once been assessed or where in respect of
a business or profession newly set up, an assessee has once exercised the option under sub-clause (b) or subclause (c) (ii) or sub-clause (d) (i) then, he shall not, in respect of that source, or, as the case may be, business
or profession, be entitled to vary the meaning of the expression "income year" as then applicable to him,
except with the consent of the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes upon such conditions as the Deputy
Commissioner of Taxes may think fit to impose;
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Income Year
July 1, 2011 June 30, 2012
January 1, 2011 December 31, 212
August 1, 2011 July 31, 2012
1.
2.
3.
Assessment Year
2012-2013
2012-2013
2012-2013
If proper books of accounts maintained, income year can be started from any month, but cannot be changed
without prior notice to DCT.
If proper books of accounts not maintained (individual), income year must be the financial year.
Firms (partnership) income year and its partners income should be the same.
Resident and Non-Resident:

Resident; (section 2(55)):
"Resident", in respect of any income year, means 1. (a) an individual who has been in Bangladesh 1. (i) for a period of, or for periods amounting in all to, one hundred and eighty two days or more in that
year; or
2. (ii) for a period of, or periods amounting in all to, ninety days or more in that year having previously been
in Bangladesh for a period of, or periods amounting in all to, three hundred and sixty-five days or more
during four years preceding that year;
2. (b) a Hindu undivided family, firm or other association of persons, the control and management of whose
affairs is situated wholly or partly in Bangladesh in that year; and
3. (c) a Bangladeshi company or any other company the control and management of whose affairs is situated
wholly in Bangladesh in that year;
For Individual 182 days or 90 days + 365 days in previous 4 years
For Company and Firm
Partial Control & Management

Full Control & Management
Firm
Resident
Resident
Company
Non-Resident
Resident
Tax Rate:
Study References:
1. Finance Act
2. Section 16 of ITO
3. Second Schedule of ITO
4. SRO (Reduced tax rate)
Other than Company:
Entity other than the company (individual, HUF, firms etc) are taxed at progressive rate as below
On the 1st tk. 200,000
On next tk. 300,000
On next tk. 400,000
On next tk. 300,000
Balance amount
Nil
10%
15%
20%
25%
For women and senior citizen (65+) first slab will be of tk. 225,000 and for handicapped it is of tk. 275,000.
As per second schedule, in case of non-resident non-Bangladeshi tax rate is 25% direct.
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Company:
Company tax rate is direct on its assessment income at following rate
1. Listed company
27.5%
2. Non listed or non-resident company
37.5%
3. Bank, insurance & NBFI
42.5%
4. Mobile Phone
a. If listed
35%
b. If not listed
45%
5. Cigarette
a. If listed
35%
b. If not listed
42.5%
6. Merchant Bank
37.5%
Income from any dividend received from any other company (where the company hold shares) tax on such
dividend will be 20%.
Tax on capital gain of the company will be 15%.
Income other than these two will be taxed as above.
Listed Company
Declared dividend
more than 20%
Declared dividend
more than 10%
Tax rate will be

24.75%
Tax rate will be

37.50%
Section 16:
Section - 16B; Charge of additional tax:
1. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 46A, where a public limited company, not being a
banking or insurance company, listed with any stock exchange in Bangladesh, has not issued, declared
or distributed dividend or bonus share equivalent to at least fifteen percent of its paid up capital to its
share holders within a period of six months immediately following any income year, the company shall
be charged additional tax at the rate of five per cent on the undistributed profit in addition to tax payable
under this Ordinance.
2. Explanation.- For the purpose of this section, "undistributed profit" means total income with
accumulated profit including free reserve.
Section - 16C; Charge of excess profit tax:
1. Where a banking company operating under , 1991 (1991 14 ) shows
profit in its return of income for an income year at an amount exceeding fifty per cent of its capital as
defined under the said Act together with reserve, the company, in addition to tax payable under the
Ordinance, shall pay an excess profit tax for that year at the rate of fifteen per cent on so much of profit
as it exceeds fifty per cent of the aggregate sum of the capital and reserve as aforesaid.
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Section - 16CCC; Charge of minimum tax:

1. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Ordinance, every company shall,
irrespective of its profits or loss in an assessment year for any reason whatsoever, including the
sustaining of a loss, the setting off of a loss of earlier year or years or the claiming of allowances or
deductions (including depreciation) allowed under this Ordinance, be liable to pay minimum tax at the
rate of zero point five zero (0.50%) per cent of the amount representing such company's gross receipts
from all sources for that year.
2. Explanation: For the purposes of this section, 'gross receipts' means1. (a) all receipts derived from the sale of goods;
2. (b) all fees or charges for rendering services or giving benefits including commissions or
discounts;
3. (c) all receipts derived from any heads of income.]Added F.A. 2011
Section - 16E; Charge of tax on sale of share at a premium over face value:
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Ordinance or any other law, where a company
raises its share capital through book building or public offering or rights offering or placement or preferential
share or in any other way, at a value in excess of face value, the company shall be charged, in addition to tax
payable under this Ordinance, tax at the rate of three (3) percent on the difference between the value at which the
share is sold and its face value. Added F.A. 2010
Capital Gain (Second Schedule):
Capital Gain
Company:
15%
Other than Company:
Within 5 yrs of purchase:

normal rate
After 5 yrs of purchase:

1. Slab rate on total
income; or
2. Tax on cap. Gain
15% and on other
income, normal
slab rate
Whichever is lower
Example, salary income tk. 500,000 and capital gain tk. 1,000,000 = total income tk. 1,500,000, tax
On 1st tk. 200,000
Nil
Next tk. 300,000
30,000
Next tk. 400,000
60,000
Next tk. 300,000
60,000
Next tk. 300,000
75,000
Total tk. 1,500,000
225,000
Or
(300,000*10%) + (1,000,000*15%) = tk. 180,000
Lower one (which is Tk. 180,000)
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In case of gain of winning any lottery tax are deducted @ 20% at source though it can be computed with total income,
but no further tax rebate can be claimed.
Reduced Tax Rate (SRO):

1.
2.
3.
4.
Capital gain on sale of share for company

Jute, Textile
Private University, Private College
Local authority (RAJUK, BRTA, CDA, KDA etc)
10%
15%
15%
25%
Asif Ahmed
Articled Student
KPMG (Bangladesh)
Rahman Rahman Huq
asif.ahmed0001@yahoo.com
01922939126
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Lecture # 02 & 03
09.06.2012 / 10.06.2012
Income from Salary:
Study Reference:
Definition: Section 2(58), 2(45), 2(50), 2(27), 2(28) read with rule 33(2)(b)
Section 21, 50, 50B read with rule 21 and 22
108 read with rule 23
124(2), 165 and 172
Exemption: Rule 33 read with Sixth Schedule (Part A) para 5
Provident Fund:
1st schedule (Part B) read with Rule 43, 44
6th Schedule (Part A) Para 4,6, 21, 25
SRO 454 (Serial 19) date 31/12/1980
Definition of Salary:
There is no exhaustive definition of salary at Income Tax Ordinance, 1984. Only an inclusive definition is given at
section 2(58) where salary includes the following:a) Wages
b) Annuity
c) Pension Totally exempted as per 6th Schedule (Part-A) Para-8
d) Gratuity Totally exempted as per 6th Schedule (Part-A) Para-20
e) Fees
f) Commission
g) Allowances
h) Perquisites
i) Profits in lieu of salary or wages
j) Profits in addition to salary or wages
k) Advance Salary
l) Leave encashment
However, the term Basic Salary has been defined at Rule 33(2) as well as at Rule 65A (1) where basic salary
means the pay and allowances payable monthly or otherwise but does not include the following:
a)
Dearness allowance (unless it enters into the computation of Superannuation or retirement benefits of the
employee)
b) Employers contribution to Recognised Provident Fund and interest credited on the accumulated balance
c)
Allowances which are tax exempted
d) Allowances, perquisites, annuities and other benefits

Section 2(58) contains definitions within the definition. Salary includes perquisites and profits in lieu of salary, which
again defined at section 2(45) and 2(50) respectively.
Perquisite is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "any casual emolument, fee or profit attached to an
office or position in addition to salary or wages. There is an exclusive definition of perquisite at section 2(45)
where perquisite means any payment or benefit made to an employee in the form of cash or any other form but
excluding the following:
a) Basic Salary
b) Festival bonus
c) Incentive bonus
d) Arrear Salary
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e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
Advance Salary
Leave encashment
Leave Fare Assistance (LFA)
Overtime
Contribution by the employer to1) Recognized provident fund.
2) Approved Pension Fund.
3) Approved Gratuity Fund and
4) Approved Superannuation Fund.
There is an inclusive definition of "Profits in lieu of salary" at section 2(50) where profits in lieu of salary include: a) The amount of compensation is connection with the termination / modification of any terms and
conditions relating to employment.
b) Any payment from a provident or other fund to the extent to which it does not consist of contributions
by the employee and the interest on such contributions.
Classification of Salary (Section : 21)

The following 3 (three) categories of income of an assessee is classified and computed under the head salaries,
namely;a) Salary due from an employer to an employee in the income year, whether paid or not ;
b) Salary paid or allowed to an employee in the income year though not due before it become due to him; and
c) Arrears of salary paid or allowed to him in the income year, if not charged to income tax for any earlier
income year.
Salary once included in any year on due basis or advance payment basis is not includible again in salary income of an
employee of any other year. No payment can fall and to be taxed under the head salary unless the relationship of
employer and employee exists between the payer and the payee. Salary can be taxed not only on payments made by
an employer during employment, but also on payments by a former employer after the employment has come to an
end. The definition of employee is given at section 2(28) where employee includes a director also. It has been
provided that an employee, in relation to a company, includes the managing director or any other director or other
person, who irrespective of his designation performs any duties or functions in connection with the management of
the affairs of the company. So a director who is not connected with the management of affairs of the company may
not be called employee. For the purpose of determining the value of perquisites of an employee under rule-33,
employee includes a shareholder director. If the shareholder director is director of more than one company then he
shall be entitled to the benefits under rule-33 for one company only.
Apportionment of salary over the years due to arrear or advance salary (sec.172)
Where the salary is assessable at a rate higher than that at which it would otherwise have been assessed by reason of(a) Any portion of salary being received in arrear or in advance;
(b) Salary received in the year for more than 12 months;
(c) Received a payment, which is a profit in lieu of salary;
The DCT may, on the basis of application to him by the assessee, allocate salary over the year or years to which it
relates and may refund the amount of tax, if any, paid in excess. According to section 21, salary is taxable in the year
in which it is due or is paid. Where salary is paid in arrear or in advance, or where a retirement benefit or salary for
more than 12 months is received in any one year, the income for that year may be liable to assessment at a rate higher
than that at which it would otherwise have been assessed. Section 172 authorises the DCT to grant appropriate relief
for income tax in the above situation.
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Pay and Allowances totally exempt from Tax: (Sixth Schedule, Part-A)
The following pay and allowances shall be exempted from payment of tax and shall not be included in the
computation of salary income:a) Interest accrued on P.F.on which Provident Fund Act, 1925 applies (Para 4(1).
b) Interest accrued on Workers Profit Participation Fund established under the Companies Profit (workers
participation) Act, 1968 (Para 4(2)
c) Any special allowances, benefits, or perquisites granted to meet expenses incurred for official duties (Para-5)
d) Remuneration of Ambassadors/High Commissioner/Charge daffairs etc. of Embassies of foreign states and
their non-Bangladeshi employees (Para-7).
e) Pension (Para-8).
f) Gratuity (Para-20).
g) Any payment from provident fund to which PF Act. 1925 applies or from a recognized provided fund, an
approved superannuation fund or workers profit participation fund (Para-21).
h) Interest credited on accumulated balance of a recognized provident fund. The exemption limit is 1/3 rd of
salary [here salary means basic salary and dearness allowance (if any)] or interest credited @ 14.5%
whichever is higher (Para-25, definition of salary as per 1st Schedule (Part -B) and S.R.O.no 310 dated
27/06/1984).
i) Any amount received at the time of voluntary retirement in accordance with any scheme approved by the
Govt. (Para-26).
Salaries exempt from payment of tax (as per S.R.O.):

Salaries of the following categories are exempted as per Govt. S.R.O. and notification: (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
As per Private Sector Power Generation Policy of Bangladesh, income of any foreigner employed in a private
power generation company of Bangladesh is tax-free for 3 years from the date of his arrival in Bangladesh.
(S.R.O. no 114/1999)
Any salary drawn by any foreigner from the contracting state or agency as per bilateral agreement between the
Govt. of Bangladesh and Govt. of the contracting state or agency from any foreign aided development project
is fully exempt from payment of tax. (S.R.O. NO 207/1997)
Salaries of categorized personnel of United Nations and its agencies are tax free as per provision of schedule-1
(Article-V) Section-17 and schedule-2 (Article-VI) section-18 of United Nations and Specialized Agencies
(Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1975. (NBR Circular No: NBR/Tax-7/Tax Policy/02/2006, dated. 29/4/2007.)
When in any year an assessee has ceased to be an employee participating in a recognised Provided Fund and
has been declared by the employer maintaining the Fund not to be eligible to receive the whole for the
accumulated balance due to him, so much of his income as is assessable for that year shall be exempted from
income tax and shall be excluded from the computation of his total income and if such amount exceeds the
amount of his income in that year, so much of his income in the following year or years as is equal to the
amount of such excess shall be so exempted and excluded is such year or years. [S.R.O.no 454(serial no19)
dated:31/12/1980]
Festival bonus and all other allowances and benefits (except basic salary or remuneration) of Govt. employees,
Ministers, MP and Judges of Supreme Court are exempted from payment of tax [SRO No:226,227 and 228
dated 04/7/2011]
Information regarding payment of salary (Section 108 read with rule 21, 22 and 23)
Every employer shall furnish salary statement of employees in the form prescribed at rule-23 to the DCT before 1st
September each year. The DCT may however extend this date. This section requires information to be given
regarding accrual and actual payment of salary in order to help detection of any avoidance of tax. In case of non-govt.
employees every person responsible for making deduction before payment of salaries to them shall send forthwith a
statement prepared in the form prescribed in rule-21 to the concerned DCT.
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The Commissioner of Taxes may under rule-22 permit an employer to pay tax on the income of his employees in a
lump sum every month based on the average amount of tax deductible from such income from salaries and submit at
the end of the year the statement in the form prescribed in rule-23(3) Such statement must show not only the salary
which is paid but also the salary due. Because salary due is chargeable under section 21, whether paid or not.
Failure to furnish statement is punishable under section 124(b) and for making a false statement under section 165.
Tax on Tax
Salary of the employees is exempt if tax is being borne by the employer and there is no tax on tax in this case.
(S.R.O. no 182/1999 dated 01-07-1999)
Salary Income Computation

As per income tax law the following pay and allowances will be included in computing salary income:a) Full basic salary;
b) Full festival bonus;
c) Full incentive bonus;
d) Full dearness allowance.
e) Full entertainment allowance;
f) Any allowance where there is no exemption limit
g) Employers contribution to Recognised provident fund;
h) Cash house rent allowance if it exceeds 50% of basic salary or Tk. 15,000/- per month whichever is lower;
Example:
Basic Salary (50,000*12)
600,000
House Rent (30,000*12)
360,000
960,000
Less: Exampted House rent

(15,000*12)
(180,000)
Acutal Total Income
780,000
If actual HR is less than tk. 180,000 than

actual one is allowable
i)
Rental value of the rent-free accommodation or 25% of basic salary of the employee whichever is less.
Example:
600,000
Free accomodation
(25% of Basic Salary)
150,000
Acutal Total Income
750,000
If rental value is not given, 25% of BS should be
(Where the accommodation is provided at a concessionary rate, the rent actually paid by him shall be deducted);
Example:
House Rent (25% of BS)
Less: House rent given
(2,000*12)
600,000
150,000
(24,000)
126,000
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j)
Cash conveyance allowance if it exceeds Tk. 24,000/ per year.

