The FBR has extended the tax return filing deadline to October 31. Earlier, the FBR had extended the tax return filing deadline from September 30 to October 15.
The FBR said that the deadline for filing income tax returns was extended at the request of trade organizations. It should be noted that the number of people filing income tax returns in the country has exceeded 68 lakh 15 thousand.
According to sources, more than 45 lakh people, apart from the salaried class, submitted tax returns, while more than 22 lakh salaried people filed tax returns. Sources say that the number of people filing income tax returns during this period last year was more than 52 lakh.
According to sources, 1473 traders submitted tax returns under the small shopkeepers’ scheme; 137 new and 1336 existing traders submitted returns under the scheme, and 2875 shopkeepers have registered in the tax scheme.
