Every neighbourhood has a hardware store, and in residential areas like Shalimar Town these shops do a steady trade with homeowners, painters, plumbers and electricians. Paint companies and sanitary brands supply them through distributors, and many shops run accounts for tradesmen who buy daily and pay monthly.
Branded supply chain
| Product | Supply |
|---|---|
| Paint (branded) | Company distributors; tinting machines often provided by brand |
| Sanitary ware and fittings | Distributors of local and imported brands |
| Electrical items | Distributors / wholesalers |
| Hardware (nails, locks, hinges) | Wholesalers |
Branded goods come with invoices showing sales tax and sometimes advance income tax collected from you — credits in your return.
Tinting machines and company schemes
Paint companies often place tinting machines in shops on loan and run schemes — target incentives, free goods, trips. Machines on loan aren't your assets. Incentives and free goods have value and are part of your income or reduce your cost of goods. Record them.
Tradesmen's accounts
Painters, plumbers and electricians buy on account for their jobs and pay monthly. Keep a ledger per tradesman. Receivables at 30 June are assets; bad debts written off are losses if documented.
Stock
Thousands of small items make stock-taking hard. Count by category at cost around 30 June. Paint has shelf life — expired stock written off is a cost.
Sales tax
Most hardware, paint and sanitary goods are standard taxable goods. Larger stores may need to register; small neighbourhood stores may be below thresholds or covered by retailer schemes. We check your position.
Contractors and builders
Supplying building contractors and developers brings larger orders, bank payments and possibly withholding. Invoices with your NTN help win these customers.
Paint companies' schemes often pay out months after targets are met. Record scheme income in the year it relates to, not just when the cheque arrives.
Delivery and site supply
Larger hardware stores deliver to building sites. Delivery charges are income; vehicle and rider costs are expenses. Site supplies for contractors usually go on account — keep a delivery challan for every load, signed by the site supervisor.
Plumbing and electrical bundles
Some stores bundle materials with tradesmen's services for homeowners. If you charge for the service, it's service income alongside the goods; if the tradesman bills the customer directly, it isn't yours.
Online catalogues
Stores increasingly take orders by WhatsApp with bank transfer payments. Match each transfer to an invoice.
Shalimar Town — questions we get asked
Send your documents, get a fixed quote
WhatsApp a photo of your CNIC and whatever paperwork you have. We reply with the exact fee before any work starts.