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1. I too wish I had opportunity to pay more tax in 2017-18; would have meant I generated at least some local income!
Jokes aside, this is a valid query. Data released is for fiscal year ending Jun. '18. From Jul. '03 to Dec. '17, I lived abroad with no locally taxable income. https://twitter.com/Dr_Atiqa/status/1307232334350090240
Jokes aside, this is a valid query. Data released is for fiscal year ending Jun. '18. From Jul. '03 to Dec. '17, I lived abroad with no locally taxable income. https://twitter.com/Dr_Atiqa/status/1307232334350090240
2. Made no local income in '17-18 because I was committed to earning my stripes in politics.
From Jan. to Jun. '18 served PTI's Election Cell as head of policy. Refused a salary because helping Pakistan will never be about money. Simply proud to have helped make PTI successful.
From Jan. to Jun. '18 served PTI's Election Cell as head of policy. Refused a salary because helping Pakistan will never be about money. Simply proud to have helped make PTI successful.
3. When filing this return for '17-18, was informally advised not to declare income & assets abroad, being told that is what is normally done.
I declared every Rupee, as I never want to have anything to hide. It's a slippery slope from there. That's what my parents taught me.
I declared every Rupee, as I never want to have anything to hide. It's a slippery slope from there. That's what my parents taught me.
4. Since Aug '18, living off a minister's salary.
Whatever the drop from what I earned before, & whatever the frustrations while trying to get things done in Pakistan's govt, these two years serving my country have been professionally & personally the most fulfilling of my life.
Whatever the drop from what I earned before, & whatever the frustrations while trying to get things done in Pakistan's govt, these two years serving my country have been professionally & personally the most fulfilling of my life.
5. For transparency my return details for the following year, 2019-20.
Taxable income, my annual salary of Rs. 3,026,059 (Rs. 3 mln);
Tax, mostly deducted at source, of Rs. 144,145. Verifiable from the FBR.
Taxable income, my annual salary of Rs. 3,026,059 (Rs. 3 mln);
Tax, mostly deducted at source, of Rs. 144,145. Verifiable from the FBR.
