Income Tax Registration Process:
First of all before of any income tax return or sale tax return files you must register yourself with FBR (Federal Board of Revenue). An individual, An AOP and a company shall be treated as registered with FBR while they are E-Enrolled on the FBR Iris portal. An individual or a salary person can be register online as income tax through FBR Iris portal, while An AOPs and a Company needs to visit Regional Tax Office (RTO). The following information is required before e-enrollment:
In case of individual or Salary Person:
- CNIC No / NICOP / Passport number
- Personal Cell phone number
- E-mail address (Active)
- Residential address
- Name and NTN/FTN of employer (for Salary Income).
In case of Business Income:
- Business Name
- Business Address
- Principle business activity
- Address of property in case of property income.
Here we’ll see how to register with FBR Iris portal Step-by-Step. Open the following link in your browser.
https://iris.fbr.gov.pk/public/txplogin.xhtml
When you open this link the main FBR login Page display, there are two options displayed for regstration. These options / methods are:
Method 1. E-Enrollment for Registered Person.
Method 2. Registration for Unregistered person.
Please note that these are two different methods for FBR registration. To facilitate and easy understanding, we elaborate these two options/methods separately one by one. Now we discuss the 1st method step-by-step guideline.
Method 1: E-Enrollment for Registered Person.
Method 1: Step-1
This method used for those who are already registered with FBR but needed for E-Enrollment (E-Enrollment means to Get Login ID, Password and Pin number etc,). In this method FBR already has much information of a taxpayer i.e taxpayer Name, CNIC etc.
Go to Step 2
Method 1: Step-2
Give the CNIC number, Name, Cell Number and E-mail in the text fields, again remember you must give active Cell number and e-mail address, after click on submit button two different codes will be received on your mobile number(sometime delay for text message receiving) and email address. Enter these codes in the respective text fields (SMS Code and Email Code).
Go to Step 3
Method 1: Step-3
After that you will get login ID, Password and Pin Code through e-mail and mobile text message. Again go to the main login screen (https://iris.fbr.gov.pk/public/txplogin.xhtml) and enter your registration number (CNIC number is Reg. number for a salary person) and password for login. After you login this screen will be open.
Here some more fields are required for complete the registration process. Go to left sidebar of the screen and then Click “Draft–> Registration” then 181 form (Form of registration field voluntarily) (Income tax) will be open in the center. Select 181 form and Click on Edit button. Go to Step 4
Method 1: Step-4
In step 4, Go to Property tab, Give your residence address, which will be use for correspondence with FBR in future and In the Link tab give your employer name and NTN / FTN number. In the Share filed give any number between 1-100.
Method 2: Registration for Unregistered Person.
Method 2: Step-1
This method used for those taxpayers who are not registered with FBR and using Iris FBR portal very first time. So here you’ll see how to register a taxpayer which are not already register with FBR step by step. Let’s start, first of all click “Registration for Unregistered person” on main FBR login page then you’ll see this screen.
Go to Step 2
Method 2: Step-2
After click on submit button two different codes will be received on your mobile number(sometime delay for text message receiving) and email address. Enter these codes in the respective text fields (SMS Code and Email Code).
Go Step 3
Method 2: Step-3
Again go to the main login screen (https://iris.fbr.gov.pk/public/txplogin.xhtml) and enter your registration number (CNIC number is Reg. number for a salary person) and password for login. After you login Go to Complete tasks>Registration.
