Advance Tax on Sale to Pharmaceutical Products
Section 153: Payments for goods, services and contracts - ITO, 2001.
Legal Reference : 24(A) Second Schedule Part II, Income Tax Ordinance, 2001
Advance tax on pharmaceutical products
Every prescribed person, at the time of the sale of pharmaceuticals products shall collect Advanced tax based on the Filing status of the taxpayers:
For the sale of pharmaceuticals products to Distributor:
Filer Tax Rate: 1%
Non-Filer Tax Rate: 2%
Example : A pharmaceutical company sell medicines products worth Rs.1,000,000 to a distributor
If Distributor is a Filer :
Advanced Tax Collected at the time of sale of pharmaceuticals products = 1,000,000 * 1% = Rs, 10,000 (will be deposited into FBR)
If Distributor is a Non Filer :
Advanced Tax Collected at the time of sale of pharmaceuticals products = 1,000,000 * 2% = Rs, 20,000 (will be deposited into FBR)
Note: tax collected on the sale of pharmaceuticals is treated as Minimum Tax and non refundable
