Sindh Revises Sales Tax Rules for Food Delivery Platforms to Enhance Compliance and Transparency

• SRB announced amendments to Sindh Sales Tax Rules for food delivery platforms
• Changes focus on revising the collection and declaration process for SST
• Platforms must charge and collect sales tax on the gross value of services
• Tax must be reported in Table-1 of Annex-C1 of the SST return
• Collected tax should be deposited into the Sindh Government’s account by the 15th of the following month
• Service providers must file returns under Chapter III of the 2011 Rules
• System will auto-populate Table-II of Annex-C1 for tax credit
• New rules define tax rates based on service provider registration status
• Registered restaurants face 8% SST with digital payments and 15% otherwise
• Unregistered entities face 15% SST with 1% payable by platforms
• Revised rules effective May 1, 2025
• Aim to improve tax compliance and transparency in digital transactions

Source: pkrevenue.com

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