Register for income tax (NTN) on Iris

Who can apply

• Online registration on Iris is available only for individuals, not for an Association of Persons (AOP) or company
• Registration at Facilitation Counters of Tax Houses is available for individuals, AOPs and companies, for both Income Tax and Sales Tax
• A first-time income tax filer must register before filing an income tax return

Documents you need

• CNIC / NICOP / Passport number
• Cell phone with a SIM registered against your own CNIC
• Personal email address belonging to you
• Certificate of maintenance of a personal bank account in your own name (scanned PDF online; original at a Tax House)
• If you have a business: evidence of tenancy / ownership of business premises
• If you have a business: paid utility bill of business premises not older than 3 months
• Information to enter: nationality, residential address, accounting period
• For business income: business name, business address and principal business activity
• For salary income: name and NTN of employer
• For property income: address of the property

Steps

1. 1Read the Iris registration user guide and keep a computer, scanner and internet connection ready.آئرس رجسٹریشن کی یوزر گائیڈ پڑھیں اور کمپیوٹر، اسکینر اور انٹرنیٹ کنکشن تیار رکھیں۔
2. 2Online: open the Iris portal (iris.fbr.gov.pk) and start e-enrollment as an individual.آن لائن: آئرس پورٹل (iris.fbr.gov.pk) کھولیں اور انفرادی حیثیت میں ای-انرولمنٹ شروع کریں۔
3. 3Enter your CNIC, mobile number registered in your name, email, address and income details, and upload the scanned PDF documents.اپنا شناختی کارڈ نمبر، اپنے نام پر رجسٹرڈ موبائل نمبر، ای میل، پتہ اور آمدنی کی تفصیل درج کریں اور اسکین شدہ پی ڈی ایف دستاویزات اپ لوڈ کریں۔
4. 4Receive your password and use your CNIC (individuals) as the Registration Number to log into Iris.پاس ورڈ موصول ہونے کے بعد اپنا شناختی کارڈ نمبر (انفرادی افراد کے لیے) بطور رجسٹریشن نمبر استعمال کر کے آئرس میں لاگ ان کریں۔
5. 5In person: go yourself to a Facilitation Counter of any Tax House with your original CNIC, your phone, email and the original documents.دفتر جا کر: اصل شناختی کارڈ، اپنا موبائل فون، ای میل اور اصل دستاویزات کے ساتھ خود کسی بھی ٹیکس ہاؤس کے فیسیلیٹیشن کاؤنٹر پر جائیں۔
6. 6AOP or company: a member/partner or the Principal Officer visits the Facilitation Counter with the deed or incorporation certificate, CNICs of all members/directors and an authorization letter on letterhead.اے او پی یا کمپنی: کوئی ممبر/پارٹنر یا پرنسپل آفیسر پارٹنرشپ ڈیڈ یا انکارپوریشن سرٹیفکیٹ، تمام ممبران/ڈائریکٹرز کے شناختی کارڈ اور لیٹر ہیڈ پر اجازت نامے کے ساتھ فیسیلیٹیشن کاؤنٹر پر جائے۔

Good to know

• • An individual, company, AOP or foreign national is treated as registered when e-enrolled on the Iris portal.
• • For individuals, the 13-digit CNIC is used as the NTN / Registration Number. For an AOP or company, the NTN is the 7-digit number received after e-enrollment.
• • The cell phone SIM must be registered against your own CNIC; for an AOP or company it must not already be registered with FBR.
• • Utility bills of business premises must not be older than 3 months.
• • If you already have an NTN or Registration Number but no Iris password, use 'E-enrollment for Registered Person' on the Iris login page.
• • Registration can be modified later by filing a modification form in Iris; you may file a representation before the Chief Commissioner within 30 days of the decision on modification.

Where to go

Questions people ask

Contact

• Helpline: 051-111-772-772
• Email: helpline@fbr.gov.pk
• Website: fbr.gov.pk