Property Tax

The Punjab government has imposed 16% sales tax on commercial property rent from July 1, 2025 under the Punjab Finance Act 2025. This tax will be applicable on all “fixed fee invoices” relating to the rent of immovable commercial property. Only residential houses rented out for personal residence are exempted from this tax. M. Tanveer, patron-in-chief of the United Business Group (UBG), has...

The rates of the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Withholding Tax on immovable properties would be rationalized in the upcoming budget (2025-26) to facilitate buyers and sellers of real estate sector from July 1 2025, sources told daily Business Recorder. The rates of withholding tax would be reduced on the import of raw materials/inputs in federal budget (2025-26). The rates of withholding taxes would also...

Yesterday, Lahore High Court abolished payment of 1% annual tax on real estate. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that non-resident individuals including non-resident Pakistanis are not required to pay tax on immovable properties under section 7E of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has implemented the judgment of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Section 7E...

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that every cash transaction worth Rs 2 million or above for the purpose of sale or purchase of property is required to be reported. According to a report by ARY News, FBR has issued guidelines for real estate agents (REAs) under the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) regime brought in to meet the requirements of the Paris-based...

Punjab Govt reduced the stamp duty alongwith other incentives for the Property sector. Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakhat on Monday presented the provincial budget proposal for the FY 2020-21 in the Punjab Assembly. During the budget speech in the assembly session, he said on Monday that it has been proposed in the next FY budget to bring down Stamp Duty ratio from five to...