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Important Tax Update: FBR Expands Mandatory Integration

FBR is expanding its digital monitoring efforts, issuing S.R.O. 2071(I)/2025 to mandate the integration of point-of-sale (POS) systems for a specific set of distributors and retailers.

Who is affected?

The mandate applies if your deductible monthly withholding tax exceeds the following thresholds:

1. Distributors, Dealers, & Wholesalers: Over Rs 100,000 (under Section 236-G)

2. Retailers: Over Rs 500,000 (under Section 236-H)

This move is designed to ensure real-time reporting of sales, bringing more of the supply chain under the documented economy.

Action Required: If your business meets these tax liability criteria, you need to contact a licensed FBR integrator to ensure your system is connected and reporting correctly. Don't wait for the deadline—start your integration process today!

Another Extention application for tax year 2025 income tax return.

Extension in due date for filling of income tax return 2025 till 31 Oct 2025.

Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA) urged the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Federal Minister of Finance & Revenue and Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for further extension in date for filing of Income Tax Returns/Statements for the Tax Year 2025.

Taxpayers intended to get -registration of are now required to apply through computerized system to the Commissioner-IR, no manual application for de-registration shall be entertained. The manual applications as pending till date are required to be processed through computerized system.

Extention granted till 15 Oct 2025.

Change of jurisdiction in as an uphill task including getting NOC from concerned Chief Commissioner IR. Hopefully taxpayers will get some relief after these measures to make it online.

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The Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA) vide its letter dated August 12, 2025, has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to consider implementing a biometric verification system through a mobile application for sales tax registered persons.

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Good news
QR Code authentication which was mandatory for sales tax registered persons to login IRIS is now removed.

Sales Tax registered persons can now proceed with direct access as usual.

Extension in Date of Submission of Sales Tax & Federal Excise Return granted by FBR for the Tax Period of June, 2025.

fifty percent of the expenditure claimed in respect of sale
where the taxpayer received payment exceeding two hundred thousand rupees otherwise than through a banking channel or digital means against a single invoice containing one or more than one transactions of supply of goods or provisions of services.