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Table of Contents

Introduction
Scope
Defination and Acronyms
POS Registration
Installation of the FBR Software Fiscal Component
Integration of Software Fiscalization Component
Invoice Model Details
.Net Code Example: Fill the invoice object
WebClient to post data to provided URL and get the response
Web Client to post data from Cloud and get the response
Sample JSON Format to POST to IMS Component
Posting Model in Postman
GET Endpoint
POST Endpoint
Uninstall
Technical Support

Introduction
The purpose of the document is to facilitate TIER 1 RETAILER to understand methods for invoice data sharing with FBR. The software fiscal component will be installed on the same computer on which POS is installed. The Fiscal component will be integrated with POS system to fiscalize the invoice and returns Fiscal Invoice

Number. For further guidance on integration of retail outlets with board’s computerized system, please follow the Sales Tax Rules,2006 Chapter XIV-AA Online Integration of Tier-1 Retailers.

Figure 1 – Invoice Fiscalization Process

POS will be integrated with FBR as per following steps.

Register each POS in FBR system from which you want to upload the data. Details are given in Section POS Registration.
Download the software component from the FBR website
Install the software on the local computer (*internet connection is required for this step).
Taxpayer will integrate their system with FBR software component as per provided details in the Section Integration of Taxpayer System with FBR System.

Scope
The scope of the document is limited to technical description of FBR software fiscal component. FBR Software Fiscal component will reside on the same system where the POS is installed by the taxpayer. It will fiscalize each invoice generated through the POS on real time and generate unique fiscal invoice number for each invoice to
print on receipt with QR code. Software fiscal component will periodically move recorded invoices data to FBR online system through an independent process.

Defination and Acronyms

Acronym Defination
FBR Federal Board of Revenue
NTN National Tax Number

POS Registration
Tier 1 Retail sector will register their POS for each branch using eFBR portal by providing the required data.

For POS registration, log in on web site https://e.fbr.gov.pk with your user credential and get registered by accessing the page Registration à POS Client Registration

On successful submission of data, FBR will generate POS registration number which will be referenced in compiling each invoice into required format.

Following is the detail of required data for POS registration:

Figure 2 – POS Registration – Business Information

Business Information

Field Mandatory Details

NTN System Generated
Business Name System Generated
STRN No Open field (Numeric)
Brand Name No E.g. Outfitters
Products No Open field
Options for integration of income tax or sales tax
Register for Yes
under SRO 779(1)/2020 dated 26th August 2020
Manufacturer Yes Yes/No
Estimated annual turnover No Open field (Numeric)
Estimated number of transactions per day No Open field (Numeric)
Website URL No Open field
POS Software name No Open field
POS software front/back end technologies No Open field
POS type Yes Cloud Based/Client Server
POS software vendor No Open field
In-house software development Yes Yes/No
Number of technical staff No Open field (Numeric)

Figure 3 – POS Registration – Contact Information

Contact Information

Field Mandatory Field Information

Contact person Yes Contact Person Name
Mobile Yes Open field
Landline number No Open field
Email Yes Open field
Address Yes Open field
Contact Type Yes General/Technical

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Figure 4 – POS Registration – Branch Information Details

Branch Information

Field Mandatory Field Information

Business Branch Yes Branch Name
City Yes Branch City
Weekly Off Days Yes Select off days i.e. when the POS shall not be operational.
Sector Yes Select from list of sectors
Branch Address Yes Open field
Contact Person Yes Select from provided General contacts
Latitude Yes Open field
Longitude Yes Open field
Version Yes Open field
Franchise Yes Yes/No
Store Timings (From and To) Yes Open fields

Figure 5 – POS Registration – POS Details

Pos Details

Field Mandatory Field Information

POS Branch Yes Select from list of Branches
POS Identification Number Yes Open field (Unique)
Select from list of Types(You can select any option. Mostly Primary is
POS Type Yes
selected for daily used POS PC)
Mac Address Yes Open field
IP address Yes Open field

Generate Test POS

Figure 6 – POS Registration – Generate Test POS

TaxPayer can generate Test POS ID from this screen.