Example:
November 2011 - June 2012
Received
400,000
House Rent (20,000*8)
160,000
Coveyance Allowance
Exempted
120,000
Net
400,000
40,000
24000
24,000
584,000
144,000
440,000
House Rent: (15,000*8) = 120,000 or 50% of BS = 200,000; lower one

Coveyance Allowance is allowable upto tk. 24,000 irrespective of months
k) 7.5% of basic salary if conveyance is provided by the employer for the use of the employee exclusively for
personal or private purpose;
l) In case of medical allowance, the amount exceeding the actual expenditure.
m) The value of any benefit provided free of cost or at a concessionary rate;
n) Any sum paid by an employer in respect of any obligation of an employee.
o) In case of leave fares assistance; if it is mentioned in the job contract than it is exempted up to actual
expenditure. If not mentioned in the job contract than fully taxable. But if the travel is outside the country the
exemption is only applicable for every alternative year. If within the country, than exemption is for every time
of travel.
Investment Tax Rebate:

According to section 44(2) and Part-B of the 6th schedule, the following investments and donations are eligible for
tax rebate:a) Life insurance premium (Para-1)
b) Employees contribution to provident fund to which P.F. Act, 1925 applies (Para-3)
c) Both employees and employers contribution to Recognized Provident Fund (Para-5)
d) Employees contribution to approved superannuation fund in which the employee is a participant (Para-6)
e) Contribution to benevolent fund and group insurance scheme (Para 17)
f) Contribution to any DPS up to Tk.60,000 per year at any scheduled bank. (Para-11)
g) Investment in the following instruments(1) Savings Certificates
(2) ICB Unit Certificates
(3) ICB Mutual Fund Certificates
(4) Government Bonds and Securities (Para-10)
h) Purchase of 1computer (desktop) within Tk. 50,000/ or1 laptop within Tk.1,00,000/(Para-23).
i)
Donation to:
(1) Rural charitable hospital approved by the Govt (Para- 11A)
(2) Organisation for the welfare of the retarded people approved by the Social Welfare
Department and NBR (Para 11B)
(3) Donation to Jakat Fund (Para 13)
(4) Donation to an institution of Aga Khan Development Network (Para 21)
(5) Donation to Govt. approved philanthropic and educational institutions (Para-22)
(6) National level institution set up in memory of the liberation war (Para-24)
(7) National level institution set up in memory of Father of the Nation. (Para-25)
(8) Prime Minister's Higher Education Fund (Para-26)
j) Investment at shares through IPO only. (Para-27)
K) Investment at Govt. Treasury bond (Para-28)
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GPF Vs RPF Vs UPF:

SL
Subject
Employees contribution
Employers contribution
GPF
Automatic taxable*
N/A
RPF
Automatic taxable*
Taxable
Investment allowance
Interest on PF
Treatment on the hand of employer
Yes
Tax free
N/A
Pre-mature termination / leave the job
***
Yes (both)
**
Allowable
expenditure on Profit
and loss account
***
UPF
Automatic taxable*
Taxable but at the
end of the service
No
Fully taxable
Not allowable
***
*Automatic Taxable = deduction of contribution to PF cannot be considered. Total basic salary are added to the total
income
**
One third (1/3) of the basic salary (Basic + Dearness allowance)
Or
Interest @ 14.5%
Whichever is higher is exempted
For example, a person received interest on his PF @ 16% which is tk. 230,000 and his basic salary is tk. 600,000.
Than exemption will be
1. 1/3 of his BS, which is tk. 200,000 or
2. Interest @ 14.5% = ((230,000/.16)*.145) = 208,438
Higher one is exempted, that is tk. 208,438 is exempted.
So his total income = (600,000+(230,000 -208,438)) = 621,562
But this interest should be excluding from the total income in time of calculating investment allowance.
***
In case of pre-mature job leave and where employees received nothing from the PF, on which the employee has
already pay tax should be deducted from his total income in the subsequent years.
Allowable Investment Allowance:

The allowable investment allowance is the lower amount of the following three:
20% of total income excluding
(1)employers contributions to
recognized provident fund(RPF)
(2) taxable portion of interest on RPF
(3) any income u/s 82C
Whichever is lower is to
be treated as investment
allowance
Tax rebate @10% is

applicable on such
allowable investment.
OR
TK. 1,00,00,000/=
OR
Actual Investments
After rebate, minimum tax is Tk.3000/ if total income exceeds the minimum taxable limit.
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1.
Income tax rate for the assessment year 2011-2012

Rates
i.
ii.
iii.
iii.
v.
On the First Tk. 2,00,000/- of total income

On the next Tk. 3,00,000/- of total income
On the balance of total income
=
=
=
=
=
nil
10%
15%
20%
25%
However, the threshold limit for woman and senior citizen ageing 65 years or more is Tk.2,25,000/ and for
physically handicapped persons Tk. 2,75,000/
However, the minimum tax is Tk. 3,000/ if total income exceeds the minimum taxable limit.
Deduction of tax at source from salaries (Section 50+Rule-13)

The employer including Govt. (govt. Employees are taxed only on their basic salaries) shall deduct tax at source at
the time of paying salaries at an average rate applicable to the estimated total income of the employee. At the time of
making such deductions, the amount to be deducted may be increased or decreased for the purpose of adjusting any
excess or deficiency arising out of any previous deductions or failure to make deductions. The employers liability to
deduct tax is absolute and is not affected by any private arrangement whereby the employee has undertaken to
discharge his own tax liability.
The amount deducted shall be deposited to the credit of the Govt. within 3 weeks from the date of such deduction.
However DCT can, with the prior approval of the IJCT, permit an employer to pay the tax deducted at source under
the head salaries quarterly on: a)
b)
c)
d)
15th September
15th December
15th March; and
15th June
Practical Problem -1:

Mr. X (50 years old) is the Managing Director of ABC Co. Ltd. He has been given the following monthly
salary and allowances for the year ending on 30th June, 2012.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Basic Salary
Dearness Allowance
Entertainment Allowance
Employers Contribution to P.F. (Recognized)
Lunch Allowance
School fee for the Children of Mr. X
Utility Allowances
Fee for Golf Club (yearly)
Medical Allowance
(Actual expenditure during the year was Tk. 30,000/-)
Festival Bonus Equal to basic pay (got two bonus during the year)
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25,000/5,000/1,000/2,500/1,000/5,000/3,000/5,000/3,000/-
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Other Particulars:(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
He has purchased 5 years savings certificates amounting to Tk. 1,00,000/-.

Employer provided him a free accommodation. (Rent of the house is roughly Tk. 35,000p.m.)
Employer also provided him a full time car.
He has been given a servant from his office whose monthly salary is Tk. 1,200/-.
He paid L.I.P. Tk. 50,000/-. (Policy value is Tk. 4,00,000/-).
He contributed Tk. 2,500/- per month to the recognized provident fund (RPF). Employer also
contributed the same.
(7) During the year he received bank interest amounting to Tk. 1,80,000/-( net of tax)
(8) He purchased secondary shares of Tk.75,000/- of a public ltd. company which is listed in DSE.
Compute the total income and determine the tax liability of Mr. X for the assessment year 2012-2013.
Computation of Total Income of Mr. X

[Assessment Year-2012-2013]
1. Income from Salary (Section-21)
(1) Basic Salary (25000 X12)
(2) D.A. (5000X12)
(3) Entertainment Allowance (1000 X12)
(4) Employers Contribution to R.P.F (2500 X12)
(5) Lunch Allowance (1000 X12)
(6) School Fee (5000 X12)
(7) Utility Allowance (3000 X12)
(8) Notional income for full time car for private use (7.5%
of Basic Salary as per Rule: 33D)
(9) Fee for Golf Club
(10) Medical Allowance (3000 X 12)
Less Actual Expenditure
(11) Festival Bonus (25000 X 2)
(12) Full Free Accommodation:
Rental value of accommodation (35000 X 12)
25% of basic Salary (whichever is less)
(13) Servants Salary (1200 X 12)
Salary Income
3,00,000/60,000/12,000/30,000/12,000/60,000/36,000/22,500/5,000/36,000/30,000/-
4,20,000/75,000/-
6,000/50,000/-
75,000/14,400/6,82,900/-
2. Income from Other Sources [Section-33]
Bank Interest (1,80,000 x
Total Income
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100
)
100 10
2,00,000
8,82,900/-
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Computation of Investment Allowance

1. Savings Certificate
2. LIP (10% of sum assured)
3. Contribution to R.P.F. (Self + Employer)
Total investment allowances claimed
1,00,000/40,000/60,000/2,00,000/-
As per Section 44(3) of the I.T. Ordinance, allowable investment allowance comes to 20% of total income
[excluding employers contribution to R.P.F.] = (8, 82,900-30,000) x 20% = 1,70,580/
TAX CALCULATION
On 1st Tk. 2,00,000/- of Total Income
On Next Tk. 3,00,000/- of Total Income
On Next Tk. 3,82,900/- of Total Income
Tax on Total Income of Tk. 8,82,900
Less: Tax Rebate on Investment Allowance
(1,70,580/- X 10%)
Total Tax:
Less:- Tax deducted at source from bank interest
Net tax liability
Tax
Tax @ 10%
Tax @ 15%
Nil
Tk. 30,000/Tk. 57,435/Tk.87,435/17,058
70,377/
20,000/50,377/-
Answer: (1) Total Income: - Tk. 8,82,900/(2) Net tax liability: - Tk. 50,377/-
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Solutions:
Mr. X
Calculation of Total Income
AY: 2012-13
a)
Description
Salary Income:
Basic Salary (BS)
Dearness allowance
Bonus
House rent allowance (55% of BS)
Less: 50% of BS or 15,000 p.m. lower one
Medical Allowance
Less: Allowable
Conveyance Allowance
Less: Allowable
Posting Allowance (it can also be allowable fully under sixth
schedule (part A) Para 5)
Employers' contribution to PF
Interest accrued
Less: Allowable @ 14.5% or 1/3 of BS (BS+DA), higher one
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Workings
Amount (BDT)
20,000*12
20% of BS
1 months BS
1,32,000
(1,20,000)
6,000
2,40,000
48,000
20,000
6,000
14,400
(14,400)
60,000
12,000
24,000
96,000
(96,000)
Total Salary Income
4,04,000
Interest on Securities:
Interest on SEC approved debenture
Interest on Govt. bond
Total income from interest on securities
35,000
70,000
1,05,000
Income from House Property:

Annual value
Less: Repair and maintenance
Municipal tax
Insurance premium
Interest on HP loan
Total income from house property
Income from business:
Partnership income
Total income from business
Capital gain:
Sale of share of listed company
Less; Exempted (fully as individual)
Total capital gain
Income from other sources:
Cash dividend
Interest on savings bank account
Total income from other sources
Total income for Mr. X
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25% of AV
225,000*1/3
10,00,000
(10,00,000)
45,000/.90
5,400/.90
1,20,000
(30,000)
(10,000)
(6,000)
(73,500)
500
75,000
75,000
50,000
6,000
56,000
6,40,500
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Investment Allowance:
Employees contribution to RPF
Employers' contribution to RPF
Investment in share
Pension scheme (5000*12)
24,000
24,000
1,00,000
60,000
Interest on RPF
2,08,000
or, 20% of total income (excluding PF)

or,
Lower one.
1,23,300
1,00,00,000
So, investment allowance will be on tk. 1,23,300 @ 10%

Tk.12,330
Calculation Tax Liability:

On the first
Next
Balance
2,00,000
3,00,000
1,40,500
6,40,500
0%
10%
15%
Less: Investment allowance

Less: Tax rebate on partnership income*
Less: TDS (5,000+600)
Net Tax Liability
(as per sixth schedule (part b) Para - 16)

On 640,500
So, on 1
So, on 75,000
38,745/640,500
0.0605*75,000
0
30,000
21,075
51,075
(12,330)
38,745
(4,537)
34,208
(5,600)
28,608
38,745
0.060491803
4,537
Asif Ahmed
Articled Student
KPMG (Bangladesh)
Rahman Rahman Huq
01922939126
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Lecture # 04
16.06.2012
Income from Interest on Securities:
Study Reference:
Section; 22, 23, 51, 172(d), 106
Sixth Schedule (part A); Para 24 and Para 40
Types of Securities:
1.
2.
3.
Government Securities
Government Approved Securities
Securities/Debentures issued by company or local authority.
Sixth Schedule (part A):

Para 24: Interest on tax free government securities are totally tax free.
Para 40: Interest on Zero Coupon Bond (ZCB) is tax free
Section 22:
Section 22; Interest on securities:
The following income of an assessee shall be classified and computed under the head "Interest on securities",
namely:(a) interest receivable by the assessee on any security of the Government or any security approved by
Government; and
(b) interest receivable by him on debentures or other securities of money issued by or on behalf of a
local authority or a company.
But Supreme Court says tax should be deducted when it is received or withdrawn (case ref: Lal Bhai Dolpat Bhai Vs
CIT Bombay, 1952)
Section 23:
Section 23; Deductions from interest on securities:
1. (1) In computing the income under the head "Interest on securities", the following allowances and
deduction shall be made, namely:1. (a) any sum deducted from interest by way of commission or charges by a bank realising the
interest on behalf of the assessee;
2. (b) any interest payable on money borrowed for the purpose of investment in the securities by
the assessee:
3. Provided that no allowance or deduction on account of any interest or commission paid under
clause (a) or (b), as the case may be, in respect of, or allocable to the securities of
Government which have been issued with the condition that interest thereon shall not be
liable to tax, shall be made in computing the income under section 22;
4. [(c)]Deleted F.A. 1995
2. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no deduction shall be allowed under this
section in respect of any interest payable outside Bangladesh on which tax has not been paid or
deducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VII.
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Section 51:
Section 51; Deduction at source from interest on securities:
1. (1) In the case of the security of the Government, or security approved by the Government, unless the
Government otherwise directs, the person responsible for issuing any security, income of which is
classifiable under the head "Interest on securities", shall collect income tax at the rate of ten percent
(10%) upfront on interest or discount, receivable on maturity, from the purchaser of the securities:
2. Provided that the provision of sub-section (1) of this section shall not apply to the Treasury bond or
Treasury bill issued by the Government.
3. [(2)]Deleted F.A. 2005
4. (3) Nothing in this section shall apply to any payment on account of interest payable on debentures
issued by or on behalf of a local authority or a company.
Example (Upfront Systems);
A person purchase securities of tk. 10,000,000 @ 6% simple interest matured after 3 years.
So, interest income after 3 years = tk. (10,000,000*6%*3) = tk. 1,800,000.
But TDS @ 10% on tk. 1,800,000 (which is tk. 180,000) should be deducted today.
Section 172(d):
Section 172(d); Relief:
His (person) having received in arrears in one income year any portion of his income from interest on securities
relatable to more income years than one; the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes may, on an application made to him
in this behalf, determine the tax payable as if the salary, payment or interest had been received by the assessee
during the income year or years to which it relates and may refund the amount of tax, if any, paid in excess of the
tax so determined.
Section 106; Avoidance of tax by transactions in securities:

See the Income Tax Ordinance
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Income from House Property:

Study References:
Section; 2(3), 24, 25, 19(22), 33(c), 53A
Sixth Schedule (Part A); Para 1, Para 38
SRO 454 (Serial No. 18) Date 31/12/1980
Introduction:As per Income Tax Ordinance, 1984 house property means any building (including furniture, fixture, fittings etc.) and
land appurtenant thereto owned by the assessee and rented for commercial or residential purposes. Property
situated outside Bangladesh should also be assessed according to the same provision of section 24 of the Income Tax
Ordinance, 1984. Rental income derived from vacant plots of land will not be treated as house property income rather
it will be treated as income from other sources u/s 33.If an assessee let out his machinery, plant or furniture along
with building and the letting out building is inseparable from the letting of machinery, plant or furniture, the income
must necessarily be assessed as income from other sources and in such a case there is no room for disintegrating the
rent or assessing a part of the rent as income from house property.
Section 24; Income from House Property:

Ownership of the property:The tax on house property income is upon the owner (either legal or beneficial) and not upon the occupant. The mere
existence of a dispute regarding the title to ownership of a certain property cannot of itself hold up an assessment
even if a suit has been filed, otherwise it would be open to an assessee to delay assessment indefinitely. The DCT has
prima facie the power to decide whether the person sought to be taxed is the owner of the property.
For example, if a person (a government employee) give rent to his government quarter and received rent @
tk. 10,000 per month. This house property income will not be added to his HP income as he does not possess the
ownership of the house. Rather it can be added to his income from other sources.
Assessment of Co-owner:As per section 24(2), where property is owned by two or more persons and their respective shares are definite and
ascertainable, the co-owners should not be assessed in respect of their income from such property as an association of
persons (AOP), but each co-owner must be assessed individually in respect of his share of house property income.
Though the property may be possessed jointly by co-heirs under the Muslim law, the shares of co-heirs under that law
are definite and ascertainable, and therefore each of the heirs must be separately assessed u/s 24 in respect of his
share of house property income.
For example, Mr. A having been a building at Motijhel C/A received rent @ tk. 1,000,000 per month. But
after his death the property is divided among his 4 sons (B, C, D and E) and they received tk. 250,000 each from this
building. But according to income tax law they cannot be assessed for tk. 1,000,000 aggregately as an AOP, rather
portion of their receipt will be added up with their individual income and they will assessed individually.
Self occupied property:In respect of house property, no tax is payable if the owner occupies the property for his own residence or for the
purpose of his business or profession the profits of which are assessable to tax u/s 28. Moreover, interest on
maximum loan amount Tk.20, 00,000/- will be treated as allowable deduction from total income if the loan has been
taken to acquire, construct, renew or reconstruct the self occupied property.
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Section 2(3); Annual Value:

Income tax is levied not upon the actual income from the property but upon the notional income based an annual
value. Annual value is defined in section 2(3) as The sum for which the property might reasonably be expected
to let from year to year and any amount received by letting out furniture, fixture, fittings etc. That is, the sum for
which the owner could let the premises having regard to all the prevailing circumstances such as local conditions and
the demand for house in that particular locality. Where the property is let out and the rent is received by the owner,
the annual value may be more or less than the actual rent received as the annual value is only a hypothetical sum. In
case where the actual consideration received by the owner from his tenant does not represent the annual value,
evidence of such annual value may be afforded by the rents paid for similar and similarly situated properties in the
locality.
Grossing-up when the owners burden borne by the tenant:

It is necessary to take into account the whole of the consideration exacted
by the owner for the right to use and
occupy the property. For example, where the tenant agrees to pay the service charge which is actually payable by the
owner, the total consideration paid by the tenant is the house rent plus the service charge and that is the figure which
may be taken as evidence of the annual value by grossing-up.
Treatment of advance when it is not adjustable against house rent:

In case the advance received by the owner is not adjustable against house rent then such advance will be treated as
house property income as per section 19(22) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 1984. However, such advance may be
allocated into 5 years including 1st year in equal proportion if the assessee opts so. Where such advance or part
thereof is refunded by the owner then the amount so refunded shall be deducted if it is taken as income as per section
19(22).
Deduction of tax at source from house rent (Section 53A):

Tax is to be deducted at source by the following tenants from the payment of house rent at the prescribed rate
enumerated below:
Sl.
no.
1.
Up to Tk. 20,000/-
Nil
2.
Tk. 20,001 to Tk. 40,000/-
5%
3.
Monthly rent
Rate of Deduction
Tk. 40,001 and above
5%
Deducting Authority (Tenant)

1.
2.
3.
Govt. Organization
N.G.O.
Company
4.
5.
6.
Bank (including Co-operative Bank)

University
Medical/ Dental/ Engineering College
For Example, P Bank let a house @ tk. 50,000 per month with advance of tk. 500,000 which is adjustable with rent @
tk. 10,000 per month, so
TDS on rent = tk. (50,000*5%) = tk. 2,500
Payment in each month = tk. (50,000 10,000, - 2,500) = tk. 37,500
Annual Value = tk. (50,000*12) = tk. 600,000
TDS on tk. 500,000 (at the time of payment) = 0
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Exemption from payment of tax (Sixth Schedule):

Income from house property held under trust or other legal obligation wholly for religious or charitable purpose is
exempt from payment of tax as per 6th schedule (part-A) paragraph-1(1). However, this provision will not be
applicable for NGO.
Sixth Schedule (Part A), Para 38:
Any income derived from any building, not less than five storied having at least ten flats, constructed at any
time between the first day of July, 2008 and the thirtieth day of June, 2013 (both days inclusive), for ten years
from the date of completion of construction of the building:
Provided that the building shall be situated in any area of Bangladesh other than the areas of City
Corporation, headquarters and any pourashava under Dhaka district.
Allowable deductions from annual value to derive income from house property (Section 25):In computing house property income the following allowances are deductible from the annual value:(1) Repairs and maintenance:The following expenditure relating to repairs, maintenance and provision of basic services is granted as a deduction
even if no evidence for such expenditure is produced. Where the property is let out for residential purposes the
allowable deduction is 1/4th of the annual value and where it is let out for commercial purpose the allowable
deduction is 30% of the annual value:
(a)
Repairs;
(b)
Expenditure relating to collection of rent;
(c)
Water and sewerage;
(d)
Common electricity;
(e)
Salary of darwan, security guard, pump-man, lift-man, caretaker
(f)
All other expenditure related to maintenance and provision of basic services.
(2) Land development tax*;

