FBR extends tax return filing deadline to October 31

Mettis Global reported that the Federal Board of Revenue has pushed the due date for submitting income tax filings covering Tax Year 2026 back by 16 days, to October 31, 2026. The revised timeline was announced through Circular No. 04 of 2026-27, issued on October 15, 2026.

The relief applies to taxpayers who had to file by September 30, 2026, yet whose deadline had already been moved to October 15 under Circular No. 3 of 2026-27, which bore a September 30, 2026 date. In other words, this group of filers received two successive extensions, with the latest one now setting the new deadline at October 31.

The FBR granted the further relief after taking up appeals from several trade groups and tax lawyers' associations. Taxpayers in the affected group now have until October 31, 2026, to file.