FBR Orders Hotels, Healthcare Units to Install POS Systems
Hotels, restaurants, guest houses, marriage halls, clubs asked to integrate with point of sale system
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has mandated the installation of Point of Sale (POS) systems across more than 14 business sectors as part of its plan to implement nationwide digital monitoring of commercial activities, according to an official notification.
Under the new directive, hotels, restaurants, guest houses, marriage halls, marquees, and race clubs are required to integrate their operations with the FBR’s POS system. The move is aimed at improving tax compliance and enhancing transparency in revenue reporting. However, establishments that do not have air-conditioning facilities have been exempted from this requirement.
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The notification also extends the POS integration mandate to various healthcare-related services. These include dental clinics, physiotherapy centres, plastic and hair transplant clinics, veterinary practitioners, diagnostic laboratories, and X-ray, CT scan, and MRI centres.
The decision is part of the FBR’s broader strategy to strengthen documentation of the economy and curb tax evasion through real-time sales monitoring.
Beauty parlours, massage and pedicure centres, and private hospitals have also been directed to implement POS systems, although hospitals charging consultation fees of less than Rs500 will be exempted.
Health clubs, gyms, swimming pools, multipurpose clubs, civil and non-civil polo clubs, as well as chartered and cost management accountants, have been directed to comply with the new order.
The FBR has also mandated POS installation at gymkhanas and clubs in major cities, including Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. Retailers, manufacturers and importers must ensure full online integration with the tax authority’s system.
In addition, foreign exchange dealers, currency exchange companies, private educational institutions and vocational training institutes will be subjected to the POS requirement, though institutions charging monthly fees of up to Rs1,000 will be exempted.
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