FBR extends returns filing date to Sept 30

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the last date for filing of tax returns by salaried persons to 30 September from 31 August amid the hue and cry over its problematic electronic filing system.
The FBR, through a notification issued on Monday, announced the extension in the last date for filing of income tax returns and statement of final taxation to 30 September. The deadline for filing was August 31.
The government allowed individual taxpayers to use computerised national identity card instead of national tax number for filing the income tax return for the tax year 2015.
A salaried person, drawing income above Rs400,000 annually, is required to electronically file income tax return.
Earlier, tax bars urged the tax authorities to extend the last date of filing for at least one month due to late issuance of return form and problems in electronic filing.
The FBR is expecting around 350,000 income tax returns from salaried persons. The revenue body has so far received 8,000 returns on its online system, tax officials said.