Filing of Income Tax returns: FBR chairman urged to further extend deadline to Nov 15

A group of professionals including tax practitioners, consultants and chartered accountants has urged the FBR chairman to push back the filing date to November 15, 2026, Business Recorder reported. The request, made in a letter sent on Monday by Javed Iqbal Qazi, chairman of the Pakistan Tax Advisers Association, seeks more time for filing income tax returns and wealth statements for tax year 2026. The current due date for these filings is October 15, 2026.

The letter says tax practitioners have completed only about 60 to 65 per cent of the work so far, meaning the FBR target will not be met by the October date. Financial strain in the country, a slow IRIS system, load-shedding in several areas and a heavy workload for practitioners are cited as reasons. New columns in the return forms and the steps needed to pay tax through CPRNS at banks add further time before submission on IRIS.

The association has also pointed out that many taxpayers have been unable to pay their tax liabilities on time, and it has received messages from members across the country seeking relief. Qazi has asked the chairman to extend the last date for return submission to November 15, 2026, so taxpayers and practitioners can be facilitated.