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Filing of Income Tax Return by Non-Residents This blog goes right into Importance of Filing Income Tax Return by Non-residents and Why Expats/ Non Residents Should File their Income Tax Return in Pakistan.  This very compliance comes with a lot of benefits of being a compliant taxpayer as non-resident person where you don’t have to pay any extra tax whereas you can save money on the other hand. For your information Filing of Income Tax Return by Non-residents is not mandatory. Who is Expatriate? Expat tax in Pakistan is applicable on an individual’s residential status and it does not have anything to do with his/ her nationality. If the total duration of stay by an Expatriates (in a tax year) in Pakistan is 183 days or more (01 July to 30 th  June). Then they are considered to be residents for tax purposes as per Tax laws in Pakistan. Pakistanis (residents) are taxed on their global income regardless of where it is received or earned, while non-residents / ...

How to check if you are a filer with FBR FBR has introduced different ways to check the filer status of the taxpayers both for direct taxes and indirect taxes. This article will help you understand on how to check if you are a filer with FBR. The following links/ details/ explanations will help you in order to get information on your filer status. It is pertinent to mention here that you can choose the methods of, checking your filer status with FBR, at your ease and convenience. Checking your filer status by sending SMS at 9966 The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced new mobile SMS service, which can be availed through number "9966", for verification of taxpayers' status on Active Taxpayers List for determining filer/non-filer. In this regard, the FBR has written a letter to the Director General Post Office here on Tuesday. Verification of taxpayers' status: New SMS service for verification introduced FBR has recently introduced an SMS service f...