Frequently asked questions

Yes. Every calculator and document generator is completely free, with no sign-up required.

No. You can use every tool on the site without registering, giving an email, or installing anything.

No. Calculations run in your browser and stay on your device. Only details you deliberately submit through a contact or newsletter form reach us.

Employees, freelancers, business owners, and small-company HR or admin staff in Pakistan and the United States who need a practical starting point.

Yes. Every calculator and generator is designed to work on a phone browser as well as a laptop.

No. We are independent. We use official Pakistan and US publications as sources, but no government body operates or endorses TaxSaathi.

The tools are self-service, but our team can help with registration, appeals, and legal drafting. Reach out through the Contact page.

Use the form on the Contact page, or email taxsaaathi@gmail.com. We reply to most messages within a couple of working days.

Please do. Send your idea through the Contact page — a lot of what is on the site started as a user request.

We review the calculators whenever slabs, surcharge rules, or PTA bands change, and we publish new guides regularly.

It uses the Tax Year 2027 FBR salaried slabs. The 9% surcharge no longer applies to salaried individuals from 1 July 2026. Results remain planning estimates, not official assessments.

Either. The calculator converts your figure to an annual amount, applies the slabs, and shows both yearly tax and the monthly deduction.

Under the current salaried slabs, annual taxable income up to Rs. 600,000 attracts no income tax.

No. The Finance Act 2026 removed it for salaried individuals from 1 July 2026. Separate surcharge rules may still affect non-salaried individuals and associations of persons.

Whatever you enter is treated as taxable salary income. Add bonuses and taxable allowances into the figure to see their effect.

Recognised provident fund treatment differs from ordinary salary. Our calculator works on the taxable figure you enter, so exclude amounts your employer treats as exempt.

Employers spread annual tax across months and may already account for credits, arrears, or mid-year joining. Small differences are normal; large gaps are worth querying with HR.

No. Freelance and business income is taxed under different rules, and export of services can fall under a separate regime. Read our freelancer guides in the Blog.

Property rental income is assessed separately from salary. Our Blog has a dedicated guide covering rates and allowable deductions.

Gross income is everything you receive. Taxable income is what remains after exemptions and admissible deductions, and the slabs apply to that figure.

Not automatically. Credits such as those for certain investments or donations must be applied separately when you file.

Yes. The result card shows the slab your income falls into along with the rate applied to the excess.

It uses 2026 federal brackets and standard deductions for returns generally filed in 2027, plus the 2026 Social Security wage base.

No. US federal income tax is progressive. Each rate applies only to the taxable income inside that bracket; earlier dollars remain taxed at lower rates.

Single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, and head of household. Your correct legal status can materially change the brackets and standard deduction.

Yes by default. The full US calculator also lets you enter itemised deductions instead. Payroll and payslip estimates use the standard deduction for a simplified annual estimate.

They are federal payroll taxes, often called FICA. For employees, the estimate applies the employee share of Social Security up to its annual wage base and Medicare to wages, including Additional Medicare Tax where applicable.

No. The displayed take-home and payslip deductions use the employee share. An employer normally owes a separate matching share and may also owe federal and state unemployment taxes.

The US tax calculator estimates both halves of Social Security and Medicare on 92.35% of eligible net self-employment income and applies the deductible half when estimating federal taxable income.

It provides an estimate for listed states. State deductions, credits, local taxes, special income rules, and mid-year moves can change the actual result.

Actual withholding depends on Form W-4 elections, pay frequency, bonuses, benefits, year-to-date wages, additional withholding, local taxes, and payroll rounding. The tool estimates annual liability rather than reproducing every payroll table.

The full US calculator accepts a general non-refundable credit amount. Eligibility and phase-outs for child, education, energy, earned-income, and other credits are not determined automatically.

The full calculator has a pre-tax contributions field. In payroll, the deductions figure is treated as reducing federal taxable income for estimation, although not every benefit avoids every payroll or state tax.

No. Local taxes, including New York City, Yonkers, many Pennsylvania municipalities, and Maryland county taxes, are not fully modelled. Check the note shown for the selected state.

