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Income Tax Act 2023

Section 45 - Income from Business

(as updated till Finance Act 2024)

The following incomes of the assessee shall be classified as income from business, namely:—

(a) any profit and gain of a business carried on, or deemed to be carried on, by the assessee at any time during the income year;

(b) any income derived from any trade or professional association or other association of like nature on account of specific services performed for its members;

(c) the fair market value of any benefit arising out of or in continuation of a person’s past, present or potential future business relationship, whether convertible into money or not;

(d) any management fee derived from any management company, including mudaraba management companies;

(e) any amount due to the lessor bank, insurance or 1[finance company] against leasing to any other person of any asset owned by himself or another;

(f) realised gain from currency exchange subject to the Third Schedule;

(g) any income received during the income year from a discontinued business.

The words “financial company” were substituted for the word “financial institution” by section 14(a) of the Finance Act, 2024 (Act No. V of 2024) with effect from 1st July 2024.

Disclaimer: This is the authentic English text of the Income Tax Act 2023, as published under SRO No. 404-Law/2025 dated 08 October 2025. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the content on this website and the official Government publications or gazette notifications relating to laws, rules, regulations or SROs, the official Government publications and notifications shall prevail.

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