Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is preparing new tax rules that could require social media influencers and YouTubers with more than 50,000 subscribers to pay income tax on their earnings. Under the draft framework, digital creators will be treated as businesses and taxed on income generated from advertisements, views and subscriptions linked to Pakistani audiences. The proposal also suggests a benchmark formula of about Rs.195 per 1,000 YouTube views to estimate earnings, while allowing up to 30 percent of revenue to be deducted as expenses. If approved, creators may need to pay advance tax every quarter and report their digital income in annual tax returns as Pakistan moves to bring the fast growing creator economy under the formal tax system.
FBR Proposes New Tax Rules for Influencers and YouTubers in Pakistan
