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Effective June 1, 2025, Pakistan’s FBR mandates large taxpayers to adopt mandatory e-invoicing, integrating their accounting, invoicing, and POS systems with the FBR’s infrastructure for real-time validation and secure archiving of electronic invoices.
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E-invoicing in Pakistan currently applies to goods, excluding services in most regions except Islamabad. Non-corporate taxpayers must register by July 1, 2025, as a prerequisite for future e-invoicing compliance phases.
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Pakistan’s e-invoicing system validates transactions in real-time, ensuring proper registration and traceability while requiring companies to store invoices electronically in compliance with technical specifications for a period of six years.
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In November 2023, the FBR expanded e-invoicing to select FMCG taxpayers, requiring manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and distributors to issue digital sales tax invoices through an approved system from February 1, 2024.
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Since April 2024, FMCG importers and suppliers must comply with real-time electronic invoicing, reflecting Pakistan’s broader initiative to digitize tax processes, enhance transparency, and reduce tax evasion through improved oversight and reporting.
Source: edicomgroup.com
