Sales Tax Calculator
ICT Sales Tax on Services
Pakistan, Islamabad Capital Territory: standard rate: 15% reduced rate: 5%
This page covers sales tax on services in Islamabad Capital Territory. Pakistan's federal sales tax on goods is a separate tax.
Tax calculator needs two values. You can e.g. fill in tax % and price - and get price before tax as result. Price before tax and price are rounded.
You can also choose the tax % by clicking the percentage in the table below.
Pakistan, Islamabad Capital Territory | |
| standard rate | 15% Taxable services subject to the standard rate under Table 1, unless a special rate applies. Includes hotel accommodation and restaurant services paid for in cash. |
| reduced rate | 5% Restaurant and similar prepared-food services paid by debit or credit card, mobile wallet or QR scanning, without input tax adjustment or refund. Other Table-2 services at 5% include specified beauty and personal-care services, tour and travel services other than Hajj and Umrah, specialized workshops, gyms and health clubs, laundries and dry cleaners, car dealers, marriage halls and catering, and software or IT-based system development consultancy. Freight-forwarding and packing or moving services are taxed at 5% or PKR 1,000 per bill of lading, whichever is higher. |
| Past changes: | |
| 1 Jul 2023 | A reduced 5% rate is introduced for restaurant services paid by debit or credit card, mobile wallet or QR scanning, without input tax adjustment; other payment methods remain subject to 15%. IT and IT-enabled services are brought under the 15% Table-1 rate, while services provided by software or IT-based system development consultants retain a 5% rate under Table-2 without input tax adjustment. Federal Board of Revenue, Islamabad Capital Territory (Tax on Services) Ordinance 2001 |
| 1 Jul 2022 | The standard sales-tax rate on services is reduced from 16% to 15%. Federal Board of Revenue, Islamabad Capital Territory (Tax on Services) Ordinance 2001 |
| 1 Jul 2021 | Exports of services become subject to a statutory 0% sales tax rate. Federal Board of Revenue, ICT Tax on Services Ordinance |
| 1 Jul 2018 | The sales tax rate on qualifying information-technology and IT-enabled services is reduced from 16% to 5%. Federal Board of Revenue |
Note! The VAT information on this page is general information, not tax advice. The information is not exhaustive. VAT rules include many exceptions and special cases. Check the treatment of your situation in the tax administration's guidelines. Information last checked 6 Oct 2026.
Pakistan, Balochistan | ||
| higher rate | 19.5% | |
| standard rate | 15% | |
| special and reduced rates | 10% 8% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% | |
Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||
| telecommunication | 19.5% | |
| standard rate | 15% | |
| special and reduced rates | 10% 8% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% | |
Pakistan, Punjab | ||
| telecommunication | 19.5% | |
| standard rate | 16% | |
| special and reduced rates | 15% 8% 5% 3% | |
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