SRO 1852(I)/2025: FBR Digital Invoicing Deadlines Explained
FBR sets digital invoicing deadlines through SROs such as SRO 1852(I)/2025. Here is how these deadline notifications work, who they affect, and how to be ready in time.
How FBR announces deadlines
FBR fixes and revises digital invoicing deadlines through SROs and general orders — for example SRO 1852(I)/2025 — rather than a single fixed date for everyone. Each notification names the categories affected and the dates they must meet.
Because these dates are revised from time to time, you should always confirm the current deadline for your category directly with FBR or your tax advisor.
The typical two-step timeline
A common pattern in these notifications is a two-step timeline: first a date by which affected businesses must complete sandbox testing with PRAL/FBR, then a later date from which live digital invoicing becomes mandatory.
Leaving sandbox testing to the last minute is risky, because that is exactly when configuration issues surface.
Who a deadline SRO affects
A deadline SRO applies to the categories of sales tax registered persons it names — which have progressively widened across the rollout to cover more corporate and non-corporate taxpayers.
If your category is named, every sales tax invoice you issue after the live date must go through the Digital Invoicing system.
Being ready before the date
The safe approach is to integrate early, test in sandbox well before the cut-off, and confirm your invoices validate cleanly. A ready platform makes this a same-day task.
Digi Invoice supports both sandbox and production, so you can prepare and verify before your deadline and switch to live posting with confidence.