(3) Municipal tax*;
(4) Ground rent*;
(5) Insurance Premium*,
(6) Vacancy allowance (if the property remain vacant during a part of the year);
(7) Where the let out property is acquired, constructed, repaired, renewed or reconstructed with loan then the
interest payable for the year on such loan*;
(8) Where the let out property has been constructed with borrowed capital and there was no house property income
during the period of construction, the interest payable during the period of construction will be allowable in 3
equal installments from first 3 years of letting out*;
(9) Irrecoverable rent:Relief in respect of irrecoverable rent has been granted through S.R.O. No:-454-L/80 dated 31-12-1980 if the
following conditions are fulfilled:(a) The tenancy is bona-fide;
(b) The defaulting tenant has vacated, or steps have been taken to compel him to vacate the property;
(c) The defaulting tenet is not in occupation of any other property of the assessee;
(d) The assessee has taken all reasonable steps to institute legal proceedings for the recovery of the unpaid
rent or satisfies the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes that legal proceedings would be useless and;
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(e) The annual Value of the property to which the unpaid rent relates has been included in the assessed
income of the year during which that rent was due and income tax has been duly paid on such assessed
income;
The concession given here appears to be an exemption but it is actually a deduction as that part of rent which
will be irrecoverable and which has already been charged in the preceding year will be deducted from the
total income in the subsequent year.
*If the full house is not rented (partly used by owner or his dependent) than all of these deduction shall be made
proportionately.
Problem 1:
Mr. Alam a retired govt. officer owns a two-stored house in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. He along with his family occupies
the ground floor while the first floor has been let out October 1, 2011 for a monthly rental of tk. 60,000 and before
than it was vacant for about 3 months. He has constructed the house with a loan of tk. 25 lac from National Bank
Limited and paid interest of tk. 321,000 during the construction period from January 2010 to June 2010. During the
financial year 2009-10 he has paid tk. 5 lac to the bank. His other expense relation to the property for 2011-12 FY are
Repair and maintenance

tk. 50,000
Insurance premium
tk. 5,000
Municipal tax
tk. 20,000
Bank interest
tk. 50,000
Salary of security guard
tk. 10,000
Municipal value of the property
tk. 300,000
Compute the house property income for Mr. Alam for the assessment year 2012-13.
Solution:
Mr. Alam
Calculation of House Property Income
AY: 2012-13
Description
Annual Value (AV)*
Less: Repair and Maintenance
Municipal Tax
Insurance
Bank interest
Vacancy allowances
Interest at construction stage
Net House Property Income
Workings
60,000*12
1/4 of AV
1/2
1/2
1/2
60,000*3
1/2 of 1/3
Amount (BDT)
7,20,000
(1,80,000)
(10,000)
(2,500)
(25,000)
(1,80,000)
(53,500)
2,69,000
*As no reasonable rent is given, total rent is assumed as annual value.

** Assumed that house was rented for residential purpose.
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Problem 2:
Mr. Azim owns a house the municipal value of which is tk. 220,000. Half of the house has been let out at tk. 25,000
per month. The rest of the house is used by his son in law who pays nothing for the use. Following were the expenses
for the house in FY 2011-12;
White wash and repair
Insurance premium
Municipal tax
Water and sewerage charges
Interest on mortgage
Service charges
Land revenue tax
Cost of alteration
tk. 6,000
tk. 4,000
tk. 5,000
tk. 7,000
tk. 4,000
tk. 6,000
tk. 2,000
tk. 15,000
He has a residential house situated at Uttara, Dhaka. The city corporation for tax purpose valued its annual value at
tk. 200,000. He spent tk. 6,000 for its repair and paid city corporation tax at tk. 5,000. He also paid interest on a loan
taken from Agrani bank for alteration and expansion of the house for which interest payable was tk. 20,000 per year.
Compute the house property income for Mr. Azim for the assessment year 2012-13.
Solution:
Mr. Azim
Calculation of House Property Income
AY: 2012-13
Description
Annual Value (AV)*
Less: Repair and Maintenance
Municipal Tax
Insurance
Land revenue tax
Interest on mortgage
Net House Property Income
Workings
25,000*12
1/4 of AV
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
Amount (BDT)
3,00,000
(75,000)
(2,500)
(2,000)
(1,000)
(2,000)
2,17,500
*As no reasonable rent is given, total rent is assumed as annual value.

* Assumed that house was rented for residential purpose.
* white wash and repair, water and sewerage and service charges are within
1/4 statutory deduction of repair and maintenance.
* Cost of alteration is capital expenditure which is not cover u/s 25. so it is
not considered in computing HP income.
* As the full house was not let out and annual value is determined on 50% of
the property, so all related expenditure allowed proportionately.
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Agricultural Income:
Study References:
Section; 2(1), 26, 27, 35, 19(17), 19(19)
Rule: 31 and 32
Third Schedule
Sixth Schedule (Part A); Para 27, Para 29 and Para 45
Section 2(1) & 26; Agricultural Income:
Section 2(1):
Agricultural income means (a) any income derived from any land in Bangladesh and used for agricultural purposes 1. (i) by means of agriculture; or
2. (ii) by the performance of any process ordinarily employed by a cultivator to render marketable the
produce of such land; or
3. (iii) by the sale of the produce of the land raised by the cultivator in respect of which no process, other
than that to render the produce marketable, has been performed; or
4. (iv) by granting a right to any person to use the land for any period; or
(b) any income derived from any building which 5. (i) is occupied by the cultivator of any such land as is referred to in sub-clause (a) in which any
process is carried on to render marketable any such produce as aforesaid;
6. (ii) is on, or in the immediate vicinity of such land; and
7. (iii) is required by the cultivator as the dwelling house or store-house or other out-house by reason of
his connection with such land;
Section 26; Agricultural income:

(1) The following income of an assessee shall be classified and computed under the head "Agricultural income",
namely:1. (a) any income derived by the assessee which comes within the meaning of "agricultural income" as
defined in section 2(1);
2. (b) the excess amount referred to in section 19(17);
3. (c) the excess amount referred to in section 19(19).
(2) Agricultural income derived from the sale of tea grown and manufactured by the assessee shall be computed in
the prescribed manner.
(3) Where the Board, by notification in the official Gazette, so directs, agricultural income from the sale of rubber,
tobacco, sugar or any other produce grown and manufactured by the assessee may be computed in the manner
prescribed for the purpose.
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Section 27; Deduction Agricultural Income:

Section 27; Deductions from agricultural income:
(1) In computing the income under the head "Agricultural income", the following allowances and deductions shall
be made, namely:(a) any land development tax or rent paid in respect of the land used for agricultural purposes;
(b) any tax, local rate or cess paid in respect of the land used for agricultural purposes, if such tax, rate or
cess is not levied on the income arising or accruing, or deemed to accrue or arise, from agricultural
operations or is not assessed at a proportion or on the basis of such income;
(c)
1. (i) subject to sub-clauses (ii) and (iii), the cost of production, that is to say, the expenditure incurred
for the following purposes, namely:1. (a) for cultivating the land or raising livestock thereon;
2. (b) for performing any process ordinarily employed by a cultivator to render marketable the
produce of the land;
3. (c) for transporting the produce of the land or the livestock raised thereon to the market; and
4. (d) for maintaining agricultural implements and machinery in good repair and for providing
upkeep of cattle for the purpose of cultivation, processing or transportation as aforesaid;
2. (ii) where books of accounts in respect of agricultural income derived from the land are not
maintained, the cost of production to be deducted shall, instead of the expenditure mentioned in
sub-clause (i). be sixty per cent of the market value of the produce of the land;
3. (iii) no deduction on account of cost of production shall be admissible under this clause if the
agricultural income is derived by the owner of the land from the share of the produce raised through
any system of sharing of crop generally known as adhi, barga or bhag;
(d) any sum paid as premium in order to effect any insurance against loss of, or damage to, the land or
any crop to be raised from, or cattle to be reared on, the land;
(e) any sum paid in respect of the maintenance of any irrigation or protective work or other capital assets
; and such maintenance includes current repairs and, in the case of protective dykes and embankments, all
such work as may be necessary from year to year for repairing any damage or destruction caused by flood
or other natural causes;
(f) a sum calculated at the rate as provided in the Third Schedule on account of depreciation in respect of
irrigation or protective work or other capital assets constructed or acquired for the benefit of the land
from which agricultural income is derived or for the purpose of deriving agricultural income from the
land, if the required particulars are furnished by the assessee;
(g) where the land is subject to a mortgage or other capital charge for purposes of reclamation or
improvement, the amount of any interest paid in respect of such mortgage or charge;
(h) where the land has been acquired, reclaimed or improved by the use of borrowed capital, the amount
of any interest paid in respect of such capital;
(i) where any machinery or plant which has been used by the assessee exclusively for agricultural
purposes has been discarded, demolished or destroyed in the income year, the amount actually written off
on that account in the books of accounts of the assessee,4. (i) subject to the maximum of the amount by which the written down value of the machinery or
plant exceeds the scrap value thereof if no insurance, salvage or compensation money has been
received in respect of such machinery or plant; and
5. (ii) subject to the maximum of the amount by which the difference between the written down value
and the scrap value exceeds the amount of insurance, salvage or compensation money received in
respect of such machinery or plant;
(j) where any machinery or plant which has been used by the assessee exclusively for agricultural
purposes has been sold or transferred by way of exchange in the income year, the amount actually written
off on that account in the books of accounts of the assessee, subject to the maximum of the amount by
which the written down value of the machinery or plant exceeds the amount for which it has been actually
sold or transferred; and
(k) any other expenditure, not being in the nature of capital expenditure or personal expenditure, laid out
wholly and exclusively for the purpose of deriving agricultural income from the land.
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no deduction shall be allowed under this section in respect
of any interest on which tax has not been paid or deducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VII.
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Section 35; Method of accounting:

Books of accounts shall be maintain in
1. Income from Business and Profession
2. Agricultural Income
3. Income from Other Sources
Rule 31 and 32: Sale of Tea and Rubber:

Rule 31; Computation of income derived from the sale of tea:
1. Income derived from the sale of tea grown and manufactured by the seller in Bangladesh shall be computed as if
40% of such income was derived from business and 60% of such income was derived from agriculture:
2. Provided that in computing, such income from business, an allowance shall be made in respect of the cost of
planting bushes in replacement of bushes that have died or become permanently useless in an area already planted,
unless such area has previously been abandoned:
3. Provided further that in computing such income an allowance shall be made in respect of the expenditure
incurred in the income year by the assessee in connection with the development of the new areas for bringing them
under tea cultivation
Rule 32; Computation of income derived from the sale of rubber:
1. Income derived from the sale of rubber grown and manufactured by the seller in Bangladesh shall be computed
as if 40% of such income was derived from business and 60% of such income was derived from agriculture.
2. Provided that in computing such income an allowance shall be made in respect of the expenditure incurred in
the income year by the assessee in connection with the development of the new areas for bringing them under
rubber cultivation.
Section 19 (17) and 19(19):

Section 19(17):
Where any machinery or plant exclusively used by an assessee for agricultural purposes has been disposed of in
any income year and the sale proceeds thereof exceeds the written down value, so much of the excess as does not
exceed the difference between the original cost and the written down value shall be deemed to be the income of
the assessee for that income year classifiable under the head "Agricultural income".
For example, an agricultural machinery
Cost price
Tk. 100
Less: Depreciation
(30)
WDV
Tk. 70
Now, if machine is sold @ tk. 78 or tk. 68 or tk. 114 treatment of gain will be as follows;
Case 1: Tk. 8 is agricultural income
Case 2: Tk. 2 is agricultural loss
Case 3: Tk. 30 is agricultural income and tk. 14 is capital gain
Section 19(19):
Where any insurance, salvage or compensation moneys are received in any income year in respect of any
machinery or plant which having been used by the assessee exclusively for agricultural purpose is discarded,
demolished or destroyed and the amount of such moneys exceed the written down value of such machinery or
plant, so much of the excess as does not exceed the difference between the original cost and the written down
value less the scrap value shall be deemed to be the income of the assessee for that income year classifiable under
the head "Agricultural income".
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For example, an agricultural machinery

Cost price
Tk. 100
Less: Depreciation
(30)
WDV
Tk. 70
Now, if machine is destroyed and insurance claim and sale of scrap generate tk. 78 or tk. 68 or tk. 114 treatment of
such gain will be as follows;
Case 1: Tk. 8 is agricultural income
Case 2: Tk. 2 is agricultural loss
Case 3: Tk. 30 is agricultural income and tk. 14 is capital gain
Sixth Schedule (Part A):

Para - 27:
Notwithstanding anything contained in any order or regulation for the time being in force, any income of an
individual, being an indigenous hillman of any of the hill districts of Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari,
which has been derived solely from economic activities undertaken within the said hill districts.
Para - 29:
Any income, not exceeding fifty thousand taka, chargeable under the head "Agricultural income" of an assessee,
being an individual, whose only source of income is agriculture.
Para - 45:
Any income derived from corn, mize, sugarbeet are exempted upto fifty (50) percent.
Third Schedule; Computation of Depreciation Allowance:

Para 1; Depreciation allowance on assets used for agricultural purposes
Para 2; Allowance for depreciation
See the details from the Income Tax Ordinance 1984.
Asif Ahmed
Articled Student
KPMG (Bangladesh)
Rahman Rahman Huq
01922939126
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Lecture # 05
17.06.2012
Capital Gain:
Study References:
Section; 2(15), Capital Asset
31, Capital Gain
32, Manner of computing capital gain; read with rule - 42
Second Schedule; Tax rate on capital gain
Sixth Schedule (Part A), Para 18, Para 43
Share Market: SRO No. 289; date 01/07/2010.
Section 2(15) & 31:

Section 2(15); Capital Assets:
"capital asset" means property of any kind held by an assessee, whether or not connected with his business or
profession, but does not include-(a) any stock-in-trade (not being stocks and shares), consumable stores or raw materials held for the purposes of
his business or profession;
(b) personal effects, that is to say, movable property (including wearing apparel, jewellery, furniture, fixture,
equipment and vehicles), which are held exclusively for personal use by, and are not used for purposes of the
business or profession of the assessee or any member of his family dependent on him; and
[(c) agricultural land in Bangladesh, not being land situated
(i) in any area which is comprised within the jurisdiction of Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur districts,
Chittagong Development Authority (CDA), Khulna Development Authority (KDA), Rajshahi
Development Authority (RDA), a City Corporation, Municipality, Paurashava, Cantonment Board; or
(ii) in any area within such distance not being more than five miles from the local limits of Rajdhani
Unnayan Kartripakya (RAJUK), Chittagong Development Authority (CDA), Khulna Development
Authority (KDA), Rajshahi Development Authority (RDA), a City Corporation, Municipality,
Paurashava, Cantonment Board referred to in paragraph (i), as the Government may having regard to the
extent of, and scope for, urbanisation of that area and other relevant considerations, specify in this behalf
by notification in the official Gazette;]F.A. 2011
Section 31; Capital gains:
1. Tax shall be payable by an assessee under the head "Capital gains" in respect of any profits and gains
arising from the transfer of a capital asset and such profits and gains shall be deemed to be the income of
the income year in which the transfer took place[.]Subs F. A. 2011
[Proviso] Deleted F.A. 2011
Section 32; Computation of capital gains:

Capital gain computed as follows;
1.
If capital gain is from purchased property:

Capital gain = Sales price Acquisition price
Acquisition price = actual cost + other expenses to make it useable
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2.
If capital gain is from gifted property:

Capital gain = Sales price Acquisition price of the person gifted the property.
If that person, who gifted the property, also received the property as gift, than the fair market value at the
time of his receipt.
For example, Mr. A gifted a land by Mr. X, which have a fair market value to Tk. 10 lac. Few years later Mr.
A gifted it to Mr. B. B sales the land for tk. 25 lac. Than capital gain for B is,
Capital gain = tk. 10 lac tk. 25 lac = tk. 15 lac.
3.
If capital gain is from inherited property:

Capital gain = Sales price Acquisition price.
Acquisition price = fair market value when the seller received the land.
For example, Mr. A has some land. Few years later Mr. A became dead and all of his land goes to his son
Mr. B, which has a fair market value of tk. 20 lac at that moment. 2 years later B sales the land for tk. 25
lac. Than capital gain for B is,
Capital gain = tk. 20 lac tk. 25 lac = tk. 5 lac.
TDS: Tax shall be deducted at 2% on the sale price and this deduction is final for tax settlement of capital
gain.
Capital gain on sale of property of business and profession is tax free if another property is purchased within
one (1) year.
For example,
A Capital machinery with cost of tk. 1,000
Sales price
(1,600)
Capital Gain
tk. 600
Purchase another building within one year (before or after) by this capital gain than this tk. 600 is tax free. But,
Sl
1
2
Situation
If purchase price is tk. 600
Consequences
No gain tax and tax depreciation is not allowable for that property.
Gain tax on tk. 100 and tax depreciation is not allowable for that
property.
No gain tax, but tax tax depreciation is allowable for tk. 300.
Gain on sale of govt. securities is tax free.
Second Schedule; Para 2 (Tax rate on capital gain):

Where the total income of an assessee includes any income chargeable under the head "Capital gains" (hereinafter
referred to as the "said income"), the tax payable by him on his total income shall be(a) in the case of a company(i) tax payable on the total income as reduced by the said income had such reduced income been the total
income; plus
(ii) tax at the rate of fifteen per cent on the whole amount of the said income;
(b) in the case of a person other than a company(i) where the said income arises as a result of disposal by the assessee of his capital assets after not more
than five years from the date of their acquisition by him, tax payable on the total income including the said
income; and
(ii) where the said income arises as a result of disposal by the assessee of his capital assets after five years
from the date of their acquisition by him, tax payable on the capital gains at the rate applicable to his total income
including the said capital gains, or tax at the rate of fifteen per cent on the amount of the capital gains whichever
is the lower.
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Sixth Schedule (Part A); (Exclusion from income):

1.
2.
Para 18; share of capital gain from partnership.

