{"id":102666,"date":"2025-07-03T13:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T08:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102666"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T08:15:49","slug":"construction-cafes-clinics-fbr-expands-tax-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/construction-cafes-clinics-fbr-expands-tax-net.html","title":{"rendered":"Construction, cafes, clinics: FBR expands tax net in ICT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced new General Sales Tax (GST) rates on a wide range of services within the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), expanding the tax base with changes effective from July 1, 2025. The revised structure imposes GST at either 5% or 15% depending on the nature of the service and the mode of payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most services, including those offered by hotels, guest houses, clubs, marriage halls, stevedores, customs agents, courier companies, freight forwarders, and security agencies, will now be taxed at 15%. Construction services have also been brought under the 15% GST slab, though exemptions apply to small-scale projects under PKR 50 million, government civil works, and some international development undertakings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-empowered-to-crack-down-on-non-filers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New tax law empowers FBR to crack down on non-filers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Property developers and promoters will now be taxed under a fixed regime, with charges applied per square yard for land development and per square foot for building construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Restaurant services will be taxed based on the mode of payment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5% GST for digital payments (credit\/debit cards, mobile wallets, QR codes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15% GST for payments made in cash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The FBR has also imposed a 15% GST on advertisements aired on television and radio, with the exception of certain government-sponsored public service campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the personal care segment, services provided by beauty salons, skin clinics, and similar facilities will generally be taxed at 15%, though smaller non-air-conditioned setups may qualify for the 5% reduced rate under specified conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other professional services \u2014 including management consulting, IT and tech support, and legal and technical advisory \u2014 have been included in the 15% GST category, broadening the scope of taxed activities across the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-to-freeze-bank-accounts-of-non-filers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR to freeze bank accounts of non-filers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new structure is part of the government\u2019s broader fiscal reform agenda aimed at improving documentation and revenue collection from the service sector in urban centres like Islamabad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced new General Sales Tax (GST) rates on a wide range of services within the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), expanding the tax base with changes effective from July 1, 2025. The revised structure imposes GST at either 5% or 15% depending on the nature of the service and the mode of payment. Most services, including those offered by hotels, guest houses, clubs, marriage halls, stevedores, customs agents, courier companies, freight forwarders, and security agencies, will now be taxed at 15%. Construction services have also been brought under the 15% GST slab, though exemptions apply to small-scale projects under PKR 50 million, government civil works, and some international development undertakings. Read: New tax law empowers FBR to crack down on non-filers Property developers and promoters will now be taxed under a fixed regime, with charges applied per square yard for land development and per square foot for building construction. Restaurant services will be taxed based on the mode of payment: The FBR has also imposed a 15% GST on advertisements aired on television and radio, with the exception of certain government-sponsored public service campaigns. 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