Islamabad, September 29, 2023 – Pakistan is gearing up for a significant announcement set to be made on Saturday, September 30, 2023, pertaining to the last date for tax return filing for the tax year 2023.
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IRIS 2.0 Breakdowns Make Return Filing Challenging, Says KTBA Convener
Karachi, September 16, 2023 – The upgraded return filing portal IRIS 2.0 has faced a series of issues that are making it challenging for taxpayers to fulfill their national duty.
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FBR launches GUI to make return filing user-friendly
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched Graphical User Interface (GUI) for making return filing user-friendly.
The FBR on Monday said that it had launched GUI. “Taxpayers will experience modern and user-friendly interface for smooth accomplishment of tax operations,” the FBR added.
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The goal is to escort taxpayers through the processes in a way that shows them exactly what FBR wants them to see and understand at specific points in tax operations.
Following upgradations have been made for better application performance and security:
1. JDK 7 to JDK 11.
2. JBOSS community version 7 to JBOSS EAP 7.4.5.
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3. Upgraded OS from Red Hat Linux Enterprise 7.9 to Red Hat Linux Enterprise 8.5.
To improve the security standards, Web Application Firewall (WAF) has been implemented to secure IRIS from any malicious malware and hacking activities.
Instead of single Oracle Database Exa Machine, PRAL has distributed the load to the two available Oracle Database Exa machines. To achieve this distribution on the IRIS application side, a number of significant changes have been made at architectural end.
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Intake of this distribution is Income Tax Return load segregated from other tax operations (Sale Tax, Withholding, Registration. Tax Collector End (Back Office etc). It will also ensure application functioning at peak efficiency and minimize business disruption.
To ensure the stability of IRIS after above mentioned distribution, PRAL has also performed load testing activity by simulating huge concurrent number of users on IRIS application which has been successfully achieved.
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FBR upgrades tax return filing portal
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has unveiled an upgraded version of its tax return filing portal, the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).
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FBR to replace IRIS for tax payments: CCIR RTO
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to introduce a new and efficient system for payment of all kind of tax payments, said a top tax official.
“We will introduce a new and efficient system replacing IRIS in which all kinds of taxes can be easily paid in one place,” a press statement quoted Tariq Mustafa Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue, Regional Tax office (RTO) Karachi as saying on Wednesday.
According to the statement issued by Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) the CCIR said that it was not the policy of FBR to impose more burden on the taxpayers.
The RTO Chief said that the issues raised by KATI would not only improve the regional tax office but also benefit the FBR. He said that after 2013, tax refund payments were in a halt. Under the current system, there is no problem of refunds.
Refunds are now paid immediately through the modern automated system, we are hold accountable for non-payment of refunds.
KATI members can contact me for any complaint regarding FBR. My doors are open to all members, he said.
KATI President Salman Aslam, KATI CEO Zubair Chhaya, Tax Liaison Committee Chairman Masood Naqi, Senior Vice President Maheen Salman, Former Presidents Saleem-uz-Zaman, Tariq Malik, Farhan-ur-Rehman, Rashid Siddiqui, Johar Qandhari, Ehteshamuddin, Syed Farukh Mazher and a large number of other members including were present.
Earlier, KATI President Salman Aslam welcomed the arrival of Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue Tariq Mustafa in KATI and said that the industrialists were concerned over the reports of freezing the accounts of defaulters. He said that to increase further revenues tax net needs to be widened, adding that harassment of taxpayers would not increase revenue.
President KATI said that new policies should be formulated to facilitate the tax system so that the industrialists consider paying taxes without any fear as a national duty.
KITE CEO Zubair Chhaya said that, we have been made withholding agent without any compensation and instead of encouragement, we have been issued monitoring notices from 2014 to date.
The government should encourage withholding agents. He said that in terms of filers and non-filers, non-filers save their lives by paying extra tax once while filers go through various notices and audits despite paying taxes.
A policy should be formulated in consultation with the stakeholders to widen the scope of taxation.
Facilities should be provided to the industrialists of Karachi so that the industries can be promoted and the national revenue can be further increased.
On the occasion, Chairman Tax Liaison Committee Masood Naqi said that a focal person should be appointed to facilitate the industrialists of Korangi and FBR who could provide immediate assistance to the members of KATI.
He said freezing accounts and imposing heavy fines would discourage taxpayers as they would not be able to pay heavy fines due to the post-COVID economic crisis.
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Return filing facilitation: FBR issues procedure to reset, change password on IRIS portal
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued procedure to reset and change password on IRIS portal in order to facilitate taxpayers in filing their income tax returns for tax year 2020.
The FBR issued the procedure to facilitate taxpayers as many persons failed to access their accounts on IRIS after a lapse of time because of forgetting the password.
To re-set a new Password, follow these steps:
— Access Iris log-in Screen at the following URL: https://iris.fbr.gov.pk/infosys/public/txplogin.xhtml
— Click “Forgot Password” Link under the log-in Dialog
— “Forgot Password” Dialog will open
— Enter data in all Fields
— Click “Submit” Button
— Click on the Link sent at the given email
— Enter data in the Dialog
— Click “Submit” Button
To change Password, follow these steps:
— Login to Iris
— Click “Change Password” Link on top right of the screen
— “Change Password” Dialog will open
— Enter current Password
— Enter new Passwords
— Confirm new Password
— Click “OK” Button
To change PIN, follow these steps:
— Login to Iris
— Click “Change PIN” Link on top right of the screen
— “Change PIN” Dialog will open
— Enter new PIN
— Confirm new PIN
— Click “OK” Button
A taxpayer gets Password and PIN when he completes first part of the Registration process. However, he cannot start any task unless he completes second part of the Registration process by submitting the Form of Registration after completing data entry and attaching the required documents.
To e-enroll yourself, follow these steps:
— Access Iris log-in Screen at the following URL:
— Click “E-Enrollment for Registered Person” Link under the log-in Dialog
— “E-Enrollment” Dialog will open
— Enter data in all Fields
— Click “Submit” Button
— Enter verification code received on email in the relevant Field
— Enter verification code received on Cell No. in the relevant Field
— Click “Submit” Button
— You will receive Password and PIN on your email and Cell No.