In Pakistan, Sales Tax registration is one of the most important steps after company registration. Without your STRN (Sales Tax Registration Number) you cannot import or export your products or services. You will not be able to participate in tenders in Pakistan. You cannot work with the government, take important sponsors or work with well reputed companies. No multinational company can work with you legally either.

Gladly, we are here to help. This is how you can move forward with registering for STRN if you are an individual.

Process: New Registration of Individuals for Sales Tax 

1. Visit your relevant RTO along with the following documents /and Information:
   1. Request on Letter Head of the Business. 
   2. Tax Registration Form (TRF-01 Form) 
   3. Original CNIC 
   4. Cell phone with SIM registered against their own CNIC 
   5. Personal “Email Address”. 
   6. Evidence of tenancy along with CNIC of Landlord/Landlady. In case name on Electricity bill differs from the name of lessor, ownership proof is required. 
   7. Ownership documents (such as registered sale deed or registered transfer deed) of the business premises in case of owned property. 
   8. Paid electricity bill of business premises not older than 3 months (electricity). Affidavit is required if incomplete address is mentioned on electricity bill. 
   9. Bank account Certificate issued by the bank in the name of business. 
   10. Distribution Certificate from the principal showing distributorship or dealership in case of distributor or dealer. 
   11. Particulars of all branches in case of multiple branches at various locations. 
   12. Particulars of all franchise holders in case of national or international franchise. 
   13. List of machinery and raw material in case of manufacturer. 
   14. Industrial meter in case of manufacturer. 
   15. Demarcation of business premises in case of manufacturer. 
2. The Facilitation officer at the RTO verifies the documents and starts new registration process in Iris by performing the next few steps. 
3. Completes 14(1) (Form of Registration filed voluntarily) (Sales Tax) application with complete business address and enters complete information where mandatory. 
4. Perform bio-metric verification and save data (thumb impression and photo) on IRIS. 
5. Scan and attach the relevant documents and submit the application

Facilitation Officer suggests the Taxpayer to get a print of “14(1) (Form of Registration filed voluntarily) (Sales Tax)” by logging in to his own account through the password already been issued to taxpayer on registered cell and Email. Facilitation Officer informs the Taxpayer about use and safe custody of the password and his account. In case theSystem generates the error message “Transaction not allowed, as pre-requisite transaction has not been started / completed”, the Facilitation Officer will start “181 (Form of Registration filed for modification) (Income Tax)” first, complete it and then start “14(1) (Form of Registration filed voluntarily) (Sales Tax)”. 

Source: FBR Website

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