Overseas Pakistani tax return filing
Non-resident status is not a form you tick — it is a day count you have to be able to evidence. Get it wrong and your entire foreign salary becomes taxable in Pakistan.
You live and work outside Pakistan, you still hold property, bank accounts or rental income here, and nobody has ever told you in writing what your status actually is.
What you get for Rs 12,000
- Residency determined against the day-count test and set out in writing
- Pakistan-source income identified — rent, bank profit, dividends, capital gains
- Withholding already deducted at source claimed rather than abandoned
- Wealth statement and foreign asset position handled together
- Refund claim raised where the withholding exceeded the liability
What we need from you
- Passport pages showing entry and exit stamps for the tax year
- Pakistani bank statements, all accounts, for the tax year
- Rental agreements and agent statements, if you let property here
- Property and vehicle ownership details in Pakistan
- Details of foreign assets, where a declaration is required
How it runs
- 01Send your passport travel pages
The day count is the first thing that has to be settled — everything else follows from it.
- 02Written residency position
You receive the determination in writing, with what it means for what is taxable.
- 03Return and wealth statement built
Pakistan-source income only, with withholding credits reclaimed and the wealth statement reconciled.
- 04Filed and confirmed
Filed on IRIS on your authorisation. Everything runs over WhatsApp and email — you never need to be in Pakistan.
Questions people actually ask
Do overseas Pakistanis have to file a return?
Non-residents are taxable in Pakistan on Pakistan-source income only, but a filing requirement can still arise — most commonly from owning immovable property here, from rental income, or from wanting to stay on the Active Taxpayer List so that property and banking transactions do not attract the non-filer rate. Whether you must file depends on your assets and income here, not on where you live.
How is non-resident status actually determined?
It turns on physical presence in Pakistan during the tax year, tested against the day threshold in the Income Tax Ordinance. It is a factual test evidenced by travel records, not an election you make on the return, and the burden of proof sits with you. Passport stamps and an immigration travel history are what settle it.
Is my foreign salary taxable in Pakistan?
Not if you are genuinely non-resident for the tax year — a non-resident is taxed on Pakistan-source income only, and salary earned abroad for work performed abroad is not Pakistan-source. If the day count makes you resident, the position reverses and worldwide income comes into charge, which is exactly why the residency determination is the first piece of work rather than an afterthought.
I pay tax on my rental income here already. Is that the end of it?
Usually not, and this is where most overseas landlords lose money. Tax withheld by a tenant or agent is a credit against your liability, not a final settlement, and it is frequently deducted at the non-filer rate — which is roughly double. Filing is what claims that credit back and gets you onto the ATL so next year is withheld at the filer rate.
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