pk-formationAccountant-reviewed Use this skill whenever asked about forming, incorporating, or registering a business in Pakistan. Trigger on phrases like "Pakistan company formation", "SECP registration", "Pvt Ltd Pakistan", "AOP Pakistan", "PSEB IT registration", "Pakistan sole proprietor", "SMC-Pvt Pakistan", "incorporate Pakistan", "register company Pakistan", "FBR NTN", "STRN", "Companies Act 2017", or any question about choosing or registering a Pakistani entity. Covers entity comparison (Sole Proprietorship, AOP / Partnership, Single Member Company SMC-Pvt, Private Limited Pvt Ltd, Public Limited PLC, NPO), SECP eServices portal registration steps, FBR NTN and STRN tax registration, sector-specific licensing (SBP for banking and fintech, PTA for telecom, NEPRA for power, SECP for capital markets), the **critical PSEB (Pakistan Software Export Board) registration** that unlocks the 0.25% / 1% concessional final tax on IT and IT-enabled services exports, and tax treatment by entity type. Out of scope: immigration / work visa / POC / NICOP sponsorship, bank account opening procedures (high-level only), full corporate governance and shareholders' agreement drafting, deep sector-specific regulatory licensing beyond signposting, and listing on the PSX. ALWAYS read this skill before advising on Pakistani entity formation.