Integration of POS with FBR Software Fiscal Component

FBR has provided the local software fiscal Component to Tier 1 Retail sector to share the invoice data with FBR. This component will be accessible only to registered POS Clients. Transaction handling and relevant data dissemination to FBR PRAL will be the responsibility of registered POS Clients.

To facilitate taxpayers, 2 separate Software components shall be made available i.e. a software component for testing and another for live transactions.

For the integration of taxpayer POS with FBR software fiscal Component require following steps:

1. Download the Software Fiscal Component from FBR Web Site

https://download.fbr.gov.pk/IMS_Setup/FBRIMS.zip
2. Install the Setup as instructed in section Installation of the FBR Software Fiscal Component.
3. After the installation, a Self Hosted Http service will be configured on following address bindings to be integrated with POS:
http://localhost:8524/api/IMSFiscal/get
It will show “Service is responding”
Note: To verify the successful installation of fiscal service. Please confirm fiscalization service is up and running in the system services list (service.msc) as shown in Figure -7.
4. Consume the local fiscal service (http://localhost:8524/api/IMSFiscal/get) in the POS according to given instruction in Section Steps of Integration for Http Service Consumption.
5. FBR service will return the invoice number against each record.
6. The FBR Invoice number should be printed on the Customer invoice receipt along with QR Code. As POS Invoice # length ranges between 13-30 Digits. For Best Readability, please ensure the following specifications for QR Code Printing:
QR Code Version : 2.0 (25×25)
QR Code Dimensions: 0.70 x .70 – > 1.0 x 1.0 Inch.
7. Please use following image to print in invoice

8. An integrated retailer to prominently display on each outlet a sign board bearing FBR’s official logo along with the text “Integrated with FBR”. The registration number of each POS has also to be prominently displayed.

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9. The invoice data will be uploaded on FBR Servers by the Software fiscal Component automatically.

Figure 7 – Fiscalization Service

Installation of the FBR Software Fiscal Component

Following are the pre-requisites for the installation of Software Component.

Windows Based Operating System (Win 7 and above).

Internet information services (IIS) must be installed.
.Net Frame Work 4.5 or above required.
Installation User must have the administrator rights.

Following are the Steps for the installation of the FBR Software Component.

1. Run the Setup.exe as administrator as shown in Figure – 8.

2. Select the complete radio option and click Next as shown in Figure – 10.
3. During the installation,
4. setup will prompt for POS Registration Number, Access Code, Test/Productions selection and Target Folder which is issued at the time of POS Registration as shown in Figure – 11.
5. Press “Browse” button and select the folder in which software component will generate local files.
Note: It is recommended to select the Drive other than C Drive for security purpose.
6. Provide the required POS Registration No and press “Install” button.
7. Click ‘Finish’ to complete the set up.

Figure 8 – Set Up

Figure 9 – Start Installation

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Figure 10 – Installation

Figure 11 – Registration Number, Access Code, Test/Production selection and Directory

Figure 12 – Installation Completed

Integration of Software Fiscalization Component

Invoice Model Details
The fields of the invoice model are given below.

Name Data Type Status Sample Value

InvoiceNumber varchar(30) Blank
POSID (POS Registration Number given by FBR on
bigint Compulsory 100000
registration)
USIN varchar(50) Compulsory 001897
RefUSIN varchar(50) Optional 001896
DateTime datetime Compulsory 2018-11-01 00:00:00.000
BuyerName varchar(150) Optional Shahzad Ahmed
BuyerNTN Varchar(9) Optional 1234567-8
BuyerCNIC Varchar(13) Optional 1111122222223
BuyerPhoneNumber varchar(20) Optional 923001234567
1,298 (Sum of Item Sales Values) Exclusive of Tax and
TotalSaleValue double Compulsory
Discount
TotalTaxCharged double Compulsory 221 (Sum of Item Tax)
TotalQuantity double Compulsory 15 (Count of Total Items)
Discount double Optional 380 (Sum of Item Discount)
FurtherTax double Optional 0.00 (Sum of Further Tax)
TotalBillAmount double Compulsory 1,519
1. Cash
2. Card
3. Gift Voucher
PaymentMode Int Compulsory
4. Loyalty Card
5. Mixed
6. Cheque
1. New
InvoiceType Int Compulsory 2. Debit
3. Credit
List<InvoiceItems> list Compulsory Table No 2