Para 43; capital gain from sale of share of non-resident Bangladeshi shareholders F.A. 2011.
In case of non-resident no-Bangladeshi shareholders, if this gain is tax free in his country, than it will also
tax free in Bangladesh.
If property is sold (and capital gain is also happened) in exchange of share (not in cash) than this gain is
totally tax free. For example, Mr. X sold his land @ tk. 1 crore to ABC Co. which has a cost price of tk. 60
lac. But he receives share of tk. 1 crore from the company instead of cash. Than his capital gain of tk. 40 lac
is tax free.
SRO 289; (Tax on Capital Gain from sale of share);

1.
2.
3.
4.
In case of company @ 10%.

In case of placement shareholder or sponsor shareholders @ 5%.
If any person holds more than 10% of share of a company than gain on sale of such share is taxable @ 5%.
In case of individual, tax free.
Asif Ahmed
Articled Student
KPMG (Bangladesh)
Rahman Rahman Huq
01922939126
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Lecture # 06 & 07
23.06.2012 / 29.06.2012
Income from Business and Profession:
Study References:
Section; 2(34), Income
2(14), Business
2(49), Profession
2(61), Speculative Business
Definitions
Section; 19(15) a, aa, b, c

19(16)
19(18)
19(20)
19(23) read with rule 30A
Deemed Income
Section; 28 read with rule - 19(6)

29
30 read with rule 65
35
46B + 46C
Main Section
Sixth Schedule (Part A), Para 1A, Para 33, Para 35, Para 37, Para 39, Para42, Para 44, Para 45.
Third Schedule; tax depreciation
SRO; CSR
Rule 30, 31, 32
Definitions:
Section 2(34); Income:
Income includes(a) any income, profits or gains, from whatever source derived, chargeable to tax under any provision of this
Ordinance under any head specified in section 20;
(b) any loss of such income, profits or gains;
(c) the profits and gains of any business of insurance carried on by a mutual insurance association computed in
accordance with paragraph 8 of the Fourth Schedule;
(d) any sum deemed to be income, or any income accruing or arising or received, or deemed to accrue or arise
or be received in Bangladesh under any provision of this Ordinance:
[]Deleted F.A. 1993
Provided that the amount representing the face value of any bonus share or the amount of any bonus declared,
issued or paid by any company registered in Bangladesh under , 1994 (1994 18 ) to
its shareholders with a view to increase its paid-up share capital shall not be included as income of that share
holder;
Section 2(14); Business:
Business includes any trade, commerce or manufacture or any adventure or concern in the nature of trade,
commerce or manufacture.
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Section 2(49); Profession:

Profession includes a vocation
Section 2(61); Speculative Business:
Speculation-business means business in which a contract for the purchase or sale of any commodity, including
stocks and shares, is periodically or ultimately settled otherwise than by the actual delivery or transfer of the
commodity or scripts, but does not include business in which (a) a contract in respect of raw materials or merchandise is entered into by a person in the course of his
manufacturing or mercantile business to guard against loss through future price fluctuations for the purpose of
fulfilling his other contracts for the actual delivery of the goods to be manufactured or the merchandise to be
sold by him;
(b) a contract in respect of stocks and shares is entered into by a dealer or investor therein to guard against loss
in his holdings of stocks and share through price fluctuations; and
(c) a contract is entered into by a member of a forward market or a stock exchange in the course of any
transaction in the nature of jobbing or arbitrage to guard against loss which may arise in the ordinary course of
his business as such member;
Rules:
Rule 30; Determination of income from business when such income is also partially agricultural:
In the case of income which is partially "agricultural income" and partially income from "business", in
determining that part of income which is from "business", the market value of any agricultural produce which
has been raised by the assessee or received by him in kind and which has been utilised as raw material in such
business or the sale proceeds of which are included in the accounts of the business shall be deducted, and no
further deduction shall be made in respect of any expenditure incurred by the assessee as a cultivator or receiver
of the produce in kind.
Rule 31; Computation of income derived from the sale of tea:
1.
2.
3.
Income derived from the sale of tea grown and manufactured by the seller in Bangladesh shall be
computed as if 40% of such income was derived from business and 60% of such income was derived
from agriculture:
Provided that in computing, such income from business, an allowance shall be made in respect of the
cost of planting bushes in replacement of bushes that have died or become permanently useless in an
area already planted, unless such area has previously been abandoned:
Provided further that in computing such income an allowance shall be made in respect of the
expenditure incurred in the income year by the asssssee in connection with the development of the new
areas for bringing them under tea cultivation
Rule 32; Computation of income derived from the sale of rubber:

1. Income derived from the sale of rubber grown and manufactured by the seller in Bangladesh shall be
computed as if 40% of such income was derived from business and 60% of such income was derived
from agriculture.
2. Provided that in computing such income an allowance shall be made in respect of the expenditure
incurred in the income year by the assessee in connection with the development of the new areas for
bringing them under rubber cultivation.
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Deemed Income:
Section 19(15); Deemed Income:
Where, for the purpose of computation of income of an assessee under section 28, any deduction has been made
for any year in respect of any loss, bad debt, expenditure or trading liability incurred by the assessee, and-1. (a) subsequently, during any income year, the assessee has received, except as provided in clause (aa)
whether in cash or in any other manner whatsoever, any amount in respect of such loss, bad debt, or
expenditure, the amount so received shall be deemed to be his income from business or profession
during that income year (example -1);
2. (aa) such amount on account of any interest which was to have been paid to any commercial bank or the
Bangladesh Shilpa Bank or the Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha or on account of any share of profit
which was to have been paid to any bank run on Islamic principles and which was allowed as a
deduction in respect of such expenditure though such interest or share of profit was not paid by reason
of the assessee having maintained his accounts on mercantile basis, within three years after expiry of
the income year in which it was allowed, shall, to such extent as it remains unpaid, be deemed to be
income of the assessee from business or profession during the income year immediately following the
expiry of the said three years (example -2);
3. (b) the assessee has derived, during any income year, some benefit in respect of such trading liability
(discount), the value of such benefit, if it has not already been treated as income under clause (c), shall
be deemed to be his income from business or profession during that income year;
4. (c) such trading liability or portion thereof as has not been paid within three years of the expiration of
the income year in which deduction was made in respect of the liability, such liability or portion, as the
case may be, shall be deemed to be the income of the assessee from business or profession during the
income year immediately following the expiry of the said three years; and the business or profession in
respect of which such allowance or deduction was made shall, for the purposes of section 28, be
deemed to be carried on by the assessee in that year:
5. Provided that where any interest or share of profit referred to in clause (aa) or a trading liability
referred to in clause (c) is paid in a subsequent year, the amount so paid shall be deducted in
computing the income in respect of that year
Example 1: Salary charged in the Income Statement and allowed by the tax authority in AY 2011-12. But
subsequently the salary was not withdrawn by the employee. Than this expenditure will be treated as income in AY
2012-13.
Example 2: Interest on loan was incurred (but not paid) in IY 2011. But if it is not paid in the subsequent 3 years
than it will be treated as income in the following year (IY 2015). But if the interest paid subsequently in 2016 it will
deducted from the income of 2016.
Section 19(15)(c) is like Section 19(15)(aa) but for trading liability.
Section 19(16):
Where any building, machinery or plant having been used by an assessee for purpose of any business or profession
carried on by him is disposed of during any income year and the sale proceeds thereof exceeds the written down
value, so much of the excess as does not exceed the difference between the original cost and the written down
value shall be deemed to be the income of the assessee for that income year classifiable under the head "Income
from business or profession (see below example).
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For example, a machinery

Cost price
Less: Depreciation
WDV
Tk. 100
(30)
Tk. 70
Now, if machine is sold @ tk. 78 or tk. 68 or tk. 114 treatment of gain will be as follows;
Case 1: Tk. 8 is Business income
Case 2: Tk. 2 is Business loss
Case 3: Tk. 30 is Business income and tk. 14 is capital gain
Section 19(18):
Where any insurance, salvage or compensation moneys are received in any income year in respect of any building,
machinery or plant which having been used by the assessee for the purpose of business or profession is discarded,
demolished or destroyed and the amount of such moneys exceed the written down value of such building,
machinery or plant, so much of the excess as does not exceed the difference between the original cost and the
written down value less the scrap value shall be deemed to be the income of the assessee for that income year
classifiable under the head "Income from business or profession (see below example).
For example, a machinery
Cost price
Less: Depreciation
WDV
Tk. 100
(30)
Tk. 70
Now, if machine is destroyed and insurance claim and sale of scrap generate tk. 78 or tk. 68 or tk. 114 treatment of
such gain will be as follows;
Case 1: Tk. 8 is business income
Case 2: Tk. 2 is business loss
Case 3: Tk. 30 is business income and tk. 14 is capital gain
Section 19(20):
Where an asset representing expenditure of a capital nature on scientific research within the meaning of section 29
(1) (xx) is disposed of during any income year, so much of the sale proceeds as does not exceed the amount of the
expenditure allowed under the said clause shall be deemed to be the income of the assessee for that income year
classifiable under the head "Income from business or profession.
Section 19(23):
Where during any income year an assessee, being an exporter of garments, transfers to any person, the export
quota or any part thereof allotted to him by the Government, such portion of the export value of the garments
exportable against the quota so transferred as may be prescribed for this purpose shall be deemed to be the income
of the assessee for that income year, classifiable under the head "Income from business or profession".
Sixth Schedule (Part A); Inclusion from income;

Income from the following business is totally tax free
1. Para - 1A; Any income derived from operation of micro credit by a non-government organization registered
with NGO Affairs Bureau.
2. Para 33; Any income derived from the business of software development and Information Technology
Enabled Services (ITES) for the period from the first day of July, 2008 to the thirtieth day of June,
[2013]Subs. F.A. 2011
3. Para 35; Any income derived from the export of handicrafts for the period from the first day of July, 2008
to the thirtieth day of June, 2011.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
Para 37; Income of any private Agricultural College or private Agricultural University derived from
agricultural educational activities.
Para 39; Income derived from any Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) engaged in production of any
goods and having an annual turnover of not more than taka forty lakh:
Para 42; Any income from poultry farming for the period from the first day of July , 2011 to the thirtieth
day of June, 2013 subject to the following conditions :
a. if such income exceeds taka 1,50,000/- an amount not less than 10% of the said income shall be
invested in the purchase of bond or securities issued by the Government within six months from the
end of the income year;
b. the person shall file return of his income in accordance with the provisions of clause (c) of subsection (2) of section 75 of this Ordinance; and
c. no such income shall be transferred by way of gift or loan within five years from the end of the
income year.
Para 44; Cinema Hall or Cineplex has been given exemption facility up to 2015
a. Dhaka and Chittagong areas for five years
b. Other than Dhaka and Chittagong areas for seven years
For 5 Years
For 2 Years
100% tax-free
For 2 Years
50% tax-free
For 1 Year
25% tax free
For 3 Years
100% tax-free
For 3 Years
50% tax-free
For 1 Years
25% tax free
Exemption
For 7 Years
8.
Para 45; Exemption facility for Production of rice bran oil has been given up to 2015
a. Dhaka and Chittagong areas for five years
b. Other than Dhaka and Chittagong areas for seven years
For 5 Years
For 2 Years
100% tax-free
For 2 Years
50% tax-free
For 1 Year
25% tax free
For 3 Years
100% tax-free
For 3 Years
50% tax-free
For 1 Years
25% tax free
Exemption
For 7 Years
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Section 46B and 46C; Tax Holiday:

1.
2.
Industrial undertakings;
a. Dhaka and Chittagong divisions, excluding Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Chittagong, Rangamati,
Bandarban and Khagrachari districts, for a period of five years beginning with the month of
commencement of commercial production of the said undertaking.
b. Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet and Barisal divisions and Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari
districts, for a period of seven years beginning with the month of commencement of commercial
production of the said undertaking.
Physical infrastructure facility;
a. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, income, profits and gains under section 28 from
physical infrastructure facility (hereinafter referred to as the said facility) set up in Bangladesh
between the first day of July, 2011 and the thirtieth day of June, 2013 (both days inclusive) shall be
exempted from the tax payable under this Ordinance for ten years beginning with the month of
commencement of commercial operation, and at the rate, specified below:
Period of Exemption
Rate of Exemption
For the first five years (first, second, third, fourth and fifth year)
100% of income
For the next three years (sixth, seventh and eighth year)
50% of income
For the last two years (ninth and tenth year)
25% of income
For tax holiday purpose a entity has to fulfill some conditions and apply with prescribed from. Details of these are
found at IT ordinance 1984 in section 46B and 46C.

Accounts shall be maintained for
1. Income from business and profession.
2. Income from agriculture
3. Income from other sources.
Section 28; Income from business or profession:

The following income of an assessee shall be classified and computed under the head "Income from business or
profession", namely :1. (a) profits and gains of any business or profession carried on, or deemed to be carried on (see below
example), by the assessee at any time during the income year;
2. (b) income derived from any trade or professional association or other association of like nature on
account of specific services performed for its members;
3. (c) value of any benefit or perquisite, whether convertible into money or not, arising from business or the
exercise of a profession;
Example, X corporation have made a bridge in Bangladesh (in 2008) and kept its instruments here in hope of getting
another project but did not operate any liaison office. But in the last four (4) years they did not get any project and
sold their machine this year, which become scrap, more than WDV. Though their office is not active in Bangladesh at
this time, their business deemed to be carried on and tax is imposed as the business is in operation.
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Section 29; Deductions from income from business or profession;

Sec page 27 of Income Tax ordinance 1984
Any expenditure, not being in the nature of capital expenditure or personal expenses of the assessee, laid out or
expended wholly and exclusively for the purpose of the business or profession of the assessee (Omnibus clause at
the end of the section 29) .
Section 30; Deduction not admissible in certain circumstances;

30(a); if salary paid without deducting TDS
30(aa); any other payment without deducting TDS or VDS
30(b); firms (partnership) partners can not provided with
1. Salary
2. Remuneration
3. Commission
4. Interest
30(c); brokerage or commission to non-resident without TDS u/s 56.
30(d); if payment from unrecognized provident fund without deducting TDS.
30(e); excess perquisite (over tk. 250,000 per employee per year)
30(f) (with rule 65); entertainment, free sample, holidaying & recreation. These expenditure are allowable under rule
65.
1.
Entertainment:
Entertainment expense is only allowable if the company is make profit. Not profit no entertainment! And
expense is allowable at
On the 1st tk. 10 lac of assessed profit 4%
And on the balance profit over tk. 10 lac 2%
Or
The actual entertainment expense charged in the profit and loss account, whichever is lower.
profit should be assessed after disallowing charged entertainment expenses in profit and loss a/c.
2.
Free Sample:
On the first 5 crore of disclosed turnover
On the next 5 crore of disclosed turnover
On the balance
Or, the actual free sample given whichever is lower.
3.
Pharmaceuticals
2%
1%
0.50%
Others
1.5%
0.75%
0.375%
Holidaying & Recreation:

of the actual expenditure or 3 months basic salary of the employee (who enjoyed the opportunities)
whichever is lower is allowable.
For example, Mr. X is an employee of ABC ltd. the company given him an holiday opportunity of tk.
100,000 which was also his actual expenditures. His basic salary is tk. 20,000 per month. So allowable
expenditure will be of actual expenditure (tk. 75,000) or basic salary of 3 months (tk. 60,000) lower one,
which is tk. 60,000 other tk. 40,000 will add back with the companys profit.
However, the company has to fulfill the following conditions
a. If expense is more than tk. 10,000, it should be given in crossed cheque or through bank transfer.
b. Same employee cannot be provided with foreign holidaying opportunity for subsequent year.
If the company did not fulfill the above condition full expense will disallowed.
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30(g); Headquarter expenditures of foreign companies are allowable up to 10% of assessed profit (or actual, lower
one).
Expenses allowable on assessed profit
1. Entertainment
2. Head office expenses
3. Technical know how fee
30(h); Royalty and technical knowhow fee is allowable up to 8% of assessed profit (or actual, lower one).
30(i); monthly gross salary over tk. 15,000 shall be given in cheque or bank transfer.
30(j); incentive bonus allowable up to 10% of disclosed net profit before tax.
30(k); overseas travelling allowable up to 1% of disclosed turnover.
30(l); no brokerage / commission is allowable to shareholder directors (FA 2012).
30(m); any payment over tk. 50,000 should be in cheque or bank transfer, but not applicable in salary, raw material
purchase and payment to government (FA 2012).
Third schedule; Tax Depreciation:

There five types of depreciation mentioned in the IT Ordinance
1. Normal depreciation:
According to the chart in third schedule of ITO, tax depreciation is allowable on written down value (cost in
the first year) at the following rate
Building (factory)
20%
Building (office)
10%
Plant and machinery
20%
Furniture
10%
Computer
30%
Road/bridge/flyover
2%
Car*
20%
* in case of car depreciation is allowable up to tk. 20 lac. If the cars price is over tk. 20 lac, depreciation
should be calculated as if the price in tk. 20 lac.
In case of financial lease, assessee will get the depreciation not the leasing company.
In the year of acquisition, full depreciation is allowable but in the year of disposal no depreciation is
allowable.
For example, Car price tk. 3,000,000. After 2 years sold at tk. 2,400,000. Compute gain.
Notional cost price
Less: Depreciation (Y 1)
WDV after Y 1
Less: Depreciation (Y 2)
WDV after Y 2
tk. 2,000,000
(400,000)
tk. 1,600,000
(320,000)
tk. 1,280,000
Proportionate sales price = (Notional cost price / actual price) * actual sales price
= (2,000,000 / 3,000,000) * 2,400,000
= tk. 1,600,000
Gain (business income) = (tk. 1,600,000 tk. 1,280,000) = tk. 320,000
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2.
Accelerated Depreciation:
Only applicable for plant and machinery used for the first time in Bangladesh. But this opportunity cannot be
taken if the company is in the tax holiday or vice versa.
Rate of depreciation:
1st year
50% of cost
nd
2 year
30% of cost
3rd year
20% of cost
Application to the DCT for applying this depreciation should be made within the 6 months of starting
production.
3.
Initial Depreciation:
Only applicable for Building and Plant & machinery. But the property should be new and given only in the
first year of addition along with normal depreciation.
Rate of depreciation:
Building
10%
Plant and machinery
25%
For example, a machinery coats tk. 100 lac. In first year depreciation allowance is
Initial depreciation (25%)
tk. 25 lac
Normal depreciation (20%)
tk. 20 lac
Depreciation allowance (year 1)
tk. 45 lac
WDV after 1st year
tk. 55 lac.
4.
5.
Extra depreciation
Special depreciation
Last two depreciation policy is not applicable now.
Hand Outs to be attached:

