Lahore – The Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA) has once again appealed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the deadline for integration of registered taxpayers with FBR’s computerized system.
The request was made in a formal letter addressed to the FBR chairman on September 16, 2025.
In its communication, LTBA President Muhammad Asif Rana reminded the FBR that the association had earlier written on August 19, August 27, and September 2, highlighting the difficulties faced by taxpayers in complying with SRO 1413(I)/2025, issued on August 1, 2025. The SRO required registered persons listed under Serial Nos. 1, 2, and 3 to integrate their hardware and software systems with FBR through licensed integrators or PRAL by August 10, 2025, with testing dates fixed later in August and early September.
However, the LTBA stressed that persistent technical issues with the IRIS system, frequent downtimes, and poor performance had left many taxpayers unable to proceed with integration. Additional challenges include disruption of internet services due to ongoing floods, delays in token issuance, unclear operational guidelines from field formations, and a shortage of licensed integrators.
According to the LTBA, taxpayers are making sincere efforts to comply, but the combined impact of technical glitches, natural calamities, and insufficient support mechanisms has made timely integration impractical. Therefore, the association has formally requested that the deadline for integration under SRO 1413(I)/2025 be extended until November 1, 2025, to allow businesses adequate time to meet compliance requirements without unnecessary penalties.