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kpmg Rahman Rahman Huq

Chartered Accountants

Technical Seminar on
Finance Bil 2018

June 2018
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Personal Income: Individual/Firm Tax Rates
Income Tax Rate

First Tk. 250,000 Nil


Next Tk. 400,000 10%
For Bangladeshi Next Tk. 500,000 15%
individuals, resident
foreigners, and firms Next Tk. 600,000 20%
Next Tk. 3,000,000 25%
On Balance 30%

For non-resident foreigner, flat tax rate of 30% will remain unchanged

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Personal Income: Nil Tax Limit
Type of Individual Tax payer Existing

General – Individuals & Firms Tk. 250,000

Women and senior citizens (65+) Tk. 300,000

Physically challenged persons Tk. 400,000

War-wounded gazetted freedom fighters Tk. 425,000

For parents or legal guardians of physically challenged


persons the Nil Tax Limit will be increased from Tk. 25,000 to
Tk. 50,000.
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Personal Income: Perquisites and allowance

• Lower of 50% of basic


salary; or
House rent allowance • Tk. 25,000 per month will be
exempted

Conveyance provided Higher of 5% of basic salary or


for personal or private Tk. 60,000 per year would be
use added to the income

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Personal Income: Perquisites and allowance

Medical expenses

Lower of 10% of BS
General Individual
and Tk. 120,000
Mentally Retarded
Tk. 1,000,000
Person

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Personal Income: Surcharge on Tax Liability
Net Wealth Existing Rates Minimum Surcharge

30%
Tk. 20 Cr.
25% Tk. 5,000
Tk. 15 Cr.
20%
Tk. 10 Cr.
15%
Tk. 5 Cr. Tk. 3,000
10%
Tk. 2.25 Cr.
Nil Nil

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Personal Income: Surcharge on Tax Liability
Net Wealth Existing Rates Proposed Rates

If net wealth is below Tk


2.25 Cr but person has
more than 1 motor car
or house property over
8,000 sq. ft.

Below Tk.
2.25 Cr.
Nil 10%

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Personal Tax: Minimum Tax Amount
Minimum Tax Amount at Tax Return Level

Location Existing

Dhaka and Chittagong City Corporation Tk. 5,000

Other City Corporations Tk. 4,000

Other areas Tk. 3,000

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Personal Income: Investment Rebate

15%
of Allowable Investment (Eligible Amount)

Whichever is lower of:

25% of Total Income TK. 15,000,000 Actual Investments

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Corporate Tax: Rates (1)
Companies Existing Proposed
Non listed companies including branch companies 35%
Listed Companies 25%
Banks, insurance and other FIs – Listed 40% 37.5%
Banks, insurance and other FIs – Non- listed 42.5% 40%
Merchant Banks – Listed and Non listed 37.5%
Cigarette manufacturer – Listed and Non-listed 45%
Mobile phone operators – Listed 40%
Mobile phone operators – Non-listed 45%

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Corporate Tax: Rates (2) Rate of Tax

Companies Proposed
Existing
(from budget speech)

Ready-Made Garments 12% 15%

Ready-Made Garments (public


listed)
12% 12.5%

Ready-Made Garments (green


building certified)
10% 12%

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Corporate Tax: Rates (3)
5% of applicable tax as additional tax

Healthcare institution does


not provide adequate
facilities to serve physically
challenged persons by 1
July 2019

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Corporate Tax: Rates (4)
Cigarette, bidi, zarda, chewing tobacco/gul, or any other
tobacco products manufacturers

Proposed

Rate of Tax 45%

2.5% on
Rate of Surcharge
income

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New Definition
Charitable Purpose

Education

Relief of Medical
poor relief
Advancement of any
other object of
general public utility

Cannot carry out For services, total


any trade, consideration is
or
commerce or less than Tk. 20 lakh
business
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New Definition
Taxed Dividend Not applicable
for individual
Dividend income on
which tax has been
paid by the recipient
under ITO 1984

Distribution of taxed dividend is exempted from tax, if:


1) Recipient company is resident in Bangladesh
2) Paying company maintains separate account

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Taxed Dividend
Existing Proposed
Dividend Dividend
declared Tk. declared Tk.
Company A 100 Company A 100

Distributes Distributes
Dividend Tk. 80 Dividend Tk. 80
after tax @20% after tax @20%

Company B Company B

Distributes
Distributes
Dividend Tk. 64
Dividend Tk. 80
after tax @20%

Company C Company C Tax Exempted


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Definition Permanent Establishment
in relation to income from business or
professions means a place or activity
Permanent
through which the business or
Establishment profession of a person is wholly or
partly carried on and includes:

Branch Workshop

Factory Plantation

Agency
Mine, oil or
Farm gas well
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Definition Permanent Establishment
Office What about liaison office?

