{"id":103202,"date":"2025-09-03T11:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=103202"},"modified":"2025-09-02T17:16:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:16:55","slug":"digital-marketplaces-couriers-brought-under-tax-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/digital-marketplaces-couriers-brought-under-tax-net.html","title":{"rendered":"Digital marketplaces, couriers brought under tighter tax net"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has tightened tax compliance rules by mandating quarterly return filings for couriers and payment intermediaries, while also introducing monthly reporting requirements for digital marketplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to draft amendments issued through SRO 1634 of 2025, the new protocols will only apply to domestic e-commerce entities and couriers responsible for collecting or deducting withholding tax. These amendments have been proposed under the Income Tax Rules, 2002, and will be finalised after feedback from stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-to-call-taxpayers-to-assist-with-return-filing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR to call taxpayers to assist with filing returns<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the revised framework, couriers and payment intermediaries tasked with tax collection or deduction under relevant provisions of the Income Tax Ordinance must file quarterly statements electronically. The prescribed deadlines are April 20, July 20, October 20, and January 20, corresponding to the end of each quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a parallel move, the FBR has imposed monthly reporting obligations on online marketplaces that handle digitally ordered goods and services. As per Section 165C(2) of the Ordinance, these platforms must submit both transactional and aggregate data of registered sellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, if an online marketplace also offers courier services, it will be required to file additional statements under the prescribed formats, Form A1 and Form A2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new reporting structure, FBR officials said, is aimed at strengthening oversight of Pakistan\u2019s expanding e-commerce sector and ensuring accurate documentation of taxable activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has tightened tax compliance rules by mandating quarterly return filings for couriers and payment intermediaries, while also introducing monthly reporting requirements for digital marketplaces. According to draft amendments issued through SRO 1634 of 2025, the new protocols will only apply to domestic e-commerce entities and couriers responsible for collecting or deducting withholding tax. These amendments have been proposed under the Income Tax Rules, 2002, and will be finalised after feedback from stakeholders. Read: FBR to call taxpayers to assist with filing returns Under the revised framework, couriers and payment intermediaries tasked with tax collection or deduction under relevant provisions of the Income Tax Ordinance must file quarterly statements electronically. The prescribed deadlines are April 20, July 20, October 20, and January 20, corresponding to the end of each quarter. In a parallel move, the FBR has imposed monthly reporting obligations on online marketplaces that handle digitally ordered goods and services. As per Section 165C(2) of the Ordinance, these platforms must submit both transactional and aggregate data of registered sellers. Furthermore, if an online marketplace also offers courier services, it will be required to file additional statements under the prescribed formats, Form A1 and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":99068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15015],"tags":[67704,67703,14405,3362,66228,67705,34475,67701,67702,67706,31455,3822],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103202","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-legal-taxation","8":"tag-couriers","9":"tag-digital-marketplaces","10":"tag-e-commerce","11":"tag-fbr","12":"tag-income-tax-rules","13":"tag-monthly-reporting","14":"tag-pakistan-economy","15":"tag-payment-intermediaries","16":"tag-quarterly-returns","17":"tag-sro-1634","18":"tag-tax-compliance","19":"tag-withholding-tax","20":"cat-15015-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Digital marketplaces, couriers brought under tax net -Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If an online marketplace also offers courier services, it will be required to file additional statements under the prescribed formats...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/digital-marketplaces-couriers-brought-under-tax-net.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Digital marketplaces, couriers brought under tax net -Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If an online marketplace also offers courier services, it will be required to file additional statements under the prescribed formats...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/digital-marketplaces-couriers-brought-under-tax-net.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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