1. Tax Holiday
2. Case laws
3. Company tax assessment
4. CSR
Asif Ahmed
Articled Student
KPMG (Bangladesh)
Rahman Rahman Huq
01922939126
ASIF AHMED (KPMG)
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Lecture # 08
03.07.2012
Study References:
Section; 2(26) Dividend; read with rule 19(7)
2(56) Royalty
2(31) Fees for technical services
Section; 33, 34, 35, 36
Section; 19(1) 19(5)
19(8) 19(13)
19(21), 19(21B), 19(24), 19(26), 19(27), 19(28)
Section 33; Income from other sources;

The following income of an assessee shall be classified and computed under the head "Income from other sources",
namely:(a) dividend and interest;
(b) royalties and fees for technical services;
(c) income from letting of machinery, plants or furniture belonging to the assessee, and also of buildings
belonging to him if the letting of buildings is inseparable from the letting of the machinery, plant or furniture;
(d) any income to which section 19 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (21), (21A) or (24) applies;
(e) any other income of any kind or from any source which is not classifiable under any of the other heads
specified in section 20.
Section 34; Deductions from income from other sources;

(1) The amount of interest paid in respect of money borrowed for the purpose of acquisition of shares of a
company.
(2) Any expenditure, not being in the nature of capital expenditure or personal expenses of the assessee, incurred
solely for the purpose of making or earning the relevant income.
(3) Where the income is derived from letting on hire of machinery, plant or furniture belonging to the assessee and
also of building belonging to him if the letting of the building is inseparable from the letting of such machinery,
plant or furniture, the same allowances as are admissible under section 29(1) (vi), (vii) and (xi) to an assessee in
respect of income under the head "Income from business or profession" subject to the same conditions and
limitations as if the income from such letting on hire were income from business or profession:
Provided that the provisions of section 19(16) shall also be applicable for the determination of any profits where
the sale proceeds of such machinery, plant, furniture or building exceeds the written down value thereof.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, no allowance shall be made on account of1. (a) any interest chargeable under this Ordinance which is payable outside Bangladesh on which tax
has not been paid and from which tax has not been deducted at source under section 56; or
2. (b) any payment which is chargeable under the head "Salaries" if tax has not been paid thereon or
deducted there from under section 50.
Section 36; Allocation of income from royalties, literary works, etc:

Where the time taken by the author of a literary or artistic work in the making thereof exceeds twelve months, the
amount received or receivable by him during any income year in lump sum on account of royalties or copyright fees
in respect of that work shall, if he so claims, be deemed to be the income of-
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(a) the income year in which it is received and the immediately preceding income year if the time taken in
making such work exceeds twelve months but does not exceed twenty-four months ; and
(b) the income year in which it is received and the two immediately preceding income years if the time taken
in making such work exceeds twenty-four months, and shall be allocated in equal proportions to each such
income year and the income of the assessee in respect of an income year shall be computed accordingly.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, the expression "author" includes a joint author and the
expression "lump sum" in regard to royalties or copyright fees includes an advance payment on account of
such royalties or copyright fees which is not returnable.
Section 19; Un-explained investments, etc., deemed to be income;

(1) Where any sum is found credited in the books of an assessee maintained for any income year and the assesses
offers no explanation about the nature and source thereof, or the explanation offered is not, in the opinion of the
Deputy Commissioner of Taxes, satisfactory, the sum so credited shall be deemed to be his income for that income
year classifiable under the head "Income from other sources".
(2) Where, in any income year, the assessee has made investments or is found to be the owner of any bullion,
jewellery or other valuable article and the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes finds that the amount expended on making
such investments or in acquiring such bullion, jewellery or other valuable article exceeds the amount recorded in this
behalf in the books of account maintained by the assessee for any source of income and the assessee offers no
explanation about the excess amount or the explanation offered is not, in the opinion of the Deputy Commissioner of
Taxes, satisfactory, the excess amount shall be deemed to be the income of the assessee for such income year
classifiable under the head "Income from other sources".
(3) Where, in any income year, the assessee has incurred any expenditure and he offers no explanation about the
nature and source of the money for such expenditure, or the explanation offered is not in the opinion of the Deputy
Commissioner of Taxes, satisfactory, the amount of the expenditure shall be deemed to be the income of the assessee
for such income year classifiable under the head "Income from other sources".
(4) Where, in the financial year immediately preceding the assessment year, the assessee has made investments which
are not recorded in the books of account, if any, maintained by him for any source of income, and the assessee offers
no explanation about the nature and source of fund for the investments, or the explanation offered is not, in the
opinion of the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes, satisfactory, the value of the investments shall be deemed to be the
income of the assessee for such financial year classifiable under the head "Income from other sources".
(5) Where, in the financial year immediately preceding the assessment year, the assessee is found to be the owner of
any money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article which is not recorded in the books of account, if any,
maintained by him for any source of income, and the assessee offers no explanation about the nature and source of
fund for the acquisition of the money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article, or the explanation offered is not, in
the opinion of the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes, satisfactory, the money or the value of the bullion, jewellery or
other valuable article, shall be deemed to be the income of the assessee for such financial year classifiable under the
head "Income from other sources".
(8) Where any assets, not being stock-in-trade or stocks, and shares, are purchased by an assessee from any company
and the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes has reason to believe that the price paid by the assessee is less than the fair
market value thereof, the difference between the price so paid and the fair market value shall be deemed to be income
of the assessee classifiable under the head "Income from other sources".
(9) Where any lump sum amount is received or receivable by an assessee during any income year on account of
salami or premia receipts by virtue of any lease, such amount shall be deemed to be income of the assessee of the
income year in which it is received and classifiable under the head "Income from other sources":
Provided that at the option of the assessee such amount may be allocated for the purpose of assessment
proportionately to the years covered by the entire lease period, but such allocation shall in no case exceed five years.
(10) Where any amount is received by an assessee during any income year by way of goodwill money or receipt in
the nature of compensation or damages for cancellation or termination of contracts and licences by the Government or
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any person, such amount shall be deemed to be the income of such assessee for that income year classifiable under
the head "Income from other sources".
(11) Where any benefit or advantage, whether convertible into money or not, is derived by an assessee during any
income year on account of cancellation of indebtedness []Deleted F.A. 1999, the money value of such advantage or benefit
shall be deemed to be his income for that income year classifiable under the head "Income from other sources":
Provided that the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply in case of a loan or interest waived in respect of an
assessee by a commercial bank including Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Rajshahi Krishi Unnyan Bank, Bangladesh Shilpa
Bank or Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha or a leasing company or a financial institution registered under
, 1993 (1993 27 )
(12) Any managing agency commission including compensation received during any income year by an assessee for
termination of agencies or any modification of the terms and conditions relating thereto shall be deemed to be his
income for that income year classifiable under the head "Income from other sources".
(13) Any amount received by an assessee during any income year by way of winnings from lotteries, crossword
puzzles, card games and other games of any sort or from gambling or betting in any form or of any nature whatsoever
shall be deemed to be his income for that income year classifiable under the head "Income from other sources".
(21) Where any sum, or aggregate of sums exceeding taka fifty thousand is claimed or shown to have been received
as loan by an assessee during any income year from any person, not being a banking company or a financial
institution, otherwise than by a crossed cheque drawn on a bank, and has not been paid back in full within three years
from the end of the income year in which it is claimed or shown to have been received, the said sum or part thereof
which has not been paid back, shall be deemed to be the income of the assessee for the income year immediately
following the expiry of the said three years and be classifiable under the head "Income from other sources":
Provided that where the loan referred to in this sub-section is paid back in a subsequent income year, the amount so
paid shall be deducted in computing the income in respect of that subsequent year.
[(21B) Where any sum, shown as initial capital of business or profession in return of income filed under section
82BB, is transferred by a person partly or fully within the period of limitation stipulated in the said section, the sum
so transferred shall be deemed to be his income of the year in which such sum was transferred and shall be
classifiable under the head "Income from other sources".] Added F.A. 2011
[(24) Where an assessee, being a private limited company or a public limited company not listed with a stock
exchange, increases its paid up capital by issuing shares in an income year, the amount so received as increased paid
up capital, not being received by crossed cheque or bank transfer, shall be deemed to be the income of such assessee
for that income year classifiable under the head "Income from other sources.] Subs. F.A. 2010
[(25)]Deleted F.A. 2007
[(26)Where an assessee, being a company, receives any amount as loan from any other company otherwise than by a
crossed cheque or by bank transfer, the amount so received shall be deemed to be the income of such assessee for that
income year in which such loan was taken and shall be classifiable under the head "Income from other sources".] Added
F.A. 2011
[(27)Where an assessee, being a company, purchases directly or on hire one or more motor car or jeep and value of
any motor car or jeep exceeds ten percent of its paid up capital, then fifty percent of the amount that exceeds such ten
percent of the paid up capital shall be deemed to be the income of such assessee for that income year classifiable
under the head "Income from other sources".]Added F.A. 2011
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Solutions of Problem:
ABC Company Limited
Calculation of Total Income
For the year ended 31st December 2012
AY: 2012-13
Description
a)
Income from business:

Net profit as per P/L accounts
Less: Income of other head
Dividend income
Interest on bank deposits
Profit on sale of machineries
Interest on govt. securities
Sundry income
Refund on income tax (neither an income nor an expenditure)
Add: Expenditure for consideration as per tax afterworks
Entertainment
Depreciation
Add: Inadmissible expenditure
i) Salary and allowances
Salary without TDS
Excess perquisite
Salary paid in cash (4,250,000-1,050,000-370,000-542,700)
ii) Excess payment of incentives
(600,000-573,000*.10)
iii) Interest on loan from sister concern
iv) charity (as it is private)
v) Income tax paid in advance
vi) Fine
vii) Profit on sale of machineries
sales price (42,000+30,000)
Less: WDV
Capital gain
Workings
5,73,000
16,000
14,400
30,000
10,000
5,000
30,000
54,000
1,80,000
b)
c)
2,34,000
7,01,600
5,42,700
35,000
10,000
2,00,000
20,000
72,000
(12,000)
(10,000)
40,000
83,032
1,23,032
Interest on Securities:
Interest on Govt. securities
45,65,000
52,66,600
(1,15,000)
51,51,600
(54,000)
50,97,600
10,000
51,07,600
Capital gain:
Sale of machineries

Loan to sister concern (deemed inc. u/s 19(26))
Dividend income (16,000/.80)
Interest on bank deposit (14,400/.90)
Sundry income
Total Income
(1,05,400)
4,67,600
10,50,000
3,70,000
22,87,300
Less: Tax depreciation

Less: Entertainment (as per rule 65)
on first 10,00,000 @ 4%
on next 41,51,600 @ 2%
or the actual expenditure (lower one)
Amount
(BDT)
10,000
51,17,600
d)
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3,50,000
20,000
16,000
5,000
3,91,000
55,08,600
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Calculation of gross tax liability:

Total income
Less: Capital gain
Dividend income
Total income for 37.5%
55,08,600
(10,000)
(20,000)
54,78,600
Tax liability at 37.5%

Tax on capital gain (15%)
Tax on dividend income (20%)
Gross tax liability
20,54,475
1,500
4,000
20,59,975
Calculation of minimum tax liability:

Sales
Dividend
Interest
Sale of machineries
Interest on govt. securities
Sundry income
Gross receipt
Minimum tax @ 0.50% on gross receipt
89,80,000
20,000
16,000
72,000
10,000
5,000
91,03,000
45,515
So minimum tax of ABC Company Limited will be
20,59,975
Calculation of net tax liability:

Gross tax liability
Less: TDS on dividend
TDS on bank deposit
Advance tax (assuming it is paid for AY 2012-13)
Net Tax Liability of ABC Company Limited
20,59,975
(4,000)
(1,600)
(2,00,000)
18,54,375
Asif Ahmed
Articled Student
KPMG (Bangladesh)
Rahman Rahman Huq
01922939126
ASIF AHMED (KPMG)
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Lecture # 09
14.07.2012
Set Off and Carry Forward Losses:
Study References:
Section; 37: carry forward losses.
Section; 38 read with section 46B and 3rd schedule
39
40
41
42
Set Off Losses: Section 37

Wherever an assessee sustains a loss in any year under any head of income, he is entitled to set off the loss so
sustained against his income, profits or gains under any other head in that year. Provided that any loss in respect of
any speculation business or any loss under capital gains or any loss from any other source, income of which is
exempted from tax shall not be so set off.
Carry forward of loss from business: Section 38

Whenever an assessee sustains any loss under the head Business or Profession and the loss cannot wholly be setoff against under any other head, such unadjusted loss shall be carried forward to the following year to be set-off
against the profits and gains of the same business or profession. Loss cannot be carried forward for more than 6
successive assessment years.
Section - 46B: Exemption from tax of newly established industrial undertakings set up between the
period of July 2011 and June 2013, etc. in certain cases.1.
2.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, income, profits and gains under section 28 from an industrial
undertaking (hereinafter referred to as the said undertaking) set-up in Bangladesh between the first day of
July, 2011 and the thirtieth day of June, 2013 (both days inclusive) shall be exempted from the tax payable
under this Ordinance for the period, and at the rate, specified below:
if the said undertaking is set-up in1. (i) Dhaka and Chittagong divisions, excluding Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Chittagong,
Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari districts, for a period of five years beginning with the
month of commencement of commercial production of the said undertaking:
2.
3.
Period of Exemption
Rate of Exemption
For the first two years (first and second year)
100% of income
For the next two years (third and fourth year)
50% of income
For the last one year (fifth year)
25% of income
(ii) Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet and Barisal divisions and Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari
districts, for a period of seven years beginning with the month of commencement of commercial
production of the said undertaking:
4.
Period of Exemption
Rate of Exemption
For the first three years (first, second and third year)
100% of income
For the next three years (fourth, fifth and sixth year)
50% of income
For the last one year (seventh year)
25% of income
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Carry forward of loss in speculation business: Section 39

Loss from speculation business, which cannot be set-off during the year against income from any other speculation
business, can be carried forward to the next following year and set-off against income from any speculation business
in the said following year. If the loss cannot be wholly set-off, it can be carried forward to the next year and so on,
restricted upto 6 successive years.
Carry forward of loss under the head Capital Gains: Section 40

Loss under the head Capital Gains can be set-off against income from the same head during the income year. If the
loss cannot be set-off in the above manner, the loss or portion thereof can be carried forward to the next assessment
year and set-off against income under the same head in that year restricted upto 6 successive assessment years.
Loss upto Taka 5,000 cannot be carried forward. Amount in excess of Taka 5,000 can only be carried forward and
set-off in the aforesaid manner.
Loss of Agricultural Income: Section 41

Where any assessee sustains a loss of profit or gains in any year under the head Agricultural Income and the loss
cannot be wholly set-off under Section 37, the loss or portion thereof where the assessee has no income under any
other head, shall be carried forward to the following year and set-off against the profits and gains, if any, of such
agricultural income and if the loss in either case cannot be wholly set-off, the amount of loss not so set-off, shall be
carried forward to the next year and so on but not more than 6 years.
Set-off of loss in the case of succession in business: Section: 42

In case of succession in business otherwise than by inheritance, the person succeeding in the business shall not be
entitled to set off the loss of the person succeeded. In the case of change in constitution of firm, the firm shall not be
entitled to set-off the proportionate share of loss of the retired or deceased partner. A partner of the firm shall also not
be entitled to the benefit of such loss.
Carry forward of depreciation allowance: Section 42(6)

Depreciation allowance which cannot be given full effect of, in any year, because of there being no profits or of
inadequate profits, unadjusted allowances or portion thereof as the case may be, shall be carried forward to the next
year or years and be part of allowance for that year.
While setting-off loss on account of depreciation allowance, effect shall first be given to business loss including loss
from speculation business.
Advance income tax:

Detail sheet to be attached here, with
Income tax return
Lecture # 11
20.07.2012
Deduction and collection of tax at source (TDS):
Detail Sheet to be attached
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Lecture # 10
16.07.2012
Assessment of Partnership Firm:
Study References:
Section 30(b);
43(3)
85
Sixth Schedule (Part A) Para 18
Sixth Schedule (Part B) Para 16
Section 30(b); Deduction Inadmissible:

Any payment by way of interest, salary, commission or remuneration made by a firm or an association of persons
to any partner of the firm or any member of the association, as the case may be
Section 43(3); Computation of total income:

Where the assessee is a partner of a firm, then, whether the firm has made a profit or a loss, his share (whether a
net profit or a net loss) shall be taken to be any salary, interest, commission or other remuneration payable to him
by the firm in respect of the income year increased or decreased respectively by his share in the balance of the
profit or loss of the firm after the deduction of any interest, salary, commission or other remuneration payable to
any partner in respect of the income year []Deleted F.A. 1995 and such share shall be included in his total income.
Provided that if his share so computed is a loss, such loss may be set off or carried forward and set off in
accordance with the provisions of section 42.
Section 85; Special provisions regarding assessment of firms:

1.
2.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, where the assessee is a firm and the total
income of the firm has been assessed under sections 82, 83, or 84, as the case may be,1. [(a)] Deleted F.A. 1995
2. (b) in the case of a firm, the tax payable by the firm shall be determined on the basis of the total
income of the firm.
(2) Whenever any determination is made in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1), the
Deputy Commissioner of Taxes shall, by an order in writing, notify to the firm1. (a) the amount of tax payable by it, if any ;
2. (b) the amount of the total income on which the determination has been based; and
3. (c) the apportionment of the amount of income between the several partners.
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Salary to Partner A
Commission to Partner C
Office Rent
Interest on Capital B
Interest on Capital C
Provision for Bad debts
Net Profit
Assessment of Pirtnership firm

