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How to register income tax in Pakistan?

INCOME TAX REGISTRATION PROCESS

Online Registration

 

Online registration is available only for Individuals and not for the Association of Persons or Company;

Before starting online registration, the Taxpayer must have:

  • A computer, scanner and internet connection;
  • A cell phone with SIM registered against their own CNIC;
  • A personal email address belonging to them;
  • Scanned pdf files of:
  • Certificate of maintenance of personal bank account in his own name;
  • Evidence of tenancy / ownership of business premises, if having a business;
  • Paid utility bill of business premises not older than 3 months, if having a business.

Online registration is available at Iris

https://iris.fbr.gov.pk/public/txplogin.xhtml

 

For Physical Registration of an Individual, the Individual must:

Personally go to any Facilitation Counter of any Tax House;

Take the following documents with him:

  • Original CNIC;
  • Cell phone with SIM registered against his own CNIC;
  • Personal Email address belonging to him;
  • Original certificate of maintenance of personal bank account in his own name;
  • Original evidence of tenancy/ownership of business premises, if having a business;
  • Original paid utility bill of business premises not older than 3 months, if having a business.

 

For Registration of an AOP, anyone of the Members / Partners must:

  • Personally go to any Facilitation Counter of any Tax House
  • Take the following documents with him:
  • Original partnership deed, in case of Firm;
  • Original registration certificate from Registrar of Firms, in case of Firm.
  • CNICs of all Members / Partners;
  • Original letter on letterhead of the AOP signed by all Members / Partners, authorizing anyone of the Members / Partners for Income / Sales Tax Registration;
  • Cell phone with SIM registered against his own CNIC but not already registered with the FBR;
  • Email address belonging to the AOP;
  • Original certificate of maintenance of bank account in AOP’s name;
  • Original evidence of tenancy / ownership of business premises, if having a business;
  • Original paid utility bill of business premises not older than 3 months, if having a business.

 

For Registration of a Company, the Principal Officer must:

  • Personally go to any Facilitation Counter of any Tax House
  • Take the following document with him:
  • Incorporation Certificate of the Company;
  • CNICs of all Directors;
  • Original letter on letterhead of the company signed by all Directors, verifying the Principal Officer and authorizing him for Income Tax / Sales Tax Registration;
  • Cell phone with SIM registered against his own CNIC but not already registered with the FBR;
  • Email address belonging to the Company;
  • Original certificate of maintenance of bank account in Company’s name;
  • Original evidence of tenancy / ownership of business premises, if having a business;
  • Original paid utility bill of business premises not older than 3 months, if having a business.