KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) issued working tariff updated up to December 31, 2019 under which the sales tax on services will be 19.5 percent on telecommunication services.
However, the exemption from 19.5 percent sales tax ons services shall be available 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 Export Board.
Following services will be liable to pay 19.5 percent sales tax on services:
Telephone services
Fixed line voice telephone service
Wireless telephone
Cellular telephone
Wireless Local Loop telephone
Video telephone
Payphone cards
Prepaid calling cards
Voice mail service
Messaging service
Short Message service
Multimedia message service
Shifting of telephone connection
Installation of telephone
Provision of telephone extension
Changing of telephone connection
Conversion of NWD connection to non NWD or vice versa
Cost of telephone set
Restoration of telephone connection
Bandwidth services
Copper line based
Fibre-optic based
Co-axial cable based
Microwave based
Satellite based
Telegraph
Telex
Telefax
Store and forward fax services
Internet services
Internet services including email services
Dial-up internet services
Broadband services for DSL connection
Copper line based
Fibre-optic based
Co-axial cable based
Wireless based
Satellite based
Internet/email/Data/SMS/MMS services on WLL networks
Internet/email/Data/SMS/MMS services on cellular mobile networks
Data Communication Network services (DCNS)
Copper Line based
Co-axial cable based
Fibre-optic based
Wireless/Radio based
Satellite based
Value added data services
Virtual private Network services (VPN)
Digital Signature service
Other specified telecommunication services
Teletext services
Trunk radio services
Paging services including voice paging services and radio paging services
Tracking and alarm service
Vehicle tracking and other tracking services
Burglar and security alarm services
Telecommunication services not elsewhere specified
