About FBR & Federal Tax

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is Pakistan's federal tax administration, established under the Federal Board of Revenue Act 2007. The FBR's principal mandates include income tax (Income Tax Ordinance 2001), sales tax on goods (Sales Tax Act 1990), federal excise (Federal Excise Act 2005), customs (Customs Act 1969), and Customs (Computerised Risk-Based) Examination System. Iris is the FBR's online portal for taxpayer registration, return filing, and refund applications. The library covers NTN registration, sales-tax registration under Section 14 of the STA 1990, income-tax return filing assistance, withholding-statement filings, refund applications under Section 170 of the ITO 2001, exemption certificates, and Active Taxpayer List restoration applications.