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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY , ISLAMABAD
(Department of Business Administration)
TAXATION MANAGEMENT (530)
CHECKLIST
SEMESTER: AUTUMN 2010
This packet comprises the following material:
1. Text Books (two)
2. Course Outline
3. Assignment No. 1, 2
4. Assignment Forms ( 2 sets)
In this packet, if you find anything missing from the above mentioned material, please contact at the address given below:
The Mailing Officer,
Mailing Section, Block # 28,
Allama Iqbal Open University,
H-8, Islamabad
Mahmood-ul-Hasan
Course Coordinator
ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD
(Department of Business Administration)
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Course: Taxation Management (530) Semester: Autumn 2010
Level: MBA Total Marks: 100
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units: 1–4)
Note: All questions carry equal marks.
Q. 1 Discuss various issues of Federal Budget 2010-11 related to direct and indirect tax?
Q. 2 (a) Why VAT is being criticized in Pakistan
(b) Direct tax and indirect tax are major sources of government revenue. Which one, in your opinion, is better for our country?
Q. 3 You are given a task to suggest major amendments in various heads of income. Prepare a detailed report in this regard.
Q. 4 Critically review the various assessment procedures.
Q. 5 Discuss various provisions regarding filing of tax return by various categories of assesses?
GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENT No. 1
You should look upon the assignments as a test of knowledge, management skills, and communication skills. When you write an assignment answer, you indicate your knowledge to the teacher:
§ Your level of understanding of the subject;
§ How clearly you think;
§ How well you can reflect on your knowledge and experience;
§ How well you can use your knowledge in solving problems, explaining situations and describing organizations and management;
§ How professional you are, and how much care and attention you give to your profession.
To answer a question effectively, address the question directly, bring important related issues into the discussion, refer to sources, and indicate how principles from the course materials apply. You must also be able to identify important problems and implications arising from the answer.
For citing references, writing bibliographies and formatting the assignment, APA format should be followed.
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units: 1–9) Total Marks: 100
This assignment is a research-oriented activity. You are required to obtain information from a business/commercial organization and prepare a report of about 1000 words on the issue allotted to you to be submitted to your teacher for evaluation.
You are required to select one of the following issues according to the last digit of your roll number. For example, if your roll number is P-3427180 then you will select issue # 0 (the last digit):-
Issues:
1. Tax related issues of a salaried individual
2. Tax related issues of a company
3. Application of legal provisions regarding filing of return of income
4. Levy of exemption from and repayment of custom duties
5. Legal provisions regarding filing of return of income
6. Set off and carry forward of losses
7. Procedure for refund of tax
8. Registration for sales tax
9. Exemptions provided in sales tax
0. Exercise of powers vested in the hands of income tax authorities
The report should have the following format:
1. Title page
2. Acknowledgements
3. An abstract (one page summary of the paper)
4. Table of contents
5. Introduction to the issue (brief history & significance of issue assigned)
6. Practical study of the organization (with respect to the issue)
7. Data collection methods
8. SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats) relevant to the issue assigned.
9. Conclusion (one page brief covering important aspects of your report)
10. Recommendations (specific recommendations relevant to issue assigned)
11. References (as per APA format)
12. Annexes (if any)
Guidelines for Assignment No. 2:
§ 1.5 line spacing
§ Use headers and subheads throughout all sections
§ Organization of ideas
§ Writing skills (spelling, grammar, punctuation)
§ Professionalism (readability and general appearance)
§ Do more than repeat the text
§ Express a point of view and defend it.
Workshops:
The workshop presentations provide you opportunity to express your communication skills, knowledge and understanding of concepts learned during practical study assigned in assignment No. 2.
You should use transparencies and any other material for effective presentation. The transparencies are not the presentation, but only a tool; the presentation is the combination of the transparencies and your speech. Workshop presentation transparencies should only be in typed format.
The transparencies should follow the following format:
1. Title page
2. An abstract (one page summary of the paper)
3. Introduction to the issue (brief history & significance of issue assigned)
4. Practical study of the organization (with respect to the issue)
5. Data collection methods
6. SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats) relevant to the issue assigned.
7. Conclusion (one page brief covering important aspects of your report)
8. Recommendations (specific recommendations relevant to issue assigned)
Guidelines for Workshop Presentation:
§ Make eye contact and react to the audience. Don’t read from the transparencies or from report, and don’t look too much at the transparencies (occasional glances are acceptable to help in recalling the topic to cover).
§ A 15-minute presentation can be practiced several times in advance, so do that until you are confident enough. Some people also use a mirror when rehearsing as a substitute for an audience.
Weightage of Theory & Practical Aspects in Assignment No. 2 and Workshop Presentations:
Assignment No. 2 and workshop presentations are evaluated on the basis of theory and its applicability. The weightage of each aspect would be:
Theory: 60%
Applicability (practical study of the organization): 40%
TAXATION MANAGEMENT (530)
COURSE OUTLINE
Unit 1: INTRODUCTION TO INCOME TAX, HISTORY AND PROSPECTIVE
1. Introduction to Taxation
– Categories of Revenue
– Requirements for a Good Tax Structure
– Nature of Tax Burden
– WTO and Tax
2. Income Tax Law in Pakistan
– Income Tax Reform Commission
– Scope of Income Tax Law
– Income Tax Ordinance (as Amended)
* Extent of Income Tax Ordinance (as Amended)
* Components of Income Tax Law
a) Income Tax Ordinance (as Amended)
b) Income Tax Rules
c) Notification, Instructions and Orders
d) Income Tax Case Law
e) Finance Act or Income Ordinance
3. Legal Definitions of Various Terms and Concepts used in the Ordinance e.g. Agriculture Income, Assessment, Company Individual etc.
