FBR Proposes New Income Tax Rules for Social Media Influencers and Content Creators

Content creator filming a video in a home studio with ring light and camera for FBR social media tax rules 2026

Pakistan’s creator economy is growing at an unprecedented rate. Students are making money from their bedrooms, homemakers are gathering fans on Facebook, and entertainers on TikTok are being compensated in presents and brand deals. There are many influencers and content creators who earn substantially more revenue than a traditional 9 to 5 job would provide. … Read more

FBR Issues Foreign Nationality Circular 2026 Demanding Dual Citizenship Data from Officials

Officer at an airport desk holding a Pakistani passport and a foreign passport for the FBR foreign nationality circular 2026

A further FBR circular on foreign nationality is being circulated among tax professionals this week. The questions were quick. Is FBR now checking every dual national? Will overseas Pakistanis be targeted? Does this affect how foreign income is taxed? The answers go beyond the speculation. Here’s what the circular covers, who it applies to, and … Read more

FBR Sets December 30 Deadline for Steel Production Electronic Monitoring Systems

Steel mill rolling line with a CCTV monitoring camera and sensor gantry for FBR steel production monitoring 2026

Steel mills, re-rolling units and composite plants are now on a timeline. FBR has issued Sales Tax General Order No. 29 of 2026, requiring all steel melter, re-roller, and composite units registered with the FBR to install and operate electronic production monitoring systems at every facility and every active line by December 30, 2026. There … Read more