ISLAMABAD, May 7, 2026 – Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue on Thursday issued draft income tax return forms for individuals for tax year 2026 and sought feedback from stakeholders before finalising the forms for the upcoming filing season.
The tax authority issued SRO 835(I)/2026 to notify the draft electronic income tax return forms and invited taxpayers, tax practitioners and other stakeholders to submit input within seven days.
According to the draft return forms, taxpayers will be required to provide a summary of their economic transactions for the selected tax year.
“Please review available data of your economic transactions for the selected tax year. This is indicative data which keeps on updating as per available information. Therefore, correct reporting of income and tax thereon is primarily your own responsibility,” the FBR said in the draft instructions.
Under the salary income section, salaried individuals will have to provide employer registration numbers, employer names and details of deductions made during the year.
The draft forms also require taxpayers to declare income earned from property during tax year 2026.
In addition to forms for salaried individuals, the FBR also issued draft return forms covering business income categories.
Tax experts said the early release of draft forms indicates that the authorities intend to begin the annual tax return filing season on July 1, 2026, allowing taxpayers the standard three-month filing period ending on September 30, 2026.
Pakistan has been focusing on improving tax compliance and documentation of the economy as part of broader fiscal reforms linked to ongoing programmes with the International Monetary Fund.