FBR directs businesses, professionals to integrate e-invoicing with income tax system

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Wednesday night issued a comprehensive list of businesses including professionals and service providers to register, install and integrate their electronic invoicing hardware and software with the Board’s computerized system for the purpose of income tax.

According to an SRO.288(I)/2026 issued late night (Wednesday), the integrated enterprises (businesses) through Board’s online system shall provide information of their outlets, points of sale or electronic invoicing transactions. No supply shall be made by the integrated enterprises except through the integrated outlets, point of sale or electronic invoice or bill issuing machines.

The businesses required to be integrated with the FBR’s system included restaurants, hostels, motels, guest houses, marriage halls, marquees, clubs including race clubs, inter-city travel by road, courier services and cargo services, services provided for personal care by beauty parlours, clinics and slimming clinics, massage centres, pedicure centres, all medical service providers including dentists, physiotherapists, plastic surgeons, hair implant surgeons and veterinary doctors, pathological laboratories. Medical diagnostic laboratories including X Rays, CT Scan. M.R lmagingetc, private hospitals or medical care centres providing medical consultation, hospitalization or other ancillary services, health clubs, gyms physical fitness centres, swimming pools and multipurpose clubs such as Lahore gymkhana, Islamabad club, Chenab Club, Karachi Gymkhana, Royal Palm Lahore, Polo Club etc operated by any civilian/ non-civilian administration, photographers, videographers and event managers, accountants, retailers including manufacturer cum-retailer, wholesaler-cum retailers, importer-cum-retailer or such other person who combines the activity of retail sale with another business activity and foreign exchange dealers/exchange companies, private schools, colleges, universities, professional institute/vocational training centres.

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