Nearly 2 Million Pakistanis File Their 2026 Tax Returns

In practice, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has received almost 2 million income tax returns for tax year 2026 by September 5, up by ~400, 000 from roughly 1.6 million returns received during the same period last year.

Key points

• The statutory deadline for filing income tax returns for tax year 2026 is September 30.
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• FBR has additionally lately amended the income tax return form for tax year 2026.
• Despite the higher number of returns, tax deposited along with the filings stood at Rs.

Despite the higher number of returns, tax deposited along with the filings stood at Rs. 3.5 billion, almost unchanged from the same period last year. FBR recorded almost 6 million income tax returns for the tax year 2025. FBR Chairman Dissatisfied With Tax Officers.

Meanwhile, the statutory deadline for filing income tax returns for tax year 2026 is September 30.

FBR has additionally lately amended the income tax return form for tax year 2026. Through SRO 1495(I)/2026 issued on Thursday, the tax authority amended the Income Tax Rules, 2002 and introduced new provisions in the Second Schedule.

For context, a tax expert questioned the timing of the changes, saying that introducing a new SRO at this stage is confusing and unjustified, particularly with only a few weeks remaining before the September 30 filing deadline. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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Taken together, the developments around nearly 2 Million Pakistanis File Their 2026 Tax Returns point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.