Most calendar-year individual returns are due around April 15, subject to weekends, holidays, disaster relief, or IRS changes. An extension generally extends filing time, not the time to pay.

Yes. Tax residency can arise through citizenship, a green card, or the substantial presence test, and nonresident aliens may owe US tax on US-source income. Treaty rules and forms can change the result.

No. It is a planning estimate, not tax preparation software. It does not generate IRS or state forms and cannot account for every adjustment, credit, local tax, or special rule.

Broadly, anyone with taxable income, a registered business, or certain assets such as vehicles and property. Our filing guide sets out the common triggers.

The ATL is the FBR list of filers. Being on it lowers withholding rates on many transactions, from vehicle registration to banking.

You may pay a penalty and lose ATL status until the surcharge is paid. Filing late is still far better than not filing.

For individuals, the CNIC works as the tax number. Registration is completed through the FBR IRIS portal to activate your profile.

You may have no tax to pay yet still be required to file because of assets or business registration. Filing also gets you on the ATL.

Salary certificate, bank statements, withholding tax certificates, property and vehicle papers, and invoices if you run a business.

A declaration of your assets and liabilities filed alongside the return, explaining how your wealth changed during the year.

Revision is possible within the limits set by law, usually with an explanation for the change. Advice from a practitioner helps here.

Tax collected at source by a payer — a bank, employer, or buyer — and credited against your final liability when you file.

Declare the deductions in your return with the certificates attached; excess amounts are adjusted or refunded through the process the FBR provides.

A formal request to examine your declared figures. Respond within the stated time with documents; our audit and appeals guides explain the process.

Yes. Use the Tax Appeal page to describe your case and our team will get back to you.

Registration is generally required once you make taxable supplies as a manufacturer, importer, retailer, or service provider above the applicable thresholds.

Output tax is what you charge customers. Input tax is what you paid suppliers. You normally remit the difference.

Seller and buyer details with registration numbers, invoice number and date, description and quantity, value excluding tax, tax charged, and the total.

Company incorporation runs through SECP, followed by tax and bank registration. See the Company Registration page for assisted setup.

It depends on liability, partners, and how you plan to raise money. Our Blog compares the three structures in practical terms.

Yes. Even simple sales and purchase registers protect you during an audit and make filing far easier.

Yes. Services are taxed by provincial authorities such as SRB and PRA, separately from federal sales tax on goods.

Yes. The generators produce clean, printable documents with your business details, line items, and tax totals.

PTA tax depends on your phone value band and whether you register on CNIC or Passport. Our PTA Mobile Tax Checker gives you an estimate for both options.

Passport-based registration is intended for travellers bringing a handset within a set window of arrival, and carries lower duty in most bands.

An imported handset works for a short grace period on local networks before it is blocked until registration is completed.

Check the IMEI through the official PTA DIRBS service. Our checker only estimates the cost; it does not query PTA status.

There is an annual allowance per person, and passport-based registration is limited per trip. Beyond that, CNIC registration applies.

No. The duty attaches to the handset once registered and is not refunded on sale.

Yes. Invoice, quotation, and payslip generators all let you upload a PNG, JPG, or SVG logo that appears on the printed document.

No. Printing prints only the document itself. If your browser adds a date or web address line, turn off headers and footers in the print dialog.

Yes. Choose Pakistan or the United States, add the staff for that country, then generate a PKR or USD payslip for any employee.

House rent, conveyance, and medical allowances, plus income tax, provident fund, loan, and EOBI deductions — and you can add your own custom rows.

Yes. Pakistan payslips use current salaried slabs. US payslips estimate federal income tax, employee Social Security, Medicare, and selected state income tax. You can edit the resulting deduction rows.

Yes. Choose Print, then select "Save as PDF" as the destination in your browser print dialog.

No. Payroll entries stay in your own browser, which is why they are not shared between devices.

Payroll and payslips support PKR and USD. Invoice and quotation currency options depend on the generator, with an editable tax rate for the relevant supply.