Advertisement published in Sindh exempted from sales tax

Advertisement published in Sindh exempted from sales tax

KARACHI: Sales tax at 13 percent has been exempted on advertisement services rendered in Sindh, according to working tariff for 2020 issued by Sindh Revenue Board (SRB).

The sales tax on services on advertisement is 13 percent for advertisement on television, radio, close circuit television, newspapers/periodicals, cable television network, poles, billboards and web/internet.

However, the advertisement services has been exempted from sales tax if such advertisement in newspapers and periodicals published in Sindh.

Further, this exemption is available to advertisement on the websites of such of the newspapers and periodicals are published in Sindh.

Besides, the advertisements financed out of funds provide by a government under grant in aid agreement are also exempted from sales tax. Meanwhile advertisements conveying public service message in relation to polio eradication program by UNICEF have also been exempted from sales tax.