Islamabad, June 23, 2025 – In a final push to maximize tax collection for the fiscal year 2024-25, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that all field offices will remain open on Sunday, June 29, 2025. This special measure is aimed at ensuring that every possible rupee is counted towards the FBR’s year-end collection goal.
According to an official notification issued on Monday, the FBR has instructed Chief Commissioners of Inland Revenue from Large Taxpayers Offices (LTOs), Medium Taxpayers Office (MTO), Corporate Tax Offices (CTOs), and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) to observe normal working hours on the final Sunday of the fiscal year. Additionally, all tax offices have been directed to remain open until midnight on Monday, June 30, 2025, to facilitate last-minute payments.
To streamline the process, the FBR has asked field officers to establish close coordination with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and designated branches of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP). The aim is to ensure that all tax payments made on June 29 and 30 are transferred to the SBP’s accounts on the same date, allowing the collection to be officially recorded within the closing accounts of FY2024-25.
This move comes as the FBR struggles to meet its revised tax collection target of Rs11.90 trillion, which was already lowered from the original goal of Rs12.97 trillion. Despite the downward revision, insiders from the FBR acknowledge that meeting even the reduced target remains a formidable challenge.
Sources within the revenue authority stated that while a shortfall is likely, the FBR is making every possible effort to bring the final collection as close as possible to the target. The decision to open tax offices on Sunday is part of broader contingency measures aimed at boosting compliance and closing the fiscal year on a stronger note.
With just days remaining, the pressure is mounting on the tax machinery to demonstrate its efficiency and resilience in delivering critical revenue to the national exchequer.