Income tax return filing: FBR morally bound to extend deadline until Dec: expert

Business Recorder reported that tax experts say the Federal Board of Revenue must extend the income tax return filing date to December 2026, regardless of how many returns were lodged by October 15. The experts argue the late final form, notified on September 2, 2026, denied taxpayers the three months the law requires. Fazal Faraz, a tax expert from Islamabad-Rawalpindi, noted that the number of returns had passed 6.8 million, yet legal limits still oblige the FBR to extend the date.

Advocate Supreme Court Javed Iqbal Qazi has written to the FBR seeking an order to clear extension applications still pending on the IRIS Portal, some filed on September 30, 2026 or earlier. He says those requests stayed open even after the deadline moved to October 15, 2026, and wants taxpayers allowed to file fresh requests where needed. Separately, the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry have each asked for a December 2, 2026 deadline, citing IRIS Portal glitches and time-consuming updates of property details and bank IBANs.

Both chambers also questioned how minimum tax applies to people earning income from several sources, and asked that system-related delays not lead to penalties. The SCCI sought a review of the minimum tax computation, while the LCCI pressed for corrective measures in the return-filing system.