PTBA urges FBR to extend date for filing income tax returns

PTBA urges FBR to extend date for filing income tax returns

KARACHI: Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) on Saturday urged Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the last date for filing income tax returns for Tax Year 2018 up to June 30, 2019 considering the recently launched tax amnesty scheme.

In a letter to FBR Chairman Syed Muhammad Shabbar Zaidi, the PTBA informed that the Asset Declaration Ordinance, 2019 was announced on May 16, 2019 and the last date for filing declaration is June 30, 2019.

The PTBA urged the FBR chairman to extend the last date for filing of return of income and statement of final taxation for individuals, Association of Persons (AOPs) and companies (other than public limited companies quoted on stock exchange) to June 30, 2019.

The last date was already extended by the FBR till April 30, 2019 through Circular No. 03/2019 dated March 31, 2019.

The apex tax bar said that the extension would encourage the new taxpayers to bring their house in order and come into the mainstream of economic activities by availing the benefit to become active taxpayers.