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FBR Digital Invoicing & Compliance

Clear, verified details of how Cloud ERP 360 integrates with Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL) systems.

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Digital invoicing connectivity is powered by DiFBR (our specialized digital invoicing platform). While Cloud ERP 360 handles your business operations, inventory, and ledgers, DiFBR manages the dedicated PRAL gateway handshake, cryptographic hashing, and fiscalized invoice number generation.

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Technical & Statutory Integration Matrix

Statutory Authority

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Government of Pakistan

Applicable SRO / Law

SRO 1525(I)/2023 (Digital Invoicing for Registered Persons) & Sales Tax Act, 1990 Section 40C

PRAL Gateway Method

RESTful API over TLS 1.3 with cryptographic SHA-256 payload verification and digital signature

Supported Person Types

Tier-1 Retailers, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Wholesalers, Registered Manufacturers, and Importers

Supported Transactions

Standard B2C Retail Invoices, B2B Invoices (with buyer STRN/NTN), Credit Notes, Debit Notes, and Sales Returns

Receipt Verification

Standardized 2D QR Code formatted per PRAL verification standard for Tax Asaan mobile app validation

Offline Behavior

Invoices generated during internet downtime are stored securely with local cryptographic hashes and queued for automated transmission upon reconnect

Last Architecture Review

March 2026 • Fully aligned with latest PRAL API v2 specifications

Invoice Flow: Sale to FBR Fiscalization

Invoice Created

Cashier completes sale on Cloudbase POS or ERP

DiFBR Transmission

Encrypted payload submitted to DiFBR gateway API

PRAL Handshake

PRAL server registers invoice and issues FBR Invoice Number

QR Receipt Printed

Receipt prints with scannable QR verified on Tax Asaan app

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