Business Desk 
Jul 02, 2025
An undated image. — FBR/Canva
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) reported that from Tuesday, various businesses will have to digitise their operations, including hotel businesses and courier services, in the amended Finance Act, 2025, with updates to the Islamabad Capital Territory (Tax or Services) Ordinance, 2001.
Notably, services listed in Table 1 and Table 2 of the ordinance require all service providers listed in Table 1 to link their billing systems to the FBR centralised computerised platform. There are already 60+ types of services in Table 1, including:
- Hotels, motels, guest houses, and farmhouses
- Marriage halls, event lawns, clubs, and caterers
- Courier and road cargo services
- Construction and other professional services
FBR officials said that the real-time monitoring system has been developed in order to reduce tax evasion and make the process easier for both businesses and the government.
Moreover, service providers will be required to issue helpful, digitally verified tax invoices, and the real-time monitoring system will automatically report every individual transaction to the FBR.
In addition to this, the Board has also reserved the right to issue a negative list of services that would be exempt from the integration and tax by publishing a notification in the official gazette, as there is room to exclude particular services when required.
