Kharian returns often bring together military salaries or pensions, rent, money from abroad and property sales. This page explains how each is reported.
Serving Soldiers and Officers
Personnel posted to Kharian cantonment receive a salary certificate from their pay office showing basic pay, allowances and tax withheld. Some allowances are exempt and some taxable, and the certificate separates them. Officers who rent out a house elsewhere while living in official accommodation also declare that rent.
Retired Personnel
Pensions are entered as exempt income. A retired officer who has started a business or receives rent declares those incomes in full.
Overseas Owners from Norway and Denmark
A Kharian-born owner living in Scandinavia who rents out a house here files a Pakistani return showing that rent. Whether the same income must be reported in Norway or Denmark is a matter for those countries' rules and the relevant tax treaty.
Returned Migrants with Foreign Pensions
People who have returned after a working life in Scandinavia often draw foreign state or occupational pensions. Their treatment in Pakistan depends on the law and treaty position for the year, which we check before filing.
Rental Income
Rent is declared with any withholding by company tenants claimed.
Property Sales
Each sale is reported with price, cost, gain and advance tax paid.
Wealth Statement
Houses, plots, agricultural land, vehicles, gold and balances, with money from abroad shown as receipts.
Also see tax consultant in Kharian and NTN registration in Kharian.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a Norwegian pension taxable in Pakistan?
It depends on the law and treaty position; we check each case.
Do I declare my military pension?
Yes, as exempt income.
Are remittances income?
No, they are receipts shown in the wealth statement.