Required Documents for Personal Income Tax Return Filing in Bangladesh?

In this article, you will find the Checklist and in detailed explanation of why the said documents are needed for Income Tax Return Filing purposes.

Documents are required based on the Income Taxpayer’s Category or Source of Income of the taxpayer.

Here we separately mention Taxpayer’s checklist for Income Tax Return Filing:-

1. Salaried Persone (Private Service Holder)

2. Business Man (Sole Proprietorship Business)

3. Expatriate (Bangladeshi Living in Abroad)

4. Foreign Expatriate ( Foreigner but income source in Bangladesh)

5. Farmer ( Having Taxable Agriculture Income)

6. Land Loard ( Having Rental Income in Bangladesh)

7. Company’s Tax (Private Limited Company).

1. Salaried Persone (Private Service Holder)

1. TIN Certificate
2. National ID
3. Last Year’s Tax Return Assessment copy (if any).
4. Salary Statement
5. Bank Statement (1st July to 30 June)
6. Investment Copy FDR | Savings Certificate (if any)
7. Land Purchase Deed (if any)
8. Car AIT (if any)
9. TDS Challan
10. Bank Loan Sanction Letter (if any)

Why Required the said Documents?

• TIN Certificate: Tax Identification Number and TIN are abbreviations. It’s a unique number for every Taxpayer and need to input the said TIN in the Income Tax return form.
• National ID: National Identification Number and NID are abbreviations. It’s a unique number for every citizen and need to input the said NID in the Income Tax return form.
• Last Year’s Tax Return Assessment copy: Last Year’s Tax Return Assessment copy: This is a very important document for Income Tax Return Filing. For preparing errorless Income tax returns it’s a vital document for Assessee.
• Salary Statement: Salary Statement is required for calculating yearly salaried income, This Salary Statement mentions yearly total salary income and salary deductions. It’s an authentication of Salaried Income.
• Bank Statement (1st July to 30 June): Bank Statement: Calculating Bank interest income, Net Salary Income, Saving Certificate Interest and other income which is received through the Banking Channel. Lend to or borrow from someone through banking channels in the said Financial Year.
• Investment Copy FDR | Savings Certificate: Investment Authentication: Proving Investment authentication for the said Financial Year and getting a Tax rebate on Investment, this document is mandatory.
  
• Purchase Deed : Purchase Deed: If the Taxpayer bought any asset in the said financial year, he must submit the said Purchase Deed to prove the value, and adjust the advance income tax (if paid).
• Car AIT: It’s one of the mandatory documents if taxpayers intend to adjust the advance income tax.
• TDS Challan: Tax Deduction at Source, TDS is an abbreviation; When an Employer pays salary to employees, he deducts the amount as a prescribed government rate from the employee’s salary and deposits it to the Government Treasury, that’s why the employee does not need to pay the said tax again just needs to submit the TDS challan with Income Tax return File.
• Bank Loan Sanction Letter: If the taxpayer has any Bank Loan he needs to submit the said Bank Loan Sanction Letter with Tax Return File.

2. Business Man (Sole Proprietorship Business)

1. TIN Certificate
2. National ID
3. Last Year’s Tax Return Assessment copy (if any).
4. Trade License
5. Bank Statement (1st July to 30 June)
6. Investment Copy FDR | Savings Certificate (if any)
7. Land Purchase Deed (if any)
8. Car AIT (if any)
9. TDS Challan
10. Bank Loan Sanction Letter (if any)

Why Required the said Documents?

• TIN Certificate: Tax Identification Number and TIN are abbreviations. It’s a unique number for every Taxpayer and need to input the said TIN in the Income Tax return form.
• National ID: National Identification Number and NID are abbreviations. It’s a unique number for every citizen and need to input the said NID in the Income Tax return form.
• Last Year’s Tax Return Assessment copy: Last Year’s Tax Return Assessment copy: This is a very important document for Income Tax Return Filing. For preparing errorless Income tax returns it’s a vital document for Assessee.
• Trade License: A Trade License is required for finding the Nature of the Business, and Business Profit Margin depending on the Nature of the Business of the organization.
• Bank Statement (1st July to 30 June): Bank Statement: Calculating Bank interest income, Net Salary Income, Saving Certificate Interest and other income which is received through the Banking Channel. Lend to or borrow from someone through banking channels in the said Financial Year.
• Investment Copy FDR | Savings Certificate: Investment Authentication: Proving Investment authentication for the said Financial Year and getting a Tax rebate on Investment, this document is mandatory.
  
• Purchase Deed : Purchase Deed: If the Taxpayer bought any asset in the said financial year, he must submit the said Purchase Deed to prove the value, and adjust the advance income tax (if paid).
• Car AIT: It’s one of the mandatory documents if taxpayers intend to adjust the advance income tax.
• TDS Challan: Tax Deduction at Source, TDS is an abbreviation; When the service receiver receives any goods or services from a supplier and payment to the supplier that time servicer receiver deducts a certain amount as per government government-prescribed rate and deposits the amount to the government treasury and issues a certificate with TDS challan to the supplier.
• Bank Loan Sanction Letter: If the taxpayer has any Bank Loan he needs to submit the said Bank Loan Sanction Letter with Tax Return File.

2. Expatriate (Bangladeshi Living in Abroad)

1. TIN Certificate
2. National ID
3. Last Year’s Tax Return Assessment copy (if any).
4. Passport Copy
5. Bank Statement (1st July to 30 June)
6. Investment Copy FDR | Savings Certificate (if any)
7. Land Purchase Deed (if any)
8. Car AIT (if any)
9. VISA Copy
10. Bank Loan Sanction Letter (if any)
11. Remittance Sending Paper
12. Work Permit Copy
13. Appointment Letter

Why Required the said Documents?

• TIN Certificate: Tax Identification Number and TIN are abbreviations. It’s a unique number for every Taxpayer and need to input the said TIN in the Income Tax return form.
• National ID: National Identification Number and NID are abbreviations. It’s a unique number for every citizen and need to input the said NID in the Income Tax return form.
• Last Year’s Tax Return Assessment copy: Last Year’s Tax Return Assessment copy: This is a very important document for Income Tax Return Filing. For preparing errorless Income tax returns it’s a vital document for Assessee.
• Passport Copy: A passport copy is required for the first departure time from Bangladesh.
• Bank Statement (1st July to 30 June): Bank Statement: Calculating Bank interest income, Remittance Income, Saving Certificate Interest and other income which is received through the Banking Channel. Lend to or borrow from someone through banking channels in the said Financial Year.
• Investment Copy FDR | Savings Certificate: Investment Authentication: Proving Investment authentication for the said Financial Year and getting a Tax rebate on Investment, this document is mandatory.
  
• Purchase Deed : Purchase Deed: If the Taxpayer bought any asset in the said financial year, he must submit the said Purchase Deed to prove the value, and adjust the advance income tax (if paid).
• Car AIT: It’s one of the mandatory documents if taxpayers intend to adjust the advance income tax.
• VISA Copy: A VISA copy is required for Identifying Arrival and Departure time.
• Bank Loan Sanction Letter: If the taxpayer has any Bank Loan he needs to submit the said Bank Loan Sanction Letter with Tax Return File.
• Remittance Sending Paper: A remittance Sending Paper is required to Identify the remitter’s name, time, amount and other details.
• Work Permit Copy: A work permit indicates that he legally living as an expatriate in said country.
• Appointment Letter: The appointment Letter is one of the authentications of expatriate income.