ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the deadline for corporate sales taxpayers to electronically integrate with the FBR’s computerized system.
The PTBA’s request comes as the initial deadline for corporate entities expired on June 1, 2025, with many taxpayers reportedly facing practical difficulties in completing the integration process.
In a letter addressed to the FBR Chairman, the PTBA expressed its full support for the government’s documentation initiative, which aims to enhance transparency and improve the documentation of the supply chain.
This initiative involves the mandatory electronic integration of hardware and software with the FBR’s computerized system (E-invoicing) through licensed integrators or PRAL, as stipulated under SRO 709(I)/2025 dated April 22, 2025.
The initial deadlines for integration were set for May 1, 2025, for corporate and individual tax filers, respectively. These deadlines were subsequently extended to June 1, 2025, for corporate tax filers and July 1, 2025, for individual tax filers. However, despite these extensions, the PTBA states that it remains “practically impossible for a significant number of corporate entities to integrate with Board’s computerized system through license integrator or PRAL within the specified time and manner.”
The association has received numerous representations from its member bars across the country, indicating that the impending deadline for corporate tax filers poses a significant challenge. Given the current circumstances, the PTBA believes it is “impossible to get the integrated process completed by the corporate tax filers on the due date.”
Therefore, in the interest of promoting effective documentation and ensuring the proper implementation of the supply chain integration, the PTBA has strongly recommended that the deadline for corporate tax filers to integrate be extended until June 30, 2025.
This proposed extension aims to provide corporate taxpayers with the necessary time to complete the mandatory electronic integration process, thereby supporting the FBR’s broader documentation goals.
