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Finance & Tax

Sales Tax

Sales tax in Pakistan is filed monthly and split across federal and provincial authorities depending on whether you sell goods or services. We register you with the right authority, file every monthly return on time, and make sure you actually claim the input tax you are entitled to instead of leaving it on the table.

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Scope

What'sincluded

Everything below is in the standard engagement. Anything outside it is agreed in writing before the work starts, never after.

  • GST registration with FBR for goods, for individuals, partnerships and companies
  • Provincial services tax registration with SRB, PRA, KPRA or BRA, including reactivating a suspended registration
  • The monthly cycle filed to FBR’s calendar: Annexure C by the 10th, payment by the 15th, return e-filed by the 18th
  • Input tax reconciled and claimed in full
  • Annexure C sales invoice reporting and buyer-supplier matching
  • Sales tax withholding compliance for withholding agents
  • Refund claim preparation and follow-up for zero-rated and export supplies

Who this is for

Built for three situations

  • Importers, manufacturers and distributors
  • Service businesses in a provincial net
  • Exporters claiming refunds

Process

How thisactually runs

  1. Liability assessment

    We determine which authority you fall under, federal for goods or provincial for services, and whether registration is mandatory or optional for you.

  2. Registration

    STRN obtained, business premises verification arranged, and your e-filing profile configured.

  3. Monthly filing

    Output and input tax reconciled and the annexures prepared, so Annexure C goes in by the 10th, the payment by the 15th and the return by the 18th.

  4. Reconciliation

    Supplier declarations matched against your input claims so mismatches are caught before FBR raises them.

Deliverables

What you end up holding

  • Sales Tax Registration Number certificate
  • Filed monthly returns with acknowledgements
  • Input and output tax reconciliation statement
  • Payment challans and CPRs
  • A monthly summary of tax payable and input carried forward

What we need from you

Documents required

  • NTN certificate and CNIC of the proprietor or directors
  • Business bank account maintenance certificate
  • Proof of business premises: ownership deed or rent agreement
  • Electricity bill for the business premises
  • Purchase and sales invoices for the filing month
  • Import documents and GDs, if applicable

Missing something? Tell us anyway. We can usually work around a gap, and it is better to know before we start.

Next step

Tell us your situation and we will scope it.

Talk to us about it

Scope, fee and dates confirmed in writing before anything starts.

Questions

AboutSales Tax

  • Do I register with FBR or my provincial authority?

    Goods are federal, so FBR. Services are provincial: SRB in Sindh, PRA in Punjab, KPRA in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, BRA in Balochistan. Businesses selling both, or operating across provinces, often need more than one registration. We map this out before registering anything.

  • What happens if I file late?

    A penalty applies per default, plus default surcharge on unpaid tax, and repeated late filing can suspend your registration. Suspension is the expensive part: your buyers lose the ability to claim input tax on your invoices, and they notice quickly.

  • Can I claim input tax on everything I buy?

    No. Input tax is claimable only on taxable supplies used in your business, only where the supplier has actually declared the invoice, and several categories are specifically disallowed. Unmatched claims are the single most common trigger for an audit, which is why we reconcile supplier declarations every month rather than at year end.

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