4. Persons and Income which are Exempt from Tax under Income Tax Ordinance e.g. Agriculture Income, Salary of Employees of Foreign Government, Pensions etc.
Unit 2: INCOME TAX ORDINANCE
1. Persons and Income which are Exempt from Tax under Income Tax Ordinance e.g. Agriculture Income, Salary of Employees of Foreign Government, Pensions etc.
2. Heads of Income - I
a) Income from Salaries
– Features of Salary Income
– Perquisites
– Exemptions
– Tax Computation
– Reduction in Tax Liability
– Special Relief for Teachers and Researchers
– Special Rebate for Senior Citizens
– Average Relief
b) Income from House Property
– Computation of Rent Amount
– Exempted Income from Property
– Unadjusted Advance Received by Owner
– Liability in Case of Co-Owner
– Deductions
Unit 3: INCOME TAX ORDINANCE
1. Heads of Income - II
a) Income from Business or Profession
– Taxability of Business Income
– Income from Business Exempt from Tax
– Income from Business not Taxable
– Admissible Deductions
b) Capital Gains
– Computation of Capital Gains
– Deduction of Capital Losses
– Exempted Capital Gains
c) Income from other Sources
Unit 4: INCOME TAX ORDINANCE
1. Capital and Revenue
– Differentiation
– Capital & Revenue Expenditures
– Capital and Revenue Receipts
2. Depreciation
Conditions for Allow Ability of Depreciation
Rates for Computation of Depreciation Allowance
3. Set off and Carry Forward of Losses
Unit 5: INCOME TAX ORDINANCE
1. Assessment Procedure
a. Cycle of Assessment
b. Legal Provisions Regarding Filing of Return of Income.
c. Various types of Assessments Provided in Income Tax ordinance
d. Mode of Payment of Tax (Deduction of Tax at Source, Advance Payment of Tax, Payment of Tax at the Time of Filing the Return, Payment of Tax in Demand)
e. Recovery of Tax by Income Tax Officer
f. Procedure for Refund of Tax
2. Simplified Procedure of Assessment (self Assessment Scheme)
a. New Simplified Procedure
b. Taxation Measure Applied New Simplified Procedure
3. Penalties Offenses and Prosecutions
Unit 6: INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES
1. Income Tax Authorities
– Hierarchy
– Functions of Income Tax Authorities
– Powers Vested in the Hands of Income Tax authorities
– Functions and Powers of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
2. Appeals and Revisions
3. Miscellaneous
a. Documents, Certificates etc. to be furnished by Certain Companies
b. Wealth Statement
d. Tax or Refund to be Calculated to the Nearest Rupee
e. Ratification of Mistakes
f. Power to Make Rules
Unit 7: CUSTOMS ACT and CENTRAL EXCISE ACT AND RULES
Customs Act
– Definitions
– Levy of Exemption from and Repayment of Custom Duties
– Drawbacks
– Appointment of Officers of Customs and their Powers
– Offences and Penalties
– Appeals and Revisions
Central Excise Act and Rules
– Definitions
– Duties to be Levied and Related Provisions
– Exemptions
– Offences and Penalties
– Power of Adjudication
– Appeals and Revision
Unit 8: SALES TAX-I
– History and Introduction of Sales Tax in Pakistan
– Scope of Sales Tax
– Knowledge Regarding Sales Tax Act and Subsequent Amendments
– Legal Definitions of Various Terms and Concepts used in Sales Tax Act
– Registration for Sales Tax
– Charge of Sales Tax and Exemptions for Sales Tax
– Appointment of Officers of Sales Tax and their Powers
Unit 9: SALES TAX-II
– Exemptions Provided in Sales Tax
– Issuance of Licenses
– Assessment Procedures
– Payment and Recovery of Tax
– Appeals & Revision Procedures and References to High Court
– Maintenance, Production and Inspection of Accounts
– Penalties, Offenses and Prosecutions
– Refunds
– Tax not Assessed and Rectification of Mistakes
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
Latest Editions of the following Publications:
1. Income Tax (Principles & Practice): By Muhammad Muazzam Mughal.
2. Sales Tax Central Excise and Custom Duty Zakat and Ushr: By Muhammad Muazzam Mughal
3. Income Tax Law with Practical Problem: By Prof. Dr. Khawaja Amjad Saeed.
4. Complete Income Tax Law: By S.A.
5. Income Tax Law: By Luqman Baig.
6. Income Tax Ordinance: By Government of Pakistan
7. Sales Tax Act: By Government of Pakistan
8. Students are expected to Read Periodicals and Daily for the Refinement of their Knowledge.
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