Digital invoices issuance: FBR allows registered persons to engage licensed integrators

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed sales tax-registered persons to engage one or more licenced integrators, required for integration of its electronic invoicing hardware and software with the Board’s computerised system. The FBR has issued Sales Tax General Order #01 of 2026/ IR Operations here on Tuesday on the subject of “Issuance of Electronic Sales Tax Invoices and Integration of Registered Persons.” According to the FBR, whereas, the provisions of sub-sections (5) and (6) of Section 23 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 mandate the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to require any person or class of persons to integrate their electronic invoicing system with the Board’s computerised system for real-time reporting of sales in such mode, manner, and from such date as may be specified therein, and further provide that such integration shall be carried out by licenced integrators in the prescribed manner.