Invoice Data 1

Table No. 2 (recursive, will contain multiple items record in an invoice)

Name Data Type Status Sample Value

ItemCode varchar(50) Compulsory 0001
ItemName varchar(150) Compulsory Blanket
01011000 (Should be less than or equal to 8)(Pakistan Custom Tariff Code)

PCTCode varchar(8) Compulsory

https://www.fbr.gov.pk/categ/customs-tariff/51149/70853/131188
Quantity double Compulsory 1.00
TaxRate float Compulsory 17
SaleValue double Compulsory 1,298 (Actual Sale Price on which Tax Calculated) Exclusive of Tax and Discount
Discount double Optional 380.00
FurtherTax double Optional 0.00
TaxCharged double Compulsory 221 (Actual Tax )
TotalAmount double Compulsory 1,519
InvoiceType Int Compulsory 1. New

3. Credit

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11. 3rd Schedule New

12. 3rd Schedule Credit

139. Sales of goods against SRO 297(I)/2023

( If an item falls under 3rd schedule category then use 11 for new item and use 12 for
3rd schedule item return invoice. )

Optional (In case of Credit

RefUSIN Varchar 001897
or Debit Note)

Invoice Item 1

Return Fiscal Invoice Number

Json Response string from FBR Web API

{\”FBRInvoiceNumber\”:11000120181112000369,\”Response\”:\”Invoice received successfully\”,\”Code\”:\”100\”}

.Net Code Example: Fill the invoice object

Invoice objInv = new Invoice();

objInv.InvoiceNumber = string.Empty;

objInv.POSID = 123123;

objInv.USIN = “123457”;

objInv.DateTime = DateTime.Now;

objInv.BuyerNTN = “1234567-9”;

objInv.BuyerCNIC = “12345-1234567-8”;

objInv.BuyerName = “Buyer Name

objInv.BuyerPhoneNumber = “0345-1234567”;

objInv.PaymentMode = 1;

objInv.TotalSaleValue = 0;

objInv.TotalQuantity = 0;

objInv.TotalBillAmount = 0;

objInv.TotalTaxCharged = 0;

objInv.Discount = 1000;

objInv.FurtherTax = 100;

objInv.InvoiceType = 1;

objInv.Items = Items();

private List<InvoiceItems> Items()

List<InvoiceItems> lst = new List<InvoiceItems>();

InvoiceItems objItem = new InvoiceItems();

objItem.ItemCode = “0000”;

objItem.ItemName = “Item Name”;

objItem.Quantity = 3;

objItem.TotalAmount = Convert.ToDouble(3000.00);

objItem.SaleValue = Convert.ToDouble(3180);

objItem.TaxCharged = Convert.ToDouble(180);

objItem.TaxRate = 6;

objItem.PCTCode = “11001010”;

objItem.FurtherTax = 20;

objItem.InvoiceType = 1;

objItem.Discount = 500;

lst.Add(objItem);

return lst;

WebClient to post data to provided URL and get the response

Below code is used to call the WebAPI. JSON string is passed to the function along with API URL to which data is being posted.

using System.Net.Http;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

HttpClient Client = new HttpClient();

var content = new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(objinvoice), Encoding.UTF8, “application/json”);

HttpResponseMessage response = Client.PostAsync(“http://localhost:8524/api/IMSFiscal/GetInvoiceNumberByModel”, content).Result;

if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)

Console.WriteLine(“Response from API”);

Console.WriteLine(“———————————————“);

Console.WriteLine(response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);

Web Client to post data from Cloud and get the response
Below code is used to call the WebAPI. JSON string is passed to the function along with API URL to which data is being posted.