Warehouse What about own warehouse which is exempted as per DTAA?

Place of
Unregistered office e.g. project office?
management

Building site, construction, assembly or


Any duration e.g. 6 months?
installation project or supervisory activities

Dependent agents (associated entity or No definition of associated


person) entity

Furnishing of service by employees or any Employees without work


person in Bangladesh permit e.g. A3 visa

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Income accruing or arising in Bangladesh
(Section 18)
FY 2017/2018 Proposed

Business Connection Permanent establishment

Any property, asset, right clarified that intangible


or other source of income property is also included
Transfer of capital asset in Transfer of any asset
Bangladesh situated in Bangladesh

directly or Any intangible Property


used in Bangladesh
indirectly,
through or Sales of goods or services
from by electronic means to any
purchasers in Bangladesh
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Income accruing or arising in Bangladesh
Property in Bangladesh?

Shares of Company?

Resident Company Non-resident Company


Property situated in Not Property in
Bangladesh Bangladesh

In scope of sec 18 Not in scope of sec 18

Such income (likely dividend) will be subject to tax in


Bangladesh
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Income accruing or arising in Bangladesh
Transfer of asset – shares of a company

Company Resident in Bangladesh?

YES NO
* Only the portion of share
* Transfer of asset in sales attributable to
Bangladesh assets situated in
Bangladesh

Such income (likely capital gain) will be subject to tax


in Bangladesh
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Income accruing or arising in Bangladesh
Transfer of shares
German
Company
Sale of shares of UK
company by German 100%
Company

UK Proportionately
Company taxable in
Bangladesh
Own registered
IP in Bangladesh 100%
100%

IP in BD Indian
Bangladesh Company Company

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Income accruing or arising in Bangladesh
Intangible Property

When property
in Bangladesh?

owned by non-
registered in resident and
Bangladesh or attributed to a PE
in Bangladesh

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Deemed Income – Loan or gift

Existing sub-section (21), (21A),


(21B), (26) and (28) of section 19
proposed to be RESTRUCTURED
into one sub-section (21)

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Deemed Income – Loan or gift Restructured

Existing S19(21)

(Individual) Loans less than Tk. 5


lakh, if not paid within 3 years

Existing S19(21B) Existing S 19(21A)


Sum received from a
Any transfer from initial
person who transfer such
capital shown in the
amount from initial capital
return filed under 82BB
under period of limitation
during period of limitation

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Deemed Income – Individuals
Loan from banking company or FI
Yes
No

Not in
Loan or gift exceed Tk. 5 Lakh
Scope
No
Yes

Is the transaction by banking


channel
No Yes

Will be
Income in the year loan or gift is deductible in
received subsequent year
if it is paid
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Deemed Income – Other than individuals
Loan from banking company or FI
Yes
No

Not in
Scope

Is the transaction by bank transfer


No Yes

Will be
Income in the year loan or gift is deductible in
received subsequent year
if it is paid
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Corporate Tax: Disallowances

“Bank Transfer” means transfer from


Bank Transfer the account of the giver to the
account of the receiver.

Transaction through
crossed cheque should be
considered as bank
transfer
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Section 108: Information regarding filing of return
Statement under 108A
Employees are required to provide to their
employers by 15th April of each year:
1 1) TIN
2) Date of filing of their tax return
3) Serial of submitted return

Employers are required to submit a statement to


the tax authority regarding return submission
2
details of their employees as mentioned above by
30th April of each year

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Corporate Tax: Disallowances
Section 30(aaaa)

Statement u/s Payment of salary to employees for


108A not whom the statement u/s 108A was
submitted not provided.

Failure to ensure this


requirement will result in
related salary expenses
disallowance
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Corporate Tax: Allowable Perquisites
Section 30(e)

Existing Proposed

Generally Tk. 475,000 Tk. 550,000

*For a person No
with disability
Tk. 2,500,000 Change

“an individual registered as person with disability under sec 31 of


Protection of the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2013”
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Corporate Tax: Head Office Expense
Section 30(g)

Existing Proposed
10% of revenue for
10% of revenue as both Head office
Head office expenses expenses
and
Intra-group expense
called by whatever
name

Applicable only for companies


not incorporated in Bangladesh

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Corporate Tax: Royalty, technical fees etc.
Section 30(g)

Existing Proposed

8% of net profit was Allowed up to:


allowed 1) 10%, first 3 income
years after
commencement,
2) 8%, subsequent
years

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Filing of return: Sec 75 No definition
of fixed base

Person providing motor vehicle under a


ride sharing agreement

Non-resident individual having no fixed


base in Bangladesh

Non-resident (other than individual)


having no PE in Bangladesh

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Minimum Tax: Sec 82C
Proposed Clarification

Where tax has been deducted or


collected mistakenly, minimum tax
shall be computed based on the
amount to be deducted or collected
in accordance of ITO 1984.

