Step-by-step guides for taxes, banking, cars, property, government processes and utilities. With fees, timelines and the mistakes to avoid.
Taxes
Your filer status decides whether you pay the normal or the doubled withholding rate. Checking it takes ten seconds by SMS or on the FBR website.
Searchable Editorial · 12 Sept 2026 · 1 min read
Taxes
IRIS is FBR's online portal for NTN registration, income tax returns, wealth statements and notices. Here is how to log in, what each menu does, and how to fix the errors everyone hits.
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Business
Incorporation is fully online, costs a few thousand rupees, and typically completes in 1–3 working days.
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Government
Renewal, address change and marital-status updates can be done from home through Pak-Identity. New CNICs and name changes still need a NADRA centre visit.
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Banking
RDA lets non-resident Pakistanis open a bank account from abroad in a few days, invest in Naya Pakistan Certificates, stocks and property, and repatriate freely.
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Cars
New vehicles are registered with the Excise & Taxation Department of the province where you live. Punjab's process is online-first through e-Pay and the Excise portal.
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Utilities
Net metering became net billing in February 2026 under NEPRA's Prosumer Regulations. Here is who qualifies, what it costs, which inverters pass, and the step-by-step process with the working-day limits the DISCO must meet.
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Telecom
Bring a phone from abroad and you have 120 days of free use per passport. After that it must be registered on DIRBS, here is the process, the documents and how to pay.
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Taxes
A salaried return takes under an hour once you have your salary certificate and bank statements. Here is every screen, what to enter, and the mistakes that trigger notices.
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Taxes
Registering with FBR takes about 20 minutes online. Being on the Active Taxpayer List halves the withholding tax you pay on cars, property, bank transactions and phones.
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