Procedure to change personal tax details

Procedure to change personal tax details

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued procedure to facilitate taxpayers in amending their personal details for filing tax returns and making transactions.

The FBR said that that a person can change their registration information recorded for filing Income Tax Return in three possible ways.

Changing information through Iris, a person can change/update information by logging into Iris.

Information can be updated by the person through Registration Form 181 (filed for modification) Income Tax, which included: Mobile number; Email; Personal/Residential Address; Business Address; Addition of Business Branches; Legal Representative u/s 87 of Income Tax Ordinance 2001; Bank Account.

Changing information through Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) helpline, a person can also change or update information through FBR helpline via phone or email.

Information can be updated through the helpline: Name; Date of Birth; Gender; Disability Status; Senior Citizen Status.

Changing Information by visiting Regional Tax Office (RTO)

The person will have to visit their relevant RTO For changes in registration regarding issues, included: Discontinuance of business; Jurisdiction for Income Tax Return assessment; Deregistration; Updating CNIC number; Updating Pakistan Origin Card (POC).

A person will have to take relevant documents to RTO in order to successfully change details regarding Income Tax Registration.

Officials in FBR said that the procedure can help taxpayers in updating their profile on the official web portal in order to make their return filing correct and accurate. This will also help taxpayers to avoid any hassles in future.

The return filing date for tax year 2019 is due on November 30, 2019.