ABC Limited
P/L Account
150,000 Gross profit
200,000 Capital gain
300,000
125,000
175,000
400,000
1,650,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
3,000,000
Requirements:
1. Compute the total income of ABC firm
2. Tax payable by the firm
3. Allocate profit among the partners
4. Compute total income of Mr. B
5. Tax payable by Mr. B
Solution:
1. Total income of ABC firm
Computation of total income for ABC firm
for the year ended 30 June 2012 (Assessment year 2012-2013)
Net Profit as per P/L acc
Less: Capital gain for separate consideration
Business income
Add: Ibadmissibe expenses
Provision for bad debt sec 30(b)
Salary to partner A sec 30(b)
Commission to partner B sec 30(b)
Intarest on capital (B+C) sec 30(b)
Income from business
Capital gain
Total income
1,650,000
(1,000,000)
650,000
400,000
150,000
200,000
300,000
1,050,000
1,700,000
1,000,000
2,700,000
2. TAX PAYABLE
Capital gain is within five years (A):
On the first
On the next
On the next
On the next
On the balance
Tk
Tk
Tk
Tk
Tk
200,000
300,000
400,000
300,000
1,500,000
2,700,000
@ 10%
@ 15%
@ 20%
@ 25%
Capital gain is after five years (B):

On the first
On the next
On the next
On the next
On the balance
Tk
Tk
Tk
Tk
Tk
200,000
300,000
400,000
300,000
500,000
1,700,000
@ 10%
@ 15%
@ 20%
@ 25%
Nil
30,000
60,000
60,000
375,000
525,000
Nil
30,000
60,000
60,000
125,000
275,000
150,000
425,000
capital gain tax on Tk. 1,000,000 @ 15%
Tax payable lower of A and B
425,000
3. Allocation of profit among partners:

A
350,000
150,000
Profit from the firm(1/3)

Salalry
Commission
Interest
500,000
B
350,000
C
350,000
125,000
475,000
200,000
175,000
725,000
Total income
Less: Capital gain
2,700,000
1,000,000
1,700,000
650,000
1,050,000
Less: Salary, Commission and interest
4. Total income of Mr. B

i) House property income:
Annual value (Reasonable rent)
Less: Repair and maintance 30%
ii) Income from partnership firm
5. Tax Liability
On the first
On the next
On the next
Tk
Tk
Tk
Total
1,050,000
150,000
200,000
300,000
1,700,000
300,000
90,000
210,000
475,000
685,000
200,000
300,000 @ 10%
185,000 @ 15%
685,000
Less: Tax at average rate on share of partnership firm income=(57,750*475,000)/685,000
Nil
30,000
27,750
57,750
40,046
17,704
Lecture # 12, 13 & 14

22.07.2012 / 27.07.2012 / 29.07.2012
Assessment:
1. PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT (SEC.81):
The D.C.T. is empowered under section 81 of I. T. Ordinance, 1984 to make provisional assessment in a
summery manner
i. On the basis of return and statements, where return has been filed (after allowing depreciation as per
3rd Schedule and also after setting off any loss carried forward if any); or
ii. On the basis of last assessed income, where no return has been filed.
As the name indicates that it is not final, just an assessment done provisionally to collect tax before regular
assessment. There shall be no right of appeal against provisional assessment. Rather all penal measures can
be enforced to recover tax as per provisional assessment.
2. ASSESSMENT ON THE BASIS OF CURRECT RETURN (SEC.82):
Where in the opinion of the D.C.T. normal return or revised return submitted by the assessee is correct and
complete in all respect he shall assess total income on the basis of that return and communicate the
assessment order within 30 days from the date of such assessment. The following are the restrictions to do
assessment under this section:
i.
Return must be filed within the prescribed time;
ii.
Tax as per return shall be paid before submission of return;
iii.
Such return does not show any loss.
iv
Such return does not show lesser income than the last assessed income.
v.
Assessment on the basis of such return does not result in refund.
3. UNIVERSAL SELF- ASSESSMENT (SEC. 82BB):
Universal self assessment system has been introduced in our country from the assessment year 2007-2008.
Every assessee (including company) is eligible to submit return under this system. In this system assessee
has to tick the box universal self assessment at the top of the return form. DCT will issue a receipt of such
return and that receipt will mean that assessment is complete. It is hassle free in the sense that assessment
has been done on the basis of return and without any physical presence. Meanwhile, due to this simplicity, it
becomes very popular method of submitting return. But it should be kept in mind that return must be correct
and complete.
Procedure to submit return under universal self assessment system:
The procedure is very simple. Assessee has to prepare his return either by himself or with the help of other
and then it is to be signed and verified. Assessee has to tick the box universal self assessment at the top of
the return form and after paying tax (if applicable) submit the return within the last date of submission of
return. However, the assessee should keep in mind the following:
(a)
Such return must be submitted within the last date of submission of return or within the extended
time allowed by the DCT.
(b)
Tax as per return (if any) is to be paid before submission of return.
(c)
No question is to be raised by the DCT as to the source of initial capital investment in case of new
assessee showing new business if at least 25% of initial capital is shown as income. Initial capital
formed in such way is not transferable within 5 years from the end of the assessment year in any
manner.
Tax audit:
The return submitted at this system may, afterwards, be selected by the NBR or its subordinate authority (if
so authorized by the Board) for audit. The Board will determine the manner of such selection. However an
assessee will be out of the scope of audit if he submits return under universal self assessment system
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showing at least 20% higher income than the income assessed or shown in the immediate preceding
assessment year. But to keep himself out of audit, an assessee will have to fulfill the following conditions:
Such return does not show any tax free income;
Such return does not show any receipt of gift;
Such return does not show any receipt of loan except bank loan;
Such return does not show any wealth accretion which is not covered by income;
If the return is selected for audit, then DCT will proceed to make fresh assessment by issuing notice under
section 83(1) for hearing and he will make assessment within 2 years from the end of the assessment year.
Otherwise it will be barred by time limitation. Assessment can be done under section 83(2) or under section
84 as the situation permits.
Re-open the universal self assessment under section 93:
If any concealment has been detected in the return submitted by the assessee under universal self assessment
scheme within 5 years from the end of the assessment year then the DCT may re-open the case and proceed
to assess further.
4. FINAL SETTLEMENT OF TAX LIABILITY (SEC. 82C):
Any tax deducted /collected at source from the following heads shall be deemed to be the final discharge of
tax liability:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Contractors and suppliers (Section 52+Rule 16)

Royalty and Technical know-how fee (Section 52A(2)
C&F Agency commission (Section 52AAA)
Handmade cigarette (Section 52B)
Compensation against property acquisition (Section 52C)
Import [other than raw-material import] (Section 53+Rule 17A)
Shipping Agency Commission(Section 53AA)
Manpower export(Section 53B+Rule 17C)
Export of (a) knit-wear
(b) Woven garments
(c) Terry towel
(d) Carton
(e) Garments accessories
(Section-53BB)
(f) Jute goods
(g) Frozen foods
(h) Vegetables
(i) Leather goods and
(j) Packed foods
10. Member of Stock Exchange (Section-53BBB)
11. Public Auction (Section 53C+Rule 17D)
12. Non-resident Courier (Section 53CC)
13. Salary of foreign technicians serving in a diamond cutting industry (Section-52 O)
14. Real Estate and Land Development Business (Section-53FF)
15. Insurance Commission (Section 53G)
16. Surveyor of General Insurance (Section-53GG)
17. Sale of property (Section-53H)
18. Share Premium (Section-53L)
19. Capital Gain from transfer of shares by sponsor shareholders (Section 53M)
20. Income from Lottery (Section 55)
21. Amount received by rental power company u/s 52N
22. Amount received by international gateway service provider companies u/s 52S
23. Amount received as export cash subsidy u/s 53DDD
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Section 82C has been re-drafted through Finance Act, 2011 keeping area of final tax liability unchanged but
changing the way of calculating income which will suffer more taxes. Some new conditions are as follows:
(1) Income to be determined through back calculation
(2) Such income will not set off with loss under any other head or loss of earlier year or years.
(3) Though it is final settlement of tax liability but tax is to be paid again in the following situations:
If shown income is in excess of the amount determined under back calculation, then tax is to be
paid again at the applicable rate on excess income shown.
Tax at applicable rate will also be payable on disallowances under sec. 30
Assessee shall have to pay surcharge if net wealth exceeds Tk.2 crore.
5. SPOT ASSESSMENT (SEC.82D):
Where an assessee, not being a company, who has not previously been assessed but carrying on business or
profession in any shopping centre or commercial market or having a small establishment, the D.C.T may fix
tax payable by him at the rate prescribed at Rule-38B and the receipt obtained for payment of such tax shall
be deemed to be an assessment order.
6. ASSESSMENT AFTER HEARING (SEC.83):
When the D.C.T. is not satisfied without requiring the physical presence of the assessee who filed the return
or the production of evidences then he will issue notice u/s 83(1) fixing a date and time for hearing.
After hearing and considering the evidences produced and if necessary considering such other evidences by
issuing another notice u/s 83(2) the D.C.T. will make assessment u/s 83(2) within 30 days from the last
hearing and communicate the assessment order within another 30 days from the date of assessment.
Thus section 83(1) deals with notice of hearing and section 83(2) deals with both requisition notice and
assessment.
7. ASSESSMENT ON THE BASIS OF REPORT OF NBR APPOINTED CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANT (SEC.83AAA):
When NBR has reasonable cause to believe that a return submitted by any company assessee is incorrect or
incomplete, then the Board may appoint a chartered accountant to examine the books of accounts of that
company. He will then exercise the powers and functions of a DCT only relating to section 79 and other than
clause (f) of section 113.After examination of the books of accounts he will submit report to the Board and
the Board will then forward the report to the DCT for consideration. After receiving the report DCT will
proceed to assess the income of the company by issuing notice u/s 83(1)
8.
BEST JUDGMENT ASSESSMENT (SEC. 84):

Where any assessee fails to file return required by a notice u/s 77/93 and has not filed a return or revised
return u/s 78 or to comply with the requirements of notices u/s 79, 80 or 83(I), the D.C.T. shall assess
income to the best of his judgment.
9. ASSESSMENT OF BUS, TRUCK, MINIBUS ETC.:

Deviating from the normal assessment procedure, owner of bus/mini bus, truck/truck Lorries, coaster, taxi
cab etc. will pay tax on at the fixed rate prescribed at SRO No 267-law/2010 dated 01/07/2010.
10. ASSESSMENT OF PARTNERSHIP FIRM (SEC.85):
Like other category of assessee, DCT will assess the income of the partnership firm and determine the tax
payable thereon by the firm. He will also apportion the total income of the firm (arrived before tax) between
the partners.
11. ASSESSMENT IN CASE OF CHANGE IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FIRM (SEC.86):
If DCT found at the time of assessment of a firm that a change has occurred in the constitution of the firm,
the assessment shall be made on the re-constituted firm but the conditions are:
(1) Income will be apportioned between those partners who were partners during the income year.
(2) When tax assessed on any partner is not recoverable from him it will be recovered from the reconstituted firm.
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12. ASSESSMENT IN CASE OF CONSTITUTION OF A NEW SUCCESSOR FIRM (SEC.87):

If it is found at the time of assessment of a firm that a new firm has been constituted to succeed the previous
firm DCT will make 2 assessments one for the predecessor firm and the other for the successor firm.
13. ASSESSMENT IN CASE OF SUCCESSION TO BUSINESS OTHERWISE THAN ON DEATH
(SEC.88):
Where any person carrying on business or profession has been succeeded otherwise than by death by another
person the predecessor shall be assessed for the period up to the date of succession and the successor shall be
assessed for the period after the date of succession. Provided that(1) Where the predecessor can not be found the assessment shall be made on the successor
(2) Where tax is not recoverable from the predecessor it is to be recovered from the successor
who shall be entitled to recover it from the predecessor.
14. ASSESSMENT IN CASE OF DISCONTINUED BUSINESS (SEC.89):
When any business or profession is discontinued, a notice of such discontinuance must be given to the
D.C.T. within 15 days of such discontinuance of the business or profession accompanied by a return of total
income for the broken period. If the person discontinuing such business or profession fails to give such
notice, the D.C.T. may impose penalty a sum not exceeding the amount of tax subsequently assessed on him.
15. ASSESSMENT IN CASE OF PERSONS LEAVING BANGLADESH (SEC. 91):
Whenever any person is leaving Bangladesh and has no intention to come back, the D.C.T. may proceed to
assess him for all the completed income years for which his assessments remain pending as well as for the
broken period up to the probable date of his departure from Bangladesh.
Here is deviation from the usual practice as the assessment of the broken period may be completed before
the commencement of the relevant assessment year. One important thing to note here is that, the assessee is
entitled under the law to get at least seven days time to file his return and statements of income.
16. ASSESSMENT OF A DECEASED PERSON (SEC. 92):
Whenever any person dies, his executor, administrator or other legal representative is liable under the law to
pay out of the estate of the deceased any tax which was payable by him and any other tax liability which
might be payable in consequence of any assessment made after his death. Liability of the legal representative
is limited to the extent to which decreased estate is capable of meeting the liability.
Legal representative shall be deemed to be an assessee for this purpose, provided a notice is given to him as
per section 92(2).
17. ESCAPED ASSESSMENT (SEC. 93):
A fresh assessment can be made by the D.C.T. in case of
i)
Escaped assessment;
ii) Under assessment;
iii) Assessment at too low a rate;
iv) Assessment results excessive relief or refund.
Preconditions:
i)
Action under section 93 cannot be initiated unless definite information has come into the possession
of the D.C.T.
ii) Before initiating the proceeding under section 93 previous approval in writing from the IJCT is to
be taken, except in a case where a return has not been filed u/s 75/77
iii) Notice under section 93 can be issued within 5 years from the end of the assessment year in case it
is escaped assessment or under assessment and within 2 years from the end of the assessment year
in case it is assessed at too low a rate or has been subject to excessive relief or refund.
18. ASSESSMENT IN THE CASE OF MINORS, LUNATICS, IDIOTS, BENEFICIARIES OF ANY
TRUST. (SEC. 95):
Minors, lunatics and idiots are assessable to tax as beneficiaries through their guardians and trustees in the
same way and to the same extent as it would have been livable and recoverable from such beneficiaries of
full age or sound mind in direct receipt of any income profits and gains. In the like manner, the beneficiaries
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of any property managed by a Trust, Court of Words, receiver or manager will be brought to tax through the
Trustees, Court of Words, receivers or manager.
19. ASSESSMENT OF SHIPPING BUSINESS (SEC. 102):
If any Ship calls on any port in Bangladesh, the aggregate of the receipt arising from the carriage of
passenger, livestock, mail or goods shipped at the port since the last arrival of the ship or at any port outside
Bangladesh for which amount is received or deemed to be received in Bangladesh shall be treated as income
received in Bangladesh and in this case tax rate will be 8% (usually tax rate is 4% in case where there is a
double taxation avoidance agreement with the country the ship is originated).
20. ASSESSMENT OF AIR TRANSPORT BUSINESS (SEC. 103A):
If any Aircraft calls on any airport in Bangladesh, the aggregate of the receipts arising from the carriage of
passengers, livestock, mail or goods loaded at the said airport into that aircraft shall be deemed to be income
received in Bangladesh and in this case tax rate will be 3% (usually no tax in case where there is a double
taxation avoidance agreement with the country the aircraft is originated).
Penalty:
There are provisions for imposition of penalties on fraudulent assessee at chapter XV (section 123-133) of the Income
Tax Ordinance, 1984. The penalty is the additional amount of income tax though as per definition of tax at section 2
(62), tax includes penalty. The power to impose penalty is given mainly to the Deputy Commissioner of taxes (DCT)
and in case of concealment of income the power to impose penalty is also given to the Commissioner of Taxes
(Appeal), Appellate Joint Commissioner of Taxes and Taxes Appellate Tribunal. The power to impose penalty is
subject to the prior approval of the Inspecting Joint Commissioner of taxes (IJCT) except in the case of imposing
penalty for failure to file return u/s 124. Penal proceedings can be initiated by the DCT only in the course of any
proceedings in connection with the regular assessment and no such proceedings can be started after completion of the
assessment order. If the penalty proceedings are not finalized but the assessment is completed there is nothing to bar
the DCT to impose penalty. There is another restriction that assessee has been heard or has been given a reasonable
opportunity of being heard before imposing penalty.
Penal Provisions
The penal provisions are tabulated below: Sl.
1.
Grounds of Penalty
Section
Amount of Penalty
Penalty
for
not
maintaining accounts in
the prescribed manner
123
(Read with
section 35 and
Rule-8)
(a) 1.5 times of the amount

of tax payable (Maximum)
(b) Tk.100 where the total
income does not exceed the
threshold limit (Maximum)
Pre-conditions/
Comments
1) Penalty cannot be
imposed
unless
the
assessee has been heard
or has been given a
reasonable opportunity of
being heard.
2) DCT shall not impose
the penalty without the
previous approval of the
IJCT.
2.
a) Penalty for failure to

file return
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10% of the last assessed tax

or Tk. 1,000/- whichever is
higher plus Tk. 50/- per day
during which the default
continues.
Penalty
cannot
be
imposed
unless
the
or has been given a
being heard.
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Sl.
Grounds of Penalty
Section
Amount of Penalty
b) Penalty for failure to

furnish
certificate,
statement,
accounts,
information etc. required
u/s 58, 108, 109, 110 and
184C
c) Penalty for failure to
furnish
information
required u/s 113
124(2)
Tk 500/- plus 250 per month

during which the default
continues.
d) Penalty for using fake

T.I.N. or T.I.N. of
another person
Failure to pay advance

tax
124(2) Proviso
124A
125
Pre-conditions/
Comments
Tk.25,000/- plus 500/- per

day during which the default
continues.
Tk.20,000/( maximum)
The amount of short fall

(maximum)
-Do-
-Do-
imposed
unless
the
or has been given a
being heard.
IJCT
imposed
unless
the
or has been given a
being heard.
IJCT.
4.
Penalty
for
noncompliance with notice
u/s 79, 80, 83(1) and
83(2)
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The
amount
subsequently
(maximum)
of
tax
assessed
-Do-
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Sl.
Grounds of Penalty
Failure to pay tax u/s 74

on the basis of return
6.
Penalty for concealment

of income
Section
127
128
7.
Penalty for default in

payment of tax
137
Failure to deduct/collect
tax at source or having
deducted/collected fails
to deposit into national
exchequer.
57
Failure to give notice to

the DCT regarding the
discontinuance
of
business
89(3)
Amount of Penalty
Pre-conditions/
Comments
If tax paid u/s 74 is less than

