FBR revises process for pending sales tax refunds
The FBR has revised its sales tax refund process for exporters, introducing additional validation checks to expedite payments of deferred or pending claims, following consultations with the industry.
- New validation checks for sales tax refunds.
- Expediting deferred sales tax payments to exporters.
- Processing uncleared refunds through the STARR module.
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has revised the process to expedite payments of deferred or pending sales tax refunds to the exporters.
In this regard, the FBR has issued an SRO 1498(I)2026 on Friday to further amend the Sales Tax Rules, 2006.
A tax expert said that four additional reprocesses or checks have been allowed to clear deferred or pending sales tax refund claims.
Four additional validation checks or cycles have been allowed to facilitate the exporters. The FBR has decided on it in consultation with the exporters, he added.
According to SRO 1498(I)2026, after eight validation checks including the initial one, the amount that remains uncleared or unverified shall be subjected to four additional validation checks or cycles, once every week, by the system in respect of such uncleared or unverified amount.
If, after completion of the said four additional validation checks or cycles, any amount remains uncleared or unverified, the same shall thereafter be processed under the “STARR” module.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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