Organization : Punjab Revenue Authority
Facility : Tax Payer e-Registration
Country : Pakistan
Website : https://pra.punjab.gov.pk/
Tax Payer e-Registration :
Taxpayer Registration Application, New Registration, who already have NTN Please enter the following details,
Related : Punjab Revenue Authority e-Enrollment Pakistan : www.statusin.org/27410.html
1. NTN
2. Taxpayer Type – INDIVIDUAL or AOP or COMPANY
3. CNIC
4. Name
FAQs :
1. What is rate of tax?
Standard rate of sales tax is 16% of the value of a service or services. However, telecommunication services are liable to sales tax @ 19.5%.
2. Is there any change in tax rate?
There is no change in tax rate as yet.
3. What is procedure for filing of return?
Sales tax return can be filed either electronically or manually. A complete procedure for filing of a return is prescribed under the Punjab Sales Tax on Services (Filing of Returns) Rules, 2012.
4. How to obtain STRN for PRA?
Sales tax registration number may be obtained from the Punjab Revenue Authority either through electronic request or manually. There is no fee or any charge on obtaining sales tax registration from PRA.
A complete procedure for obtaining sales tax registration alongwith relevant forms is available in the Punjab Sales Tax on Services (Registration & Deregistration) Rules 2012.
In case you are already registered with the Federal Board of Revenue, you need not to obtain a separate or additional registration for PRA.
The system will automatically prefix the letter “P” with your previous registration number and include you in the registration data base (population of registered persons) of PRA.
You will get intimation about such change, whereupon you will be entitled to refer such registration number in all your references, documents, returns, declarations and statements filed with or sent to PRA.
5. How many services are included in the Act?
So far Fifty nine services have been bought under tax net under the Punjab Sales Tax on Services Act, 2012.
They include services relating to hotels, clubs, caterers, advertisements on T.V & radio including cable TV, customs agents, ship chandlers, stevedores, telecommunication services, insurance and re-insurance, banking companies, non-banking financial institutions, stock brokers, shipping agents and courier services.
The Second Schedule of the said Act gives full description of taxable services and has been uploaded on PRA website.
6. What is PRA’s vision about provincial taxation?
Punjab Revenue Authority is a new institutional creation. History of human civilization has ample testimony that in the statecraft regime, institutions cannot be developed overnight. Institutions are not developed; they grow and mature out of human ingenuity to accelerate economic development and social welfare.
The Punjab government has very sincerely and enthusiastically laid down the foundation of PRA. The government has a complete future vision to steer PRA into a sustainable modern and progressive revenue organization. PRA has taken start with the collection and enforcement of sales tax on services.
It will undertake collection of other provincial taxes as and when responsibility to that effect is assigned by the Punjab government. It is hoped that under the reformed tax administration environment, PRA will make maximum contribution towards the provincial resource mobilization.