05/11/2025
FBR *** FBR Extends Facilitation to Manual Income Tax Filers to Promote Online Returns Submission *** The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced special measures to assist manual income tax filers as part of its ongoing efforts to fully digitize tax operations across Pakistan. With the objective of ensuring a smooth transition to the online filing system, the FBR has discontinued manual return filings from Tax Year 2024. Recognizing that a small number of manual tax filers may face challenges adapting to the digital system, the FBR has decided to provide special facilitation for such individuals. To support this transition, it has been decided that a dedicated cell in each tax office will provide all necessary legal and technical assistance to taxpayers who were formerly filing manual returns. Furthermore, the FBR has extended the return filing deadline for manual tax filers until 30th November 2025, under the powers conferred by Section 214A of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. Taxpayers are encoura
