Consequence of failure to deduct, collect or deposit tax at source

 Consequence of failure to deduct, collect or deposit tax at source [Section – 57] Section – 57 has been replaced restructuring the failures related to deduction of tax at source and relevant consequences. A summary of such failures and the relevant consequences are given below –

Failure	Payment of default / Amount on which additional amount will be calculated	Period for which additional amount of 2% per month has to be paid
Failure to deduct or collect tax at source	The amount of tax required to be deducted or collected	From the due date of the deduction / collection to the date of the payment of the amount to the credit of the Government
Deduction or collection of tax at a lesser rate or in lesser amount	The amount of shortfall	From the due date of the deduction / collection to the date of the payment of the amount to the credit of the Government
Failure to pay the deducted or collected amount or part of it to the credit of the Government	The amount or part of it which has not been paid to the credit of the Government	From the date of deduction or collection to the date of payment of the amount to the credit of the Government

 

Proposed Changes of Budget 2021-2022-(ii)

 

Description	Existing FY 2020-2021	Proposed FY 2021-2022
Publicly traded company	25%	22.5%
Non -Publicly traded company (Non-listed companies )	32.5%	30%
One Person Company -OPC ( Sole Trader ship Company)		25%
Banks, insurance and other financial institutions (except merchant banks) if not publicly listed	40%	40%
Banks, insurance and other financial institutions (except merchant banks) if publicly listed	37.5%	37.5%
Merchant banks	37.5%	37.5%
Cigarette, zarda, bidi, gul or any other tobacco product manufacturing companies	45%	45%
Surcharge in addition to above tax is applicable on business income.	2.5%	2.5%
Mobile phone operator companies if not publicly listed as below	45%	45%
Mobile phone operator companies that convert themselves into a publicly traded company by transfer of at least 10% shares through stock exchanges, of which maximum 5% may be through Pre- Initial Public Offering Placement   [If mobile phone operator companies list at least 20% of their paid up capital through IPO, they shall receive a rebate of 10% in the year of listing.	40%	40%
Publicly Traded provider of Mobile Financial Services (MFS)	32.5%	37.5%
Non-Publicly Traded provider of Mobile Financial Services (MFS)	32.5%	40%
Association of persons	32.5%	30%
Artificial Judicial person and other taxable entities (corporations, government agencies, and NGOs )	Rate applicable for Individual Taxpayer	30%
Private University, Private Medical, Dental & Engineering College or Private College.	15% (rate Fixed by SRO)	15%

Proposed Changes in the Budget 2021-2022

 

Proposed Changes in the Budget 2021-2022

*  Minimum Tax for Individual Tax payer business income is proposed to be reduced from .50% to .25%

*  Tax Rate for publicly traded/listed company is reduced from 25% to 22.5%

*   Tax Rate for private Lt. company is reduced from 35% to 32.5%

*   Private University, Medical College & Engineering Colleges are going to be liable  for tax  15%

*  Publicly Traded provider of Mobile Financial Services (MFS) are proposed as like as publicly listed Banks & insurance Company.

*  One Person Company -OPC ( Sole Proprietorship Company) tax rate has fixed 25%

* Company will get tax concession @5% on tax liability or 75% of salary for 3^rd gender whichever is less if they employ 3^rd gender employee.

*  There is no change in individual tax rate and tax slab.

*  Surcharge on net wealth has cancelled if no income and minimum surcharge has proposed to abolish.

*  Sucharge has proposed 3-10 crore-10%, 10-20 crore-20%, 20-50 crore-30%, Above 50 crore-35%

*  Highest tax rate has proposed to increase from 10% to 15% for agricultural income

*  Proposed TDS at supply stage 0-50 lac 3%, 50-2 Crore 5%, Above 2Crore 7%

*  Import and supply stage tax rate has been reduced from 3% to 2% for cement & Rod; this may help little in current price increased trend.

*   Electricity bills are coming under withholding tax clause, details will in approved budget.

*  Tax amount up to 5 lac to be deposited  through automated challan.

*  20 years tax exemption has proposed for mega project for more than 100 crore investment in three and four wheeler manufacturing company

*  10 years tax exemption has proposed for Home Appliance, i.e washing machine, blander, microwave oven, electric sewing machine, induction cooker, kitchen hood etc.

*   10 years tax exemption has proposed for Agricultural development manufacturing company.

*  10 years tax exemption has proposed for IT Hardware Based companies.

*  10 years tax exemption has proposed for making entrepreneur of light Engineering and creating employment opportunity.

*  10 years tax exemption has proposed for development of industry of agriculture and making entrepreneur.

*  Extra new 6 sectors like Cloud Service, System integration, e-learning platform, e-book publications, Mobile Application development service, and IT Freelancing are declared as tax free with existing 22 sectors in Bangladesh Digital Transformation.

*  10 years tax exemption has proposed for hospital outside Dhaka, Narayangonj, Gazipur and Chittagong (250 Bed General or 200 Bed specialized hospital)

* Women SME investor will get tax exemption 70 lac turnover

*  Profit from islami bond Shukuk has declared as tax free