FBR to tax earnings from YouTube, TikTok, influencers
The move clarifies that existing tax law already covers digital content earnings and establishes a dedicated procedure for their assessment and collection.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified a mechanism to bring income earned from social media platforms into the formal tax system, ProPakistani reported on Tuesday. The move covers earnings from YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and other social media services.
Under the framework, individuals earning through social media content will be required to pay income tax on those earnings. The FBR said such income was already taxable under existing law, and the new mechanism will establish a dedicated procedure for assessing and collecting tax on payments received through these platforms.
The procedure will apply to income from digital content and to payments made to creators and influencers. It also covers payments received through social media platforms, the tax authority said, and has been notified for incorporating social media income into the broader tax framework.
As a result, earnings generated from major platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram will be treated as taxable income under the applicable rules. ProPakistani reported no further details on rates, thresholds or filing deadlines in its story.
The FBR has been expanding efforts to document digital and informal earnings. The notification does not name individual creators or platforms beyond the main services, according to the report. No figure was given for the number of people affected or the potential revenue.
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