Sandbox URL:

https://esp.fbr.gov.pk:8244/FBR/v1/api/Live/PostData

Production URL:

https://gw.fbr.gov.pk/imsp/v1/api/Live/PostData

using System.Net.Http;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

HttpClient client = new HttpClient();

client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue(“Bearer”, “1298b5eb-b252-3d97-8622-a4a69d5bf818”);

StringContent content = new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(objinvoice), Encoding.UTF8, “application/json”);

System.Net.ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = delegate { return true; };

HttpResponseMessage response = client.PostAsync(“https://esp.fbr.gov.pk:8244/FBR/v1/api/Live/PostData“, content).Result;

if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)

Console.WriteLine(“Response from API”);

Console.WriteLine(“———————————————“);

Console.WriteLine(response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);

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Sample JSON Format to POST to IMS Component
{
“InvoiceNumber”:””,
“POSID”:110014,
“USIN”:”USIN0″,
“DateTime”:”2020-01-01 12:00:00″,
“BuyerNTN”:”1234567-8″,
“BuyerCNIC”:”12345-1234567-8″,
“BuyerName”:”Buyer Name”,
“BuyerPhoneNumber”:”0000-0000000″,
“TotalBillAmount”:0.0,
“TotalQuantity”:0.0,
“TotalSaleValue”:0.0,
“TotalTaxCharged”:0.0,
“Discount”:0.0,
“FurtherTax”:0.0,
“PaymentMode”:1,

“RefUSIN”:null,
“InvoiceType”:1,
“Items”:[
{
“ItemCode”:”IT_1011″,
“ItemName”:”Test Item”,
“Quantity”:1.0,
“PCTCode”:”11001010″,
“TaxRate”:0.0,
“SaleValue”:0.0,
“TotalAmount”:0.0,
“TaxCharged”:0.0,
“Discount”:0.0,
“FurtherTax”:0.0,
“InvoiceType”:1,
“RefUSIN”:null
},

{
“ItemCode”:”IT_1012″,
“ItemName”:”Test Item”,
“Quantity”:1.0,
“PCTCode”:”11001010″,
“TaxRate”:0.0,
“SaleValue”:0.0,
“TotalAmount”:0.0,
“TaxCharged”:0.0,
“Discount”:0.0,
“FurtherTax”:0.0,
“InvoiceType”:1,
“RefUSIN”:null
}
]}

Posting Model in Postman

GET Endpoint

Request:

Open new tab in Postman and write URL: http://localhost:8524/api/IMSFiscal/Get . Now click send button to check the response from the Fiscalization Service.

Figure 13 – Check IMS Service Response

Response:

“Service is responding”

POST Endpoint

Request:

Open new tab in Postman and write URL: http://localhost:8524/api/IMSFiscal/GetInvoiceNumberByModel

Change type from Get to POST and then Select raw radio button on Postman and change Text to JSON. Add the sample json mention in section Sample JSON Format to POST to IMS Component.

Now click send button to check the response from the Fiscalization Service.

Figure 14 – Post Data to Fiscalization Service

Response:

“InvoiceNumber”: “9000052011142444901”,

“Code”: “100”,

“Response”: “Fiscal Invoice Number generated successfully.”,

“Errors”: null

Uninstall

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You have to uninstall the sandbox component properly before trying to reinstall the live component. Please do not uninstall IMS component from control panel. To properly uninstall the component, follow these steps:

1. Run the Setup.exe as administrator as shown in Figure – 8.

2. The prompt will ask that do you want to perform an upgrade, press “Yes”.
3. Click “Next” on wizard screen.
4. In program maintenance screen, select “Remove” radio button. Press Remove button on next wizard screen. It will remove the component properly.
5. Close the wizard by click on “Finish” button. Your component has been uninstalled successfully.

Technical Support
Email: helpline@fbr.gov.pk
Phone: (051) 111-772-772

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