Registration with tax department: FBR directs INGOs to submit documentation

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed the International Non-Government Organizations (INGOs) to submit comprehensive documentation for registration with the tax department.

In this regard, the FBR has released a list of documents to be provided by the INGOs for registration.

The FBR on Tuesday issued an S.R.O. 856(I)/2026 to notify draft amendments in the Income Tax Rules, 2002.

Under the requirements, an International Non-Government Organization (INGO), required to be registered, shall provide the name of the taxpayer; business address; accounting period; phone number of business; principal business activity; name and address of principal officer or authorized representative of the company.

An INGO would also submit an authority letter for the appointment of the principal officer or authorized representative of the company for applying for registration in Pakistan; cell phone number of the principal officer or authorized representative of the company; email address of the principal officer or authorized representative of the company; and tax registration or incorporation document from the concerned regulatory authorities of the foreign country.

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