High -level sources in the FBR told proposal that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) tax will announce an extension for submission of income tax statements in the year 2025, which has been transferred to the deadline from September 30 to October 14, 2025, with high -level sources in the FBR.
According to sources, the official notification is about to be released tonight.
So far, 3.6 million taxpayers have filed their return. The department has set a 10 million internal target of income tax filers for the current financial year. In the last financial year, a total of 7.6 million tax deductions were filed in 2024-25.
Sources told the proposal that the target is not needed for the IMF but is an internal standard set by the FBR.
The extension has come to the fore when the FBR is under pressure to increase compliance and meet its prolonged revenue. The move is expected to provide taxpayers with many seed relief to taxpayers struggling with technical defects and last -minute race.
Tax professionals and business groups are urging the FBR to extend the deadline, citing more time needed to complete the issues and documents with the online filing system.
Addressing the Income Tax Ordinance, the Prime Minister of 2001, Article 118, according to a letter from the Son Fazal Sheikh Advocate, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, the associations of the taxes are required, and (b) with companies one year 2024 and 31 December 2024, 2024 and 31 December 2024, B).
The letter respects the Prime Minister with respect to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to directed a circular to issue a general extension on the deadline of the filing at least December 31, 2025. It also emphasizes that this extension will be width. Millions or individual extension applications.
The application cited several challenges:
Delay in issuance of return forms
Under Rule 34A (2) (E), (3), and (4), the FBR needed to release the final profit in July 2024. However, these forms were issued for more than 13 months on August 18, 2025. SRO 1562 (August 18, 2025) has introduced eight types of electronic returns, while SRO 1561 has provided easy electronic IT return for salaried people without business income. This delay significantly reduced the effective time available for taxpayers to produce and submit the right profit.
Floods, heavy rain, and disruption to the Internet
Heavy rains affected the entire country in August and September 2025, devastating floods affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. Generally, these events, combined with the speed of the Internet, have made it difficult for taxpayers to access the IRIS system and file a return. Despite the presence of in advance and tax payments, cash flow barriers have more limited capacity to meet taxpayers’ obligation.
IRIS System and FBR Policy Challenges
The IRIS system has repeatedly failed or slowed through the throw in September 2025, which has reduced incomplete filing and frequent data – even after return. Taxpayers often had to resume the process from the beginning. Tabs and parts in the Iris have disappeared and agreed at different times, which is confused and delayed. Introduction to the Fair Market Value Column (September 23, 2025) and late removal (September 26, 2025) was further confused a few days before the deadline. Historically, Irsus experiences slowly to file a deadline, and these issues are not solved.
Expected return volume and non -compliance
Based on recent active taxpayers (ATL) and official reports, at least 10 million returns are expected to be filed for the year 2025. Even despite previous payments through prevention and advance tax, the rest of the time for taxpayers is inadequate. By December 31, 2025, the extension will allow proper compliance, taxpayers to maintain confidence and reduce the trust deficit.
FBR/Pearl differences and system upgrades
By December 2025, the PRAL planned closure and upgraded the risk of eliminating the IT -related tax -related functions. Despite the efforts of the government digitalization and the support of the World Bank, the distributed authority and the delayed data centers are relieved of a limited system. Extension will help taxpayers avoid complications while protecting them from technical failures.
In light of these challenges, the letter emphasizes that the deadline for filing for the year 2025 should be extended by at least December 31, 2025, in which an official circular was issued immediately and public announcements were made through electronic and print media. The letter says that taxpayers will be allowed to file the right profit, reduce errors, and strengthen voluntary compliance.