80% of the payable amount
then 25% of the short fall
(maximum).
If 80% is covered then no
penalty.
10% of the tax evasion. If
the tax evasion is detected
after one year or more, then
the amount of penalty will
increase by additional 10%
for each earlier assessment
year
The amount of arrear tax
(maximum)
2% per month of the amount

of tax to be deducted,
collected or deposited
The
amount
subsequently
(maximum)
-Do-
-Do-
If the amount of tax on

which
penalty
was
imposed has been fully
reduced by the order of
any Appeal/ Tribunal/
Supreme
court,
the
penalty
shall
automatically
be
cancelled and if any
penalty paid shall be
refunded.
(1)The
deducting
authority will also be
treated as an assessee in
default.
(2)Expenditure will be
disallowed as per section
30(a) and 30(aa)
of
tax
assessed
No pre-condition.
The above-mentioned sections prescribe the maximum penalty (except section 124 and section 57 where penalty is
fixed). But the fact is that the ceiling of penalty does not mean that penalty must necessarily be imposed in every
case. The discretion of the DCT to levy or not to levy a penalty is still preserved by the penalty sections mentioned
above.
Penalty for not maintaining accounts in the prescribed manner (section 123).
As per provision of section 35 income shall be computed in accordance with the method of accounting regularly
employed by the assessee in case of the following heads of income: 1. Income from business or profession.
2. Agricultural Income
3. Income from other sources.
Medical practitioners known as doctors, surgeons, physicians, dentists, psychiatrists, homeopaths, veterinary surgeons
other than medical practitioners, who do not make any separate charge for consultation but make a charge for the
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medicines supplied by them and legal practitioners (including income-tax practitioners) accountant and auditors,
architects and engineers, are to maintain accounts in the manner prescribed in rule-8.
Penalty for failure to file Income Tax Return (Section- 124)

The Deputy Commissioner of Taxes has not the absolute power to impose penalty without giving due regard to see
the circumstances which causes default on the part of the assessee to file the return on time and if there is any
reasonable cause for which he failed to file the return on time penalty should not be imposed. Absence of reasonable
cause is necessary to justify a penalty-mere non-furnishing of, or delay in furnishing a return of income is not enough.
Imposition of penalty is not compensatory but punitive and the proceeding to impose penalty is quasi criminal. It is
well settled that the liability to pay penalty does not arise merely on proof of default in filing the return on time and
the discretionary power of the authority to impose penalty for failure to file return on time is to be exercised judicially
and on consideration of all the relevant circumstances. Penalty may be imposed for not furnishing a return within the
time allowed in the notice calling for a return, even if the assessee does furnish a return after the expiration of the
time allowed.
Penalty for concealment of income (section 128)

This section prescribes penalty for concealment of income An assessee who had deliberately filed an incorrect return
submitted a revised return when the omission in the first return was on the point of being discovered and the DCT
while assessing on the basis of the revised return imposed a penalty under section 128 of I.T. Ordinance, 1984 for
concealment of income in the first return.
Concealment of income in the original return would be attracting penalty even if the assessee submits a revised return
u/s-78 before the assessment is completed.
This section specifies the different nature of concealment and prescribed the maximum amount of penalty to be
imposed depending on the nature and circumstances of the case. For concealing particulars of income or for
furnishing inaccurate particulars of income which includes suppression of any item of receipt liable to tax or showing
such expenditure which has not been actually incurred or claiming any deduction which is not legally allowable. For
such type of concealment DCT shall impose @10% of the tax evasion. If the tax evasion is detected after one year or
more, then the amount of penalty will increase by additional 10% for each earlier assessment year.
Penalty for default in payment of tax (section-137)

This section gives discretion to the DCT to impose or not to impose a penalty when an assessee is in default in
payment of tax including advance tax. It is not obligatory on the DCT to impose a penalty in every case where there is
default in payment of tax and the amount of the penalty is also in his discretion, but the total amount of penalty
should not exceed the amount of tax in arrear.
The penalty so imposed under this ordinance shall be in addition to any other liability of the assessee, which he has
incurred in any other provisions under this ordinance or under any other law of the country.
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Articled Student
KPMG (Bangladesh)
Rahman Rahman Huq
01922939126
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Lecture # 15
02.08.2012
Appeal:
An appeal lies to the Appellate Joint Commissioner of Taxes (AJCT) or to the Commissioner (Appeals), as the case
may be, against the order of the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes (DCT). Section 153 gives the right of appeal only to
the tax payer and not to the department. Therefore, income tax department cannot appeal against any order of the
DCT. But the Inspecting Joint/Additional Commissioner of Taxes (IJCT/IACT) has the power U/S 120 to revise any
order passed by the DCT if it is erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the revenue. Commissioner of Taxes
working in the territorial zone can also exercise his revisional power U/S 121A and pass such order not being an
order prejudicial to the interest of the assessee. Therefore, no appeal would lie if a right of appeal is not given at our
tax law because appeal is not an inherent right. The sequence of appeal is given below through a flow chart:
Order
of the
DCT
3
Choose an
Appeal Option
4
2
Review
application
to the CT
of
Territorial
Zone
1st Appeal to the

AJCT (other
than company
cases and its
directors)
END
1st Appeal to the

AACT
(For company
cases and its
directors)
6 1st Appeal to the

Commissioner
(Appeals)
(For company
and its directors)
2nd appeal to the Taxes

Appellate Tribunal (both
assessee and income tax
department can go)
Reference application to
High Court Division of
the Supreme Court (Only
at question of law point)
9
Appeal to the Appellate
Division of the Supreme Court
against the judgment of the H/C
division (if the H/C division
certifies to be fit case for appeal
to the Appellate Division)
END
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1.
First appeal to the AJCT/AACT/Commissioner (Appeals)
Only assessee can file 1st appeal to the Appellate Joint Commissioner of Taxes (AJCT) or Appellate Additional
Commissioner of Taxes (AACT) or Commissioner (Appeals) as per jurisdiction. The jurisdiction is usually
mentioned at the bottom of the demand notice issued by the DCT. Normally, AACT and Commissioner (Appeals)
deal with company cases along with the directors of the company and the AJCT deals with other individual cases.
Appeal to the Commissioner (Appeals) also lies against the order made by the IJCT U/S 10 or U/S 120.It is to be
noted here that the right of appeal is given to the assessee. Where an assessment is made on the representative or on
the agent of a non-resident, the person beneficially entitled to the income is nevertheless an assessee within the
meaning of section 153 and has therefore a right to appeal.
When 1st appeal can be filed
(a)
Appeal can be filed by the assessee against the following order of the DCT:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Assessment Order (except assessment U/S 81, 82 and 82BB)

Determination of tax liability to pay.
Tax Computation (including an order imposing simple interest U/S 73)
Set-off of losses U/S 37 (If the assessee has any objection as to the computation
of loss or set-off of loss).
(v)
Penalty U/S 124, 125, 126,127, 128 and 137.( There is no provision to file appeal against the order
of charging additional amount @2% per month for non deduction/ collection of tax at source).
(vi) Refusal to allow a claim of refund.
(vii) Determination to the actual amount of refund.
(viii) Disallowing the claim of foreign tax credit (7th Schedule(para-7)
Appeal can also be filed to the Commissioner (Appeals) against the following order of the IJCT/IACT:
(i)
(ii)
(b)
Assessment Order U/S 10.

Order to revise the order of the DCT U/S 120.
Procedure to file 1st Appeal

The following procedure should be followed to file 1st appeal:
(i) Appeal shall be filed at the form prescribed at Rule -27 and Rule-27A with duly signed and verified.
(ii) Appeal fee of TK. 200/- is to be paid before submission of appeal.
(iii) Tax as per return is to be paid if it is not paid at the time of filing return or afterwards.
(iv) Appeal shall have to be filed within 45 days from the date of service of demand notice except in case
of appeal against the disallowances of the foreign tax credit as per 7 th schedule Para-7.
However appeal authorities can entertain an appeal after condoning the delay if he is convinced that
assessee has sufficient reason for failure of file appeal in time. Demand notice should be served
properly otherwise assessee will get unlimited time. The power to condone such delay is
discretionary. Provision for time limitation of 45 days will not attract if demand notice was not
served with assessment order (I.T. 88) and Tax computation form (I.T. 30), in which case assessee
will get unlimited time for filing appeal. So without I.T.88 and I.T.30 the service of demand notice is
not complete. In computing the 45 days, the time required for obtaining a certified copy of such
order should be excluded.
Where the 45 days expires on day which is a holiday, the appeal may be made on the day next
following such holiday.
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(c) Disposal of appeal cases by the appeal authority

The following procedure should be followed by the appeal authority to dispose of an appeal:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
Notice of hearing is to be given to both appellant and the concerned DCT.

Appeal authority can make enquiry and call for such particulars as he may require before
disposing of an appeal. He can also give instruction to the DCT for further enquiry.
Appeal authority can allow new or additional ground of appeal if he is satisfied that the omission
of that ground was not willful or unreasonable.
Appeal authority will not admit any documentary evidence which was not produced before the
DCT unless he is satisfied that appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from producing such
evidence before DCT.
Appeal authority in his judgment can give following decision when an appeal filed against
assessment order:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
confirm
reduce
Enhance
Set aside with the direction to make fresh assessment. (only on the ground that notice was
not served properly)
Annul
Enhancement of assessment means increase in the amount of total income or tax. It can be
done only after giving the assessee a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
If the AJCT or Commissioner (Appeals) does not enhance the total income but by means of
reduction under one head and an increase under another head allows the assessment to remain
the same or reduces it, it can not be said to have enhanced merely because income under one
head has been increased Where the assessees income has been assessed under more than one
head, even if the assessees appeal is confined to the income assessed under only one of the
heads, the AJCT or Commissioner (Appeals) may enhance the assessment by increasing the
amount assessed under another head of income in respect of which the assessee has not
appealed. The reason is that income tax is only one tax and when the assessee goes in appeal
then exposes the assessment as a whole.
But appeal authority has no power to enhance the assessment by assessing entirely new sources
of income outside the subject matter of the assessment appealed against. He has no jurisdiction
to travel beyond the subject matter of the assessment and his power of enhancement relates only
to that income which has been subjected to the process of assessment.
On the other hand it is not open to the assessee who has preferred an appeal to withdraw it so as
to prevent the Appellate Joint Commissioner of Taxes (AJCT) or Commissioner (Appeals) from
enhancing the assessment.
(d) Appeal authority in his judgment can give the following decisions when an appeal filed against
penalty order:
(i)
confirm
(ii) set-aside (only an the ground that notice was not served properly)
(iii) cancel
(iv) reduce
(v)
enhance (only after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard)
(e) In any other case, appeal authority can pass such order as they think fit. But the AJCT or Commissioner
has no power to review his own order in any case but he is empowered U/S 173 to rectify any mistake
apparent from record.
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(f) Appeal shall be disposed of by the appeal authority with 150 days from the end of the month of which the
appeal was filed and such order shall be communicated to the appellant, DCT and Commissioner of Taxes
within 30 days. If the appeal is not disposed of within the period of limitation the appeal so filed shall be
deemed to have been allowed.
2.
Procedure to file 2nd appeal to the Taxes Appellate Tribunal

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
3.
Both assessee and DCT (with prior approval of his Commissioner) can prefer 2 nd appeal against the
1st appeal order (Including an order imposing penalty u/s 128 by the AJCT or Commissioner
(Appeals). An order of the AJCT or Commissioner (Appeals) refusing to condone delay ( if there is
any application for condo nation) and refusing to admit, or rejecting after hearing, an appeal as time
barred, will be treated as an order passed in the appeal and a 2nd appeal would lie to the tribunal.
Appeal shall be filed at the form prescribed at Rule-28 with duly signed and verified by the
appellant.
Tribunal fee of TK.1000/- is to be paid before submission of 2nd appeal (this fee is not applicable
when appeal is filed by the DCT).
Assessee has to pay tax @ 10% of the difference between the tax as per appeal order and tax as per
section 74. However, authority to reduce such tax has been given to the Commissioner of Taxes if
assessee applies for this.
Appeal shall be filed to the Taxes Appellate Tribunal within 60 days from the date of receiving 1 st
appeal order.
Disposal of appeal by the Taxes Appellate Tribunal

The following procedure should be followed by the Taxes Appellate Tribunal to dispose of an appeal:
(a)
Notice of hearing is to be given to both appellant and the department. Even if the appellant does not
appear on the day fixed for hearing, the Tribunal is bound to decide the appeal on merit and cannot
dismiss the appeal for default.
(b)
Tribunal may call for such particulars as they may require or can give instruction to the DCT for
further inquiry.
(c)
Tribunal will give judgment as they think fit. The power to pass such order as the Tribunal thinks fit
can be exercised only in relation to the matters that arise in the appeal. It is not open to the Tribunal
to adjudicate or give a finding on a question which is not in dispute and which does not form the
subject matter of the appeal.
The Tribunal would be entitled to enhance the assessment as it stands after the appeal order in case
of appeal by the department or in case of cross appeal. But when the appeal is filed by the assessee
and there is no cross appeal by the department, it is not open to the Tribunal to give a finding
adverse to the assessee.
(d)
Since a reference application to the High Court division lies only on a question of law, the Tribunal
is the final fact finding authority.
(e)
Appeal shall be disposed of by the Appellate Tribunal within 6 months from the end of the month of
filing appeal; otherwise appeal so filed shall be deemed to have been allowed. Such order should be
communicated within 30 days for the date of order.
(f)
Tribunal has no power to review its own order but they are empowered by section 173 to rectify any
mistake apparent from record.
(g)
Tribunal has power to permit an appeal to be withdrawn.
(h)
Decision shall be given in accordance with the opinion of the majority of its members. It is the duty
of the members of the Tribunal who heard the appeal in the first instance to formulate clearly the
point on which they differ and it is only thereafter that a reference can be made to a third member.
After the decision of the third member on the point referred to him the case should go back to the
original Bench, since the third member has not given the jurisdiction to decide and dispose of the
appeal. In this way decision will be based on the opinion of the majority of the members.
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4.
Procedure to file reference application to High Court Division of the Supreme Court
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Both assessee and the Commissioner of Taxes (with prior permission from NBR) can file reference
application to High Court Division of the Supreme Court only against any question of law arising
from the order( including an order under section 173) of the Taxes Appellate Tribunal. An order of
the Tribunal dismissing an appeal as time barred or refusing to condone delay is obviously an order
of the Tribunal and consequently a reference lies against it. Where assessee is the applicant the
Commissioner of Taxes will be the respondent and where the Commissioner of Taxes is the
applicant, the assessee will be the respondent.
Application shall be filed within 90 days from the date of receipt of the Tribunal order at the form
prescribed at Rule-29 with duly signed and verified.
Fee of Tk. 2,000 is to be paid before submission of application. However no fee is needed if
application is made by the Commissioner of Taxes.
Where the assessee is the applicant then 25% or 50% of the difference between the tax as per return
and the tax as per tribunal order is to be paid followingly.
Particulars
Rate
Rate to be applied
i. If tax demand is below Tk. 1,000,000
25%
On the difference between the
tax as per Tribunal order and
ii. If tax demand is more than Tk. 1,000,000
50%
tax as per return.
However NBR has the power to waive or modify the requirement of such payment
(e)
Application shall be in triplicate and accompanied by the following document:

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(f)
(g)
5.
Certified copy of Tribunal Order

Certified copy of Appeal Order
Certified copy of Assessment Order
Any other document relevant to the question of law which was submitted to the DCT or to
the AJCT or to the Tribunal.
After getting hearing notice from the High Court Division, the respondent shall have to submit the
reply in writing at least 7 days before the date of hearing.
Tax as per Tribunal order shall be payable notwithstanding the pendency of a reference in the High
Court Division. The High Court Division may in a proper case stay of recovery proceedings till the
disposal of the reference.
Disposal of reference application by the High Court Division

(a)
A division bench of not less than 2 Judges will hear the case as per section 98 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908.If the judges are equally divided the question on which there is the difference of
judicial opinion may be referred to another judge or to a larger Bench and the decision of the
majority of the judges would prevail.
(b)
The High Court Division will decide the question of law and deliver its judgment containing the
grounds on which the decision is founded. The judgment of the High Court Division as a whole is
binding between the parties in the particular case. If the judgment expounds a wrong construction of
the Ordinance, an appeal against it is open and there is no other procedure by which it can be
corrected.
The cost of the reference shall be in the discretion of the Court.
(c)
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6.
Procedure to file appeal to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court

An appeal shall lie to the Appellate Division against the judgment of the High Court Division provided the
High Court Division certifies the case to be a fit one for appeal to the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court. The High Court Division would certify the case as a fit one for appeal and grant leave to appeal to the
Appellate Division if a substantial question of law is involved or if the question is otherwise of great public or
private importance.
If the High Court Division refuses to certify a case to be a fit one for appeal to the Appellate Division, an
application may be made to the Appellate Division for special leave to appeal against the decision of the High
Court Division in special circumstances.
7.
Disposal of appeal by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court

The appellate division will hear and dispose of the appeal as per provision of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
8.
Revisional Power of Commissioner of Taxes under section 121A

While section 120 empowers the Inspecting Joint Commissioner of Taxes and Inspecting Additional
Commissioner of Taxes to exercise revisional power in favour of revenue, section 121A empowers the
Commissioner of Taxes of the territorial zone to exercise revisional power in favour of the assessee. The
following procedure should be followed to file a review application to the Commissioner of Taxes:
(i)
Application shall be made in a plain paper as there is no prescribed form.
(ii) Review fee of TK. 200/- is to be paid before submission of application.
(iii) Tax as per return is to be paid if the application is filed against the order of the DCT and undisputed
portion of tax as per 1st appeal order is to be paid if the application is filed against the AJCT or AACT.
(iv) Application shall have to be submitted within 60 days from the date the date of receiving order.
However Commissioner of Taxes can entertain an application after condoning the delay if he is
convinced that assessee has sufficient reason for failure of submit application in time. However the
power to condone such delay is discretionary. If it is made against the order of the DCT, it is to be made
either after the time of appeal (45 days) is over or with an affidavit waiving the right of appeal and if it
is made against the order of the AJCT or AACT it is to be made either after the time of 2nd appeal (60
days) is over or with an affidavit waiving the right of filing Tribunal.
9.
Disposal of revisional application by the Commissioner of Taxes