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Changes in TDS Sections
Sec 58: Certificate of deduction

Every person is required to furnish a statement in


such a manner as prescribed to tax authority for
tax deduction or collection.

Is it same as withholding tax


returns?
NO

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Penalty for failure to file return, etc - Sec 124

Section 124 has been rearranged


entirely with certain changes.

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Penalty for failure to file return, etc - Sec 124
Non-submission of statements Existing

75: Return of Income


10% of tax imposed
on last assessed
77: Notice of Return
income
89: Assessment in case of
discontinuation of business
[minimum Tk. 1,000]

91: Assessment in case of persons For continuing


leaving BD default Tk. 50 per
day
93: Tax, etc escaping payment

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Penalty for failure to file return, etc - Sec 124
Submissions sections 75A (WHT return)

Existing Proposed

10% of tax imposed on 10% of tax imposed on


last assessed income last assessed income
[minimum Tk. 1,000] [minimum Tk. 5,000]

Tk. 50 per day of Tk. 1,000 per month for


continuing default continuing default

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Penalty for failure to file return, etc - Sec 124
Submissions sections 108 (salary information)

Existing Proposed

10% of tax imposed on


TK. 500 last assessed income
[minimum Tk. 5,000]

Tk. 250 per month of Tk. 1,000 per month for


continuing default continuing default

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Penalty for failure to file return, etc - Sec 124
Submission under sections 108A (Employee information)

Existing Proposed

10% of tax imposed on


None last assessed income
[minimum Tk. 5,000]

Tk. 1,000 per month for


continuing default

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Penalty for failure to file return, etc - Sec 124
Submission under sections 58 (withholding tax information), 109
(Interest information), or 110 (Dividend information)

Existing Proposed

TK. 500 Tk. 5,000

Tk. 250 per month of Tk. 1,000 per month for


continuing default continuing default

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Penalty for failure to file return, etc - Sec 124
Penalty in case of non compliance with section 113 (Information
requested by tax authority)

Existing
No
change
TK. 25,000

Tk. 500 per day of


continuing default

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Other modes of recovery
Section 143 [2(a)]

The DCT can require any person:


1) to stop the transfer of goods to the assesse or
2) placement of that goods under the disposal the
assesse
Until the tax has been recovered or agreement has
been made with DTC

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Appeal to appellate income tax authority

Section 153 has been rearranged


entirely with certain changes.

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Appeal to appellate income tax authority

Appellate
Commissioner
Joint
of Taxes
Commissioner
(Appeal)
of Taxes

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Appeal to appellate income tax authority
assessment of
income

set off or carry tax liability or


forward of loss refund;

imposition of any
payment of a penalty or
refund interest

charge and computation


of surcharge or any credit of tax
other sum

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Appeal to Commissioner of Taxes (Appeals)
Appeal by a
company

appeal against an
order of adjustment appeal against an
or penalty on revised order u/s
international 120
transaction

appeal against an order,


made by a tax authority
above the rank of JCT

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Appeal to appellate income tax authority (Cont.)
No appeal shall lie against

Return of income for an income which is


which tax u/s 74 has computed as a share of the
not been paid taxed income

If at least 10% of tax determined by the DCT has


not been paid when no return has been filed;

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Statements, returns, etc. to be confidential
Section 163 [3]

Confidentiality of particulars or information shall


not be applicable in the following disclosures

 a list of highest taxpayers or distinguished taxpayers in


accordance with rules made or guidelines issued by the board
on this behalf

 any information required to furnish under section 108A

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Punishment for providing false information, etc.
A new section (166A)

Grounds for punishment


 Concealment of information required to be furnished;

 Deliberate furnish of inaccurate information.

Punishment
 Imprisonment which may extend to three years; or

 Fine; or both.

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Service of notice
Amendment of 178

Notice may be served by registered post


or electronic mail

Companies will need to maintain specified email address


with tax authority

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Fourth Schedule: Insurance Business

Proposed Clarification

Provisions of section 30 will apply


for management expenses or any
other expenses under this schedule

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Automatic furnishing of information
Proposed

NBR by notice in official gazette,


require any authority, person or
entity to submit in digital manner
any information including
information regarding assets,
liabilities, income, expenses and
transaction.

