FPCCI Urges FBR to Extend Income Tax Return Filing Deadline Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI

Karachi: Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers
of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has proposed to the Federal Board of
Revenue (FBR) to extend the deadline for filing income tax returns for the Tax
Year 2025 – currently set to expire on October 15, 2025 – to October 31, 2025.

Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh apprised that, in a letter addressed to Mr. Rashid Mahmood
Langrial, Chairman of the FBR, FPCCI has highlighted the challenges faced by
taxpayers and stakeholders in meeting the filing deadline. These include delays in
obtaining essential financial documents, technical issues with the FBR portal, and
difficulties in integrating Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems with FBR’s
digital invoicing requirements.

Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh emphasized the importance of a taxpayer-friendly approach
and urged the FBR to take prompt action to address these concerns. He stressed
that to facilitate taxpayers in fulfilling their legal obligations without undue stress,
FPCCI has urged the FBR to extend the filing deadline. This extension is expected
to provide much-needed relief to taxpayers grappling with these genuine
constraints.

SVP FPCCI highlighted that many taxpayers are struggling to gather necessary
financial records due to procedural and logistical bottlenecks as FBR’s online
portal has been reported to experiencing slow performance and technical glitches –
hindering smooth submission of returns.

VP FPCCI said that businesses are facing difficulties in aligning their Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) systems with the FBR’s digital invoicing requirements;
which is causing delays in compliance.