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10/07/2025

New Verification Method Introduced in Tax Return 2025

In the Tax Year 2025, a significant change has been introduced in the return submission process. Instead of using the traditional PIN-based verification, the FBR has now made it mandatory to verify the return using a Verification Code sent to the registered mobile number of the taxpayer.

While the intent behind this change is to enhance security and prevent misuse, it may bring practical difficulties for taxpayers and consultants, especially during peak workload periods:

Delays in receiving SMS

Mobile network issues

Difficulty in accessing registered mobile phones, especially in institutional or corporate cases

Problems for senior citizens or less tech-savvy users

This change is expected to create serious challenges during the last days of filing, when the system is already under heavy load and communication channels become unreliable.

It is respectfully suggested that the FBR should consider alternate options such as:

Allowing either PIN or OTP-based verification, or

Integrating email-based OTP, or

Introducing a secure App-based verification method.

Regards

Ch Attique uz Zaman Wains
Advocate High Court.

29/04/2025

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29/04/2025

PLD 2024 LAH 94

The petitioner submitted a lease deed for registration at the Sub Registrar's office in Nishter Town, Lahore, the Sub Registrar seized the document. The stated reason for this action was an alleged underpayment of stamp duty, referencing the Stamp Act of 1899. Subsequently, the petitioner challenged this confiscation by filing a petition with the Lahore High Court. The High Court sided with the petitioner, declaring that the Sub Registrar had acted outside the bounds of their legal authority. The court further clarified that while mechanisms exist to recover any outstanding stamp duty, confiscating the registration document was not a permissible action within the Sub Registrar's jurisdiction.

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