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Sixth Schedule Part A – Exclusion from Income
Proposed
1) Any income derived from the operation
of an elderly care home or a day care
home for children

2) Any income derived from the operation


of an educational or training institution
runs exclusively for persons with
disability.

3) Taxed dividend – covered earlier

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Changes in TDS Sections
Sec 52AA: Ride sharing services

Proposed

Base amount below


3%
Tk 25 lakh

Base amount over


4%
Tk 25 lakh

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Changes in TDS Sections
Sec 52Q: Deduction of tax from resident for any income in
connection with any service provided to any foreign person

Exemption for sales of software or services if the


income is exempted (ITES Services)
under SIXTH SCHEDULE

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Changes in TDS Sections
Sec 52S: Collection of tax from manufacturers of soft drink
section

Existing Proposed

4% Deletion

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Changes in TDS Sections
Clarification of Sec 56: Deduction from income of non-residents

Certificate from NBR is required for applying


exemption or reduced rate of tax due to tax
treaty or any other reason.

Any Tax deducted considered as


minimum tax liability and no refund or set
off is applicable.

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Changes in TDS Sections
Sec 52U: Deduction from payment o account local L/C

Existing Proposed
% of total
Purpose of L/C
proceeds
3% on total Trading or reselling
proceeds after process or 3%
exceed Tk. 5 conversion
lakh
Distributor 1%

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Changes in TDS Sections
Section 52BB and 52BBBB – withholding tax on export

Existing Proposed

In tax law 1% which


In the absence of
subsequently
SRO, withholding
Withholding tax on reduced to 0.7%
tax rate of 1%
export through SRO
would be effective
effective up to 30
from 1 July 2018
June 2018

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Changes in TDS Sections
Clarification of Sec 56: Deduction from income of non-residents

Air transport or water transport not being


carrying services in section 102 or 103A is
exempted

Sec.102: Shipping Sec.103A: Air


Business of non- Transport Business
residents of non-residents

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Shipping Business of Non-residents – Sec 102
Existing Proposed

[Sec 102 (2)(b)]


[Sec 102 (2)(b)]
... the carriage of
... the carriage of
passengers, livestock,
passengers, livestock,
mail or goods shipped at
mail or goods at any port
any port outside
outside Bangladesh
Bangladesh

Import may now


be taxed

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Value Added Tax

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VAT Alerts
Advance Trade VAT Increased from 4% to 5%

Trade VAT and Increased from 4% to 5%


Super shop VAT

VAT Exemptions at trading stage


Computer and parts
withdrawn

Exemption withdrawn. 15%


VAT on pulp import would be applicable.
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Supplementary Duty (local supply) Alerts
Cosmetic Products SD imposed @10%

Polythene, plastic
SD imposed @5%
bags, wrapping

Energy Drink SD Increased from 25% to 35%

Ceramic Bathtub,
SD Increased from 20% to 30%
Jacuzzi, shower etc.

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Change in Definition of Tax in VAT Law
VAT
SD
New
Turnover
Tax

Definition of tax (VAT)


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VAT Credit
Any bank account addition and
Payment through
banking channel
closure would also be
considered for VAT credit.

Goods and
services
purchased valued
over Taka 1 lakh

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VAT Registration
Business Nature FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19

Importers of Goods
 
Exporters of Goods
 
Importers of Services
 
Exporters of Services
 
Suppliers of VATable Goods
 
Suppliers of VATable
Services  
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VAT Registration

Nearby associated organisations are


Associated
now required to obtain separate unit
Organisations
VAT registration

No exemption even
if maintained single
books and records

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Type of Information VAT Officers can Seek

Deeds
VAT officers may
require various
Bank
entities to
Accounts provide certain
types of
information
Property
or others

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From whom Information can be requested
Security
forces
Other
Taxes
Govt.
officers
Officers

Existing
Utility
Parishad
service
Officers
officers
Bank
officers
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From whom information can be requested
NBFI
Credit
Stock
Rating Exchange
Agency
Newly
Added
Audit
BSEC
firms

RJSC
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Power of Confiscating Goods or Services
Power Officer Old Limit New Limit
Commissioner Above 20 Lakh Above 40 Lakh
Additional
Up to 20 Lakh Up to 40 Lakh
Commissioner
Confiscating
product or Joint
Up to 15 Lakh Up to 30 Lakh
service and Commissioner
imposing Deputy
penalty on Up to 10 Lakh Up to 20 Lakh
Commissioner
tax evasion
Assistant
Up to 5 Lakh Up to 10 Lakh
Commissioner
Revenue Officer Up to 2 Lakh Up to 4 Lakh
Other cases Divisional Officer Complete power Complete power

