Income tax return filing date extended to December 16

Income tax return filing date extended to December 16

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the last date for filing income tax returns and wealth statements for tax year 2019 up to December 16, 2019, according to a notification issued on Friday.

The FBR issued Circular No. 16/2019 to extend the last date for filing income tax returns from November 30, 2019 to December 16, 2019.

The FBR said that the individuals and association of persons who were required to file their income tax returns and statements of final taxation for the tax year 2019, which were earlier due on September 30, 2019, which was extended to October 31, 2019 and further extended to November 30, 2019 but failed to file their income tax returns / statements, are hereby allowed to file their returns/statements by December 16, 2019.

The FBR further said that the companies which were required to file returns of total income/statements of final taxation for the tax year 2019, which were due on September 30, 2019 and further extended up to October 31, 2019 and further extended to November 30, 2019 but failed to file their income tax returns/statements, though have paid 90 percent of the admitted tax liability, are hereby allowed to file their returns/statements by December 16, 2019.