(1) Commissioner of Taxes will hear a case which is passed by any authority subordinate to him. DCT is
directly the subordinate to the Commissioner of Taxes. Though AJCT and AACT are not subordinate to
the Commissioner but for the purpose of section 121A, they will be deemed to be the subordinate to the
Commissioner so that their order can be revised by the Commissioner of Taxes.
(2) Commissioner of Taxes will pass order within 60 days from the date of receiving application failing
which application will be deemed to have been allowed fully.
(3) Commissioner of Taxes can make enquiry and can also give instruction to the DCT for further enquiry.
(4) Commissioner of Taxes shall not pass any order which is prejudicial to the assessee. A prejudicial order
is that order which places the assessee in a different and worse position than before. But an order
declining to interfere shall not be deemed to be an order prejudicial to the assessee. Commissioners
revisional power is of an administrative nature and therefore he is not bound to hear the assessee before
passing his order.
(5) An order passed by the Commissioner of Taxes under section 121A is not appeal able to the Taxes
Appellate Tribunal and no reference will lie against such order.
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Lecture # 16
03.08.2012
Individual Tax Assessment Problem.
Salient Features of Finance Act, 2012.
Sheet to be attached here.
Asif Ahmed
Articled Student
KPMG (Bangladesh)
Rahman Rahman Huq
01922939126
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Lecture # 17
05.08.2012
Alternate Dispute Resolutions:
Finance Act 2011 introduces new chapter titled Alternate Dispute Resolution in IT Ordinance 1984 to resolve any
dispute of an assessee lying with any income tax authority, Taxes Appellate Tribunal, or Court. This is done to
simplify and speed up dispute resolution process. The whole process is summarized in following figure:
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An assessee may apply for resolution of the dispute through the ADR process if aggrieved by an order of an income
tax authority or if a dispute is pending before any income-tax authority, tribunal or court. In case of any pending
dispute, the assessee is required to get permission from the authority where it is pending in writing before applying
for ADR and if approval is received and assessee applies for ADR, the matter shall remain stayed during ADR
negotiation process.
To resolve dispute in an alternative way, the Board may select or appoint Facilitator and determine his duties and
responsibilities. The assessee shall be allowed to negotiate himself personally or along with an authorized
representative, with the Commissioner's Representative for the concerned dispute under the facilitation and
supervision of such Facilitator. Upon receiving the application of ADR, the Facilitator shall forward a copy of the
application to the respective Deputy Commissioner of Taxes and also call for his opinion on the grounds of the
application. If the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes fails to give his opinion regarding fulfillment of the conditions, the
Facilitator may notify in writing the applicant and the Commissioner of Taxes or the Commissioner's Representative
to attend the meetings for settlement of disputes on a date mentioned in the notice. Where an agreement is reached,
either wholly or in part, between the assessee and the Commissioner's Representative, the Facilitator shall record, in
writing, the details of the agreement, sign and shall communicate the same to the assessee and the concerned Deputy
Commissioner of Taxes.
However, where no agreement is reached or the dispute resolution is ended in disagreement between the assessee and
the concerned Commissioner's Representative for noncooperation of either of the parties, the Facilitator shall
communicate it within fifteen days from the date of disagreement, to the applicant and the Board, the concerned
court, Tribunal, appellate authority and income tax authority, as the case may be, about such unsuccessful dispute
resolution.
Where an agreement is reached, it shall be binding on both the parties and it cannot be challenged in any authority,
Tribunal or court either by the assessee or any other income tax authority. Where an agreement is not reached, the
assessee may prefer an appeal in following manner:
Dispute Arises out of an order of
Appeal to
Deputy Commissioner of Taxes
Appellate Joint Commissioner of Taxes

OR
Appellate Additional Commissioner of Taxes
OR
Commissioner of Taxes (Appeals)
Appellate Joint Commissioner of Taxes
Taxes Appellate Tribunal
OR
Appellate Additional Commissioner of Taxes
OR
Commissioner of Taxes (Appeals)
The assessee-applicant may also appeal to the respective appellate authority or court from where he has got
permission to apply for ADR.
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Resident Vs Non-Resident:
Not only the rate of tax depends upon the residential status of the assessee but also the category of income to be
included in computing total income depends upon the residential status of the assessee. So in income tax viewpoint
firstly the residential status of the assessee is to be determined. As per section 2(55) a person will be resident if he
fulfils the following conditions:Sl.
No
1.
2.
Category of person
Individual
(Bangladeshi or
foreigner)
(i) Hindu Undivided

Family (HUF)
(ii) Partnership firm
(iii) Association of
Persons (AOP)
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Condition for being resident
Analysis
Stay in Bangladesh for at

least 182 days in aggregate
during the income year.
OR
Stay in Bangladesh for at
least 90 days in aggregate
during the income year
+
An aggregate stay of at least
365 days in Bangladesh in
the course of 4 years
preceding the income year.
The control and management
of its affairs is situated
wholly
or
partly
in
Bangladesh
during
the
income year.
The test of residence here are alternative not

cumulative. Each of the 2 tests requires the personal
presence of the assessee in Bangladesh during the
income year. If the assessee is continuously out of
Bangladesh during the whole year, he must be
treated as non-resident in that year.
If the 1st criteria of 182 days has fulfilled he is
to be regarded as resident irrespective of any other
consideration. If anybody resides here for less than
90 days then obviously he is non-resident. Thus a
man may be resident in 2 different countries in the
same year, although he can have only one domicile.
If the control and management is situated
wholly outside Bangladesh only then an HUF, firm
or other AOP can be treated as non-resident. Since
partial control is sufficient for the purpose of
residence, a firm may have 2 places of residence;
The residence of partners or an individual member
of HUF is immaterial for the purpose of determining
the residence of a firm or family.
The place of control may be different from the
place where the actual trading is carried on. Control
of a business does not necessarily mean the carrying
on of the business and therefore the place where
trading activities or physical operations are carried
on is not necessarily the place of control and
management. Control and management signifies the
controlling and directive power and situated implies
the functioning of such power at a particular place
with some degree of performance.
Control and management means de facto
control and management and not merely the right or
power to control and manage. The absence of the
karta from Bangladesh throughout the year does not
by itself lead to the conclusion that the family is
non-resident in that year, since the business of the
family, though it is normally controlled by the karta,
may at a particular point of time be controlled by
some one else. The same principle applies equally to
cases of firms and other association of persons.
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Sl.
No
3.
Category of person
Company
Condition for being resident
Analysis
The control and management

of its affairs is situated
wholly in Bangladesh during
the income year.
A company whether a Bangladeshi company or

a foreign company whether it is registered at
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies of Bangladesh
or not is resident here in Bangladesh if the control
and management of its affairs is situated fully in
Bangladesh during the income year.
In the classical word, a company can not eat or
sleep but it can keep house and do business and for
the purpose of income tax a company resides where
it really keeps house and does business, i.e. where
the central management and control actually abides.
While the location of control and management is the
sole test of residence for HUF, Firm and AOP, it is
also a test for companies.
Here controls mean de facto control not merely
de jure control. The control and management, the
head and brain, does not reside where there is some
ultimate power of control such as the power to alter
the articles of associations by a special resolution or
the power to interfere with fundamental finance.
A company may be resident in Bangladesh
even though its entire trading operations are carried
on abroad. If the management and control is situated
here, the company is resident here and it does not in
the least matter where the actual selling and buying
of the goods takes place.
Incidence of taxation on the basis of residential status:

Section 16 is the charging section where it was clearly mentioned that income tax is to be charged on the total income
of the assessee. The liability to tax arises by virtue of the charging section. The assessment order only quantifies the
liability which is finally created by the charging section.
Here total income as per section 2(65) means total amount of income as referred to in section 17 and includes any
other income which is to be included in the total income of the assessee as per provision of The Income Tax
Ordinance, 1984. The principle underlying section 17 is to make the chargeability of income depending upon the
locality of receipt or accrual. Section 43 also deals with the computation of total income by inclusion, in some cases,
of other person's income. Assesses can be divided into 2 categories:(i) Resident; and
(ii) Non-resident.
The basic difference between resident and non-resident is tabulated below:Sl.
No
1.
Area
Income
point of
view
Resident
Non-resident
Analysis
The
entire
income
accruing or arising in
any part of the world,
irrespective of whether it
is
received
in
The income accruing or

arising in Bangladesh
only is taxable.
(a) A non-resident, unlike a resident, is

not chargeable in respect of income
accruing or arising outside Bangladesh
and not received in Bangladesh.
(b) If an income is taxed on the ground
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Bangladesh or not is
taxable
2.
Tax point
of view
General tax
applicable.
rate
is
Maximum tax rate is

applicable.
Investment
Tax Credit
Point of
view
Investment tax credit

facility is applicable
Investment tax credit

facility is not applicable
of accrual or deemed accrual, it can not

be taxed again on the ground of receipt
either in the same year or in a different
year.
(c) As per S.R.O. No. 216-Law/ Income
tax/2004 dated 13/07/2004 foreign
income of a Bangladeshi national,
irrespective of resident or non-resident,
is exempt from payment of tax if it
comes through official channel.
(a) The only exception is non-resident
Bangladeshi where general tax rate is
applicable.
(b) If any resident assessee proves to the
satisfaction of the DCT that, he has paid
tax at foreign country by deduction or
otherwise on any income which has
accrued or arisen to him outside
Bangladesh with which there is no
reciprocal tax treaty, the DCT may
deduct from the tax payable by the
assessee a sum equal to the tax
calculation on such doubly taxed income
at the average rate of tax of Bangladesh
or the average rate of tax of the foreign
country whichever is less.
The only exception is non-resident
Bangladeshi where investment tax credit
facility is applicable like resident.
Thus the incidence of tax depends upon and is determined by the question whether the assessee is resident in
Bangladesh. A non-resident entitles partial exemption from chargeability to which resident is not entitled to.
Generally speaking, the incidence of tax is higher in the case of persons who are resident and lower in the case of
persons who are non-resident.
Avoidance of tax through transactions with non-residents (Sec.104 read with rule-34 and 35)
Business may be carried on between a resident and a non resident and owing to the close connection between them,
the course of business may be so arranged that the resident makes either no profit or less than the ordinary profit in
that business. Such an arrangement might deprive Bangladesh Govt. from tax which would otherwise be payable by
the resident. In such cases the resident may be charged in respect of the profits which he has not in fact made but
which he might reasonably be expected to have made had he done the business on ordinary commercial terms.
Rule-35 read with rule-34 prescribes the method of determining the amount of notional income in respect of which
the resident may be charged under section 104.
Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (Sec. 144 read with 7th Schedule):
Double taxation avoidance agreement is usually an agreement between 2 countries seeking to avoid double taxation
by defining the taxing rights of each country with regard to cross, border flows of income and providing tax credits or
exemptions to eliminate double taxation. The Govt. of Bangladesh also may enter into an agreement with the Govt. of
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other countries for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. Income tax policy wing of
the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is entrusted to negotiate the double taxation treaty with foreign countries to
promote foreign direct investment in Bangladesh. Such agreement will come into force through notification in the
official Gazette. It will be treated as an international law and accordingly its legislative position would be over and
above our Bangladesh tax law. The objectives of such agreement are:1. To provide relief from Bangladesh tax.
2. To determine income accruing or arising to non-residents from sources within Bangladesh.
3. To determine income of a non-resident carrying on business from within and outside Bangladesh.
4. To determine the income of a resident person having special relation with non-resident.
5. To recover tax.
6. To exchange the information for avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion.
The Bangladesh model of Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation consists of 29 Articles that are as
follows:
Article
1
:
Persons Covered
Article
2
:
Taxes Covered
Article
3
:
General Definitions
Article
4
:
Resident
Article
5
:
Permanent Establishment
Article
6
:
Income from Immovable Property
Article
7
:
Business Profits
Article
8
:
Shipping and Air Transport
Article
9
:
Associated Enterprises
Article
10
:
Dividends
Article
11
:
Interest
Article
12
:
Royalties
Article
13
:
Fees for Technical Services
Article
14
:
Independent Personal Services
Article
15
:
Dependent Personal Services
Article
16
:
Director's Fees
Article
17
:
Artists and Sportsmen
Article
18
:
Pensions
Article
19
:
Government Service
Article
20
:
Students and Trainees
Article
21
:
Lecturers and Researchers
Article
22
:
Other Income
Article
23
:
Elimination of Double Taxation
Article
24
:
Non-Discrimination
Article
25
:
Mutual Agreement Procedure
Article
26
:
Exchange of Information
Article
27
:
Diplomatic Agents and Consular Officers
Article
28
:
Entry into Force
Article
29
:
Termination
Like many others developed as well as developing countries of the world, Bangladesh too cannot absolve herself
from the need to facilitate her trade and investments with the outside world through international tax treaty network
with other countries. The increased pace of industrialization coupled with increased foreign direct investment in the
country necessitated tax treaty arrangements with other countries to provide investors with certainty and guarantees in
the area of taxation. As on March, 2011, the status of Bangladesh on Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements is as
follows:
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Name of the countries with which Agreement on Avoidance of

Double Taxation is in force.
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4.
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6.
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Name of the Country
29
30
31
U.K
Singapore
Sweden
Korea
Canada
Pakistan
Romania
Sri Lanka
France
Malaysia
Japan
India
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Denmark
China
Belgium
Thailand
Poland
Philippines
Vietnam
Turkey
Norway
Indonesia
USA
Switzerland
Oman (only
business)
Myanmar
Mauritius
Saudi Arabia
32
UAE
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on
airlines
SRO
No.
Date
227-L/80
124-L/82
382-L/83
433-L/84
247-L/85
221-L/88
348-L/88
365-L/88
2-L/89
67-L/90
235-L/91
45-L/93
1-L/94
267-L/94
63-L/97
72-L/97
114-L/97
11-L/98
222-L/98
39/L/99
56/L/2004
301-L/2004
308/L/2004
20-L/2006
60-L/2007
71-L/2007
52-L/2010
08/07/1980
21/04/1982
19/10/1983
02/10/1984
06/06/1985
11/07/1988
23/11/1988
10/12/1988
04/01/1989
15/02/1990
06/08/1991
27/02/1993
01/01/1994
14/09/1994
12/03/1997
17/03/1997
13/05/1997
14/01/1998
07/09/1998
03/03/1999
04/03/2004
18/10/2004
31/10/2005
12/02/2006
20/04/2007
10/05/2007
23/02/2010
10/5/2008
07/10/2008
21/12/2009
04/01/2011
(date of signing)
17/01/2011
(date of signing)
Date of effect in Bangladesh

(assessment year
commencing on or after)
01/07/1978
01/01/1980
01/07/1984
01/07/1984
01/07/1982
01/01/1980
01/07/1989
01/07/1989
01/07/1989
01/01/1982
01/07/1992
01/07/1993
01/01/1990
01/07/1995
01/07/1980
01/07/1997
01/07/1998
01/07/1998
01/07/1999
01/07/2000
01/07/2004
01/07/2005
01/07/2004
01/07/2006
01/07/2007
01/07/2007
13/12/2009
Gazette not yet published

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Comparative Rates in Double Taxation

Avoidance Agreement
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20.
21.
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23.
24.
25.
26.
Name of the Country

U.K
Singapore
Sweden
Korea
Canada
Pakistan
Romania
Sri Lanka
France
Malaysia
Japan
India
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Denmark
China
Belgium
Thailand
Poland
Philippines
Vietnam
Turkey
Norway
Indonesia
USA
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Permanent
Establishment
183 days
183 days
183 days
183 days
183 days
183 days
183 days
183 days
183 days
183 days
6 months
183 days
183 days
6 months
183 days
183 days
6 months
183 days
183 days
183 days
6 months
6 months
12 months
6 months
183 days
183 days
Maximum tax rate

for dividend
10%/15%
15%
10%/15%
10%/15%
15%
15%
10%/15%
15%
10%/15%
15%
10%/15%
10%/15%
15%
10%/15%
10%/15%
10%/15%
10%
15%
10%/15%
10%/15%
10%/15%
15%
10%
10%/15%
10%/15%
10%/15%
Maximum tax
rate for Interest
7.5%/10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
15%
10%
15%
10%
15%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%/15%
10%
10%
15%
10%/15%
10%
15%
15%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Maximum tax rate

for Royalties
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
15%
10%
15%
10%
15%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%/15%
10%
10%
10%
15%
10%
15%
15%
10%
10%
10%
10%
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definitions, tax rate, reduced tax rate

Income from salary

Income from interest on securities, Income from house

property, Agricultural income

Income from business and profession (deemed income)

Income from other sources, Company assessment (math)

Set off and carry forward losses, Advance income tax

Deduction and collection of tax at source

Assessment of partnership firm

Lecture # 12, 13 & 14

Individual Tax Assessment Problem, Salient features of

finance act, 2012.

Alternate Dispute Resolutions, Resident Vs. Non-

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Income Tax Ordinance 1984

Direct Tax Vs Indirect Tax:

Income Tax Laws:

Section (sub section)

Income Tax Authority (Section 3):

Income tax authority is as follows

Customs & VAT

Some Important Definitions:

TAX; (section 2(62)):

Resident and Non-Resident:

Partial Control & Management

Tax rate will be

Tax rate will be

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Section - 16CCC; Charge of minimum tax:

Capital Gain (Second Schedule):

Other than Company:

Within 5 yrs of purchase:

After 5 yrs of purchase:

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Reduced Tax Rate (SRO):

Capital gain on sale of share for company

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Allowances which are tax exempted

d) Allowances, perquisites, annuities and other benefits

Classification of Salary (Section : 21)

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Salaries exempt from payment of tax (as per S.R.O.):

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Salary Income Computation

House Rent (30,000*12)

Less: Exampted House rent

Acutal Total Income

If actual HR is less than tk. 180,000 than

Acutal Total Income

If rental value is not given, 25% of BS should be

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Cash conveyance allowance if it exceeds Tk. 24,000/ per year.

Basic Salary (50,000*8)

House Rent (20,000*8)

House Rent: (15,000*8) = 120,000 or 50% of BS = 200,000; lower one

Investment Tax Rebate:

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GPF Vs RPF Vs UPF:

Pre-mature termination / leave the job

Allowable Investment Allowance:

Tax rebate @10% is

Income tax rate for the assessment year 2011-2012