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VAT Exemptions
VAT Exemptions on Mobile Phones Manufacturing

Subject to certain
conditions of at least 30%
Permission from
which major local value BTRC etc.
conditions are: addition

Surcharge FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19

Mobile Manufacturing 1% 0%
Mobile Importing 1% 2%
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VAT Exemptions

VAT Exemptions on Motorcycle and parts


Manufacturing

Subject to certain
conditions of at least 30%
Permission from
which major local value BRTA etc.
conditions are: addition

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Other VAT Exemptions
Rendered by Civil Aviation Authority
Port Service
for operating international flights

Insurance Agent VAT on insurance agent commission

Sale and transfer of land and its


Land registration (not including land
developer)
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Change in IT Enabled Services Definition

1. Software Development and


Customization
1. E-commerce and
2. Website Development and
Online Shopping
Services
2. Any automated
3. Website Hosting
services rendered by
4. Digital Data Analytics
Internet or Electronic
5. Computer Aided Design
Network
6. Overseas Medical Transcription
7. Cyber Security Services

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Virtual Business in VAT
Definition of Virtual Business now included
Buy-sale or transfer of goods and services using mobile app based
platform, social media, internet or web

Virtual Business now would be


under 5% VAT

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VAT on ride sharing service
Separate
interpretation Service fee/commission received
for VAT for ride
sharing service
by the mobile Apps owner would
(e.g. Uber, be subject to 5% VAT
Pathao)

The portion of the


car driver’s
fee/commission for
his services is
exempted
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Virtual Business Vs Online Sales
Virtual Business (S079.00) Online Sales (S099.50)
Virtual business means using Online sales means, using
electronic network, buy- sale or electronic network, buy- sale or
transfer of goods or services transfer of goods or services,
through internet or web or which were collected from any
social media or mobile manufacturer of goods or
application based platform or provider of services paying
any similar media not having VAT, and having no own sales
own sales center or business center.
center.
Value added services provided
by mobile telecom operators
are excluded from Virtual
Business.
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Requirement for Deduction of VAT
Gas.
Electricity.
Telephone.
VAT withholding Mobile Phone.
not required from Water
payment New

Fuel

VAT withholding For the purchase of any goods or


required services valued less than 1,000 taka

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VAT Rate Change
Services on which VAT rate has been changed
Sl. Existing Proposed
General Description
No. (%) (%)
1. General restaurant 7.5 7
2. English medium school 7.5 5
Building construction firm
1-1100 sq. ft. 1.5 2
3.
1101-1600 sq. ft. 2.5 2
1601 sq. ft. and above 4.5 4.5
4. Construction firm 6 7
Furniture distributors
5. Manufacturing stage 6 7
Retail stage 4 5
(continued)
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VAT Rate Change
Services on which VAT rate has been changed
Sl. Existing Proposed
General Description
No. (%) (%)
6. Buyer of auctioned products 4 5
Transportation contractor (for
7. 4.5 5
transporting petroleum products)
Readymade garments distributor 4
8. Own brand 5
Other than own brand 5
9. Virtual business - 5
Information technology enabled
10. 4.5 5
services

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Supplementary Duty Change
Products on which SD (local supply) has been changed
Propose
Sl. Existing
General Description d Rate
No. Rate (%)
(%)
1. Energy Drink 25 35
2. Cosmetics 0 10
3. Shaving products 10 15
4. Body spray/perfume (except attar) 10 15
Bath salt and other bathing
5. 10 15
products
6. Air freshener and similar products 10 15
7. Others 10 15
(continued)
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Supplementary Duty Change
Products on which SD (local supply) has been changed
Propose
Sl. Existing
General Description d Rate
No. Rate (%)
(%)
8. Cigarette and bidi paper 20 25
Ceramic bathtub and Jacuzzi,
9. 20 30
shower, shower tray
Filament lamps except ultra-violet /
10. 0 10
infra-red lamps
Polyethylene and plastic bags and
11. 0 5
packaging supplies

(continued)
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Supplementary Duty Change
Services on which SD has been changed
Propose
Sl. Existing
General Description d Rate
No. Rate (%)
(%)
Hotel (on bills of alcohol supply or
1. 10 20
“floor shows” arranged)
Restaurant (on bills of alcohol
2. 10 20
supply or “floor shows” arranged)
Chartered plane & helicopter rental
3. New 20
service (except air ambulance)

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Other Surcharges
1% development surcharge
on service provided by mobile phone operator using
SIM Card or Memory Card

1% health development surcharge


on imported or manufactured tobacco goods

1% environment protection surcharge


on goods produced by certain organisations

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