Nov 18

Foodpanda welcomes PRA tax concession to homechefs

LAHORE: Foodpanda, an online food delivery platform, has welcomed the reduction in sales tax by Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) to homechefs – people operating from their homes. In order to create a favorable business environment, the PRA decided to reduce sales tax on services being charged on commissions for home-based chefs. The rebate reduced sales […]

by Hamza Shah

Cable TV operators granted exemption of sales tax on services

Jul 9

Taxation

Cable TV operators granted exemption of sales tax on services

KARACHI: The Sindh government has exempted sales tax on services for one year for cable TV operators within the jurisdiction of the province. The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has issued a notification to further exempt the sales tax on services rendered by cable TV operators till June 30, 2022. The Sindh government imposed sales tax […]

by Anjum Shah

Sindh allows reduced rate of 5% sales tax on services to recruiting agencies

Jul 9

Taxation

Sindh allows reduced rate of 5% sales tax on services to recruiting agencies

KARACHI: The Sindh government has allowed payment of sales tax on services at reduced rate of five per cent to recruiting agencies subject to terms and conditions. A notification issued by the Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) stated that the provincial government had allowed the sales tax on the services provided or rendered by the recruiting […]

by Anjum Shah

Sales tax rates on services provided by freight forwarders, customs agents, others

Nov 9

Taxation

Sales tax rates on services provided by freight forwarders, customs agents, others

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has issued updated rate of sales tax on services provided by customs agents, freight forwarders and persons authorized to transact business on behalf of others. The SRB issued working tariff updated on November 01, 2020 for implementation of sales tax rates on services rendered or provided within Sindh province. Following […]

by Anjum Shah

Sales tax rates for construction services updated

Nov 6

Taxation

Sales tax rates for construction services updated

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has issued updated rates of sales tax on construction services. The SRB explained the rate of sales tax at normal, concessionary and exempted on construction services. The SRB issued working tariff updated up to November 01, 2020. Following are the rate of sales tax on construction services: The SRB said […]

by Anjum Shah

Sales tax rates updated on services provided by restaurants

Nov 5

Taxation

Sales tax rates updated on services provided by restaurants

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has notified sales tax rates on services rendered by restaurants in the province. The SRB issued working tariff on November 01, 2020 updating rates of sales tax on services. The SRB said that the sales tax rate shall be 13 percent on services provided or rendered by restaurants. The provincial […]

by Anjum Shah

SRB issues sales tax rates on banking services

Nov 4

Taxation

SRB issues sales tax rates on banking services

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has issued sales tax rate at 13 percent on services rendered or provided by banking companies. The SRB issued a working tariff updated up to November 01, 2020 to notify the rate of sales tax on services provided by various sectors within the province. Following services provided or rendered by […]

by Anjum Shah

SRB issues sales tax rate on telecom services

Nov 3

IT & Telecom, Taxation

SRB issues sales tax rate on telecom services

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) on Tuesday updated working tariff up to November 01, 2020 for levy of sales tax on telecommunication services. The sales tax on services are exempt on telecommunication services involving charges payable on the international leased lines or bandwidth services used by the software exporting firms registered with the Pakistan Software […]

by Anjum Shah

SRB makes mandatory for banks to provide quarterly statement of taxable services

Jul 1

Taxation

SRB makes mandatory for banks to provide quarterly statement of taxable services

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has made mandatory for banking companies to provide quarterly reconciled statement of taxable services provided during the period. The SRB issued notification No. SRB-3-4/17/2020 effective from July 01, 2020 to make it mandatory for banking and non-banking financing companies to submit quarterly reconciliation of sales taxable services provided or rendered […]

by Anjum Shah

Sindh proposed to exempt sales tax on export of services

May 27

Budget 2020-2021, Taxation

Sindh proposed to exempt sales tax on export of services

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has been proposed to exempt sales tax on export of services. Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) in its proposals for budget 2020/2021 presented to SRB, said that as per the Fifth Schedule to the Sales Tax Act 1990, exports made by a registered person are zero-rated. “Presently, […]

by Anjum Shah