Software that keeps FBR Digital Invoicing simple
FBR now wants sales-tax invoices reported as they are issued, stamped with an invoice number and a QR code. E-Khata produces them in the right format and is built to report them, so compliance is part of billing, not a second job.
FBR Digital Invoicing is Pakistan's real-time sales-tax invoicing system. Instead of issuing an invoice and reconciling later, your software sends each invoice to FBR as it is raised, FBR validates it on the spot, and returns a unique invoice number and a QR code that must appear on the document. E-Khata is built to do this for you in the background while you sell.
What FBR Digital Invoicing actually requires
FBR Digital Invoicing was set out in SRO 69(I)/2025 under the Sales Tax Act 1990. It is a clearance model: a sales-tax registered business must transmit each invoice to FBR's system in real time, where it is validated before it is final. On success, FBR returns a unique invoice number, and your invoice must carry that number along with a QR code so a customer or officer can verify it. A scanned paper invoice does not count. The obligation applies to registered persons, corporate and non-corporate alike; only the go-live timing has been phased.
- Real-time reporting of every sales-tax invoice, not a monthly upload
- FBR's unique invoice number (often called the IRN) printed on the invoice
- A verifiable QR code on the document
- Invoices created digitally in FBR's prescribed format
E-Khata produces and reports them for you
You should not have to think about the format, the number, or the QR code. E-Khata builds the invoice in FBR's structure, is built to send it for validation, and places the returned invoice number and QR code on the printed or shared document. Your team raises an invoice the way they always have, and compliance happens underneath.
- Tax invoices laid out in the FBR format
- Invoice number and QR code placed on the document automatically
- English and Urdu invoices for the customer in front of you
- The same sale updates your stock and your books at once
Test the whole flow before you switch it on
FBR provides a sandbox that mirrors production, so you can prove your invoices pass before a single real one is reported. We built a free FBR Scenario Tester on exactly this sandbox. Run your assigned scenarios, see real pass or fail results, and clear certification with confidence, then go live knowing it works.
- A free sandbox tester for FBR's assigned scenarios
- Real pass or fail results against FBR's own sandbox
- No risk to live data while you certify
One system, not a bolt-on just for invoices
Many businesses end up running a separate piece of software only to satisfy FBR, then reconcile it with their accounts by hand. E-Khata keeps invoicing, stock, ledgers, and FBR reporting in one place, so the invoice you report is the same invoice that moves your stock and updates the customer's balance. Less double entry, fewer mismatches at filing time.
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