If your business deals in taxable goods or services, you likely need to register for Sales Tax (commonly called GST in everyday conversation) with FBR and start charging it on your invoices. AverroTax handles STRN registration and ongoing monthly filing.
Registration is required once your business crosses certain thresholds or deals in specific taxable categories.
Producers of taxable goods generally must register regardless of turnover.
Businesses importing or wholesaling taxable goods into the local market.
Retailers whose turnover crosses FBR's prescribed registration threshold.
Certain services fall under provincial sales tax (e.g. Punjab Revenue Authority) rather than FBR — we'll clarify which applies to you.
From STRN registration to your first monthly return.
Estimate the monthly sales tax you'd charge and owe at the standard 18% rate.
Based on the standard 18% sales tax rate; actual liability depends on your specific goods/services, applicable reduced rates, and eligible input tax. We'll confirm your exact rate and net liability.
A quick reference for how sales tax is charged and filed.
Share these over WhatsApp or in person at our Lahore office — no lengthy paperwork required.
Once registered, we can also manage your ongoing monthly filing.
We confirm whether FBR or a provincial authority applies to your business.
We file your sales tax registration application on IRIS.
FBR reviews and verifies your registration — sometimes including a site visit.
Your Sales Tax Registration Number is issued and you can start charging tax.
We register and file sales tax for retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers across Lahore and Punjab, as well as clients in other provinces working with the relevant provincial revenue authority.
Pakistan doesn't have a formal "GST" — the term is commonly used to refer to Sales Tax under the Sales Tax Act, 1990, administered by FBR for goods. Services are separately taxed by provincial revenue authorities like the Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA).
The standard rate is 18% on most taxable goods, though some categories have reduced or zero rates depending on FBR notifications.
Registered businesses generally file monthly, with the return typically due around the middle of the following month — we'll confirm the exact date that applies to your registration.
Services are usually taxed under a provincial sales tax on services regime (e.g. PRA in Punjab) rather than FBR sales tax — we'll help you determine which registration actually applies to you.
Yes — registered businesses can generally claim input tax adjustments on purchases used for taxable business activity, reducing their net sales tax liability.
Tell us about your business and we'll confirm exactly what registration you need.
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