n the current budget, Central Board of Revenue has simplified sales tax registration and deregistration procedure SRO 485(I)/2004. For this purpose, a centralized automated taxpayers friendly process has been made functional from 1st July 2004. With this, latest face-less cult in public affairs management through efficient, transparent and self-correcting mechanism shall stand introduced in CBR working.

Any prospective taxpayer can apply on a simple registration form ST-1 to local registration office. The registration forms are available at all facilitation counters of local Registration Offices. In order to ensure that the applicants can monitor the process, the applications are requested to be sent through mail with acknowledgment due. Similarly, the same procedure shall be followed for deregistration ST-3 and for change of registration ST-2.

The local registration office shall transmit filled up applications to the Central Registration Office based in CBR. The previous requirements of furnishing supporting documents have been done away. The Central Registration having on line access to database of NTN as well as of NADRA shall verify the particulars declared in the application with database. On verification, it shall generate and issue registration certificate to the applicant ANNEX-B. The system has been designed in such a way that it can correct any minor mistakes automatically without bothering the taxpayers.