FBR Digital Invoicing for Pakistani Businesses
FBR digital invoicing is now mandatory for sales-tax-registered businesses in Pakistan. Tax It lets you generate, submit and verify FBR-compliant invoices in seconds, with a 22-digit FBR invoice number and a PRAL-verified QR code on every PDF.
The basics
What is FBR digital invoicing?
FBR digital invoicing is the Federal Board of Revenue's system for issuing electronic sales tax invoices in real time. Instead of printing a paper invoice, your business submits each B2B invoice to FBR through the Digital Invoicing (DI) API. FBR validates it, then returns a unique 22-digit FBR invoice number and a verification QR code that must appear on the invoice you give your buyer.
The system is mandated under SRO 69(I)/2025 and SRO 709(I)/2025. These regulations define which invoices must be digital, the data every invoice must carry, and the QR code and FBR invoice number that make an invoice verifiable by anyone using the FBR Tax Asaan mobile app.
In short: FBR digital invoicing replaces manual sales tax invoices with a government-verified electronic record, submitted the moment you raise the invoice.
Compliance
Who has to use FBR digital invoicing?
Sales-tax-registered businesses
If you are registered for sales tax and issue B2B invoices, FBR digital invoicing applies to you as the phased rollout reaches your category.
Phased by category
FBR began with large and corporate registered persons and keeps expanding. Deadlines differ by taxpayer category, so the safe assumption is that yours is coming.
Every B2B invoice type
It covers sales invoices, credit notes and debit notes. Each has to be submitted to FBR and carry its own FBR invoice number and QR code.
The flow
How FBR digital invoicing works with Tax It
- 1
Connect your FBR IRIS token
Get a bearer token from the FBR IRIS portal and add it to Tax It. We whitelist your server and handle the FBR DI authentication for you.
- 2
Create your invoice
Add your buyer, products and tax details. Tax It picks the correct sale type, UOM and tax rate from the live FBR reference data.
- 3
Submit to FBR
One click submits the invoice to the FBR digital invoicing API. FBR validates it and returns a 22-digit FBR invoice number.
- 4
Print the verified invoice
Tax It generates a PRAL-verified PDF with the FBR invoice number and QR code, ready to share with your buyer. It is verifiable in the FBR Tax Asaan app.
Why Tax It
Why choose Tax It for FBR digital invoicing
Full FBR DI integration built in
You never touch the FBR API. Tax It handles authentication, submission, retries, the FBR invoice number and the QR code for you.
Sales, credit and debit notes
Every B2B invoice type is supported and submitted to FBR correctly, with the right references and tax breakdowns.
Mock mode to test first
Practise the full digital invoicing flow in mock mode before you go live, so your first real FBR submission is never a surprise.
Reports and reconciliation
Output tax, input tax, tax reconciliation and IRIS-compatible exports, so your FBR digital invoicing data is always filing-ready.
FAQ
FBR digital invoicing, answered
What is FBR digital invoicing?+
FBR digital invoicing is the Federal Board of Revenue’s system for issuing electronic sales tax invoices in real time. Every B2B invoice is submitted to FBR through the Digital Invoicing (DI) API, which returns a unique 22-digit FBR invoice number and a verification QR code that must be printed on the invoice. It is mandated under SRO 69(I)/2025 and SRO 709(I)/2025.
Who has to use FBR digital invoicing in Pakistan?+
FBR is rolling out digital invoicing to sales-tax-registered businesses in phases, starting with large taxpayers and corporate registered persons and expanding to more categories over time. If you issue B2B sales tax invoices, you should assume you will be required to integrate and prepare now to avoid penalties.
How do I integrate with FBR digital invoicing?+
You obtain a bearer token from the FBR IRIS portal, whitelist your server IP, then submit invoice data to the FBR DI API and store the returned invoice number and QR code. Tax It handles this entire integration for you, so you do not need to build against the API yourself.
What are SRO 69(I)/2025 and SRO 709(I)/2025?+
They are the statutory regulations that govern FBR digital invoicing: the requirement to issue electronic invoices through the DI system, the data fields each invoice must carry, the QR code and FBR invoice number that must appear on the printed invoice, and the timelines for compliance.
How does Tax It help with FBR digital invoicing?+
Tax It is an FBR-compliant digital invoicing platform. You create an invoice, and Tax It validates it, submits it to FBR, receives the FBR invoice number and QR code, and produces a PRAL-verified PDF, in seconds. It also supports credit and debit notes, multi-branch access, bulk import and a mock mode for testing before you go live.
What happens if I do not comply with FBR digital invoicing?+
Non-compliance with the digital invoicing SROs can attract penalties under the Sales Tax Act. Businesses that miss the deadline for their category risk fines and disruption to their input tax claims, which is why integrating early through a ready platform is the safer path.
Get FBR digital invoicing ready in a day
Join Pakistani businesses using Tax It to stay compliant with FBR digital invoicing under SRO 69(I)/2025 and SRO 709(I)/2025. Start free, test in mock mode, then go live when your IRIS token is ready.