KARACHI: The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has written to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) requesting the removal of redundant applications for tax return extensions filed via the IRIS portal. According to the letter, many taxpayers had filed applications for extension of time for furnishing returns under Section 119 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, before the FBR's generic extension deadline of October 31, 2025.
However, due to the FBR's subsequent circular allowing a generic extension, these applications have become redundant. Despite this, the applications remain active and visible on the IRIS portal, causing inconvenience to taxpayers who are now unable to seek online extensions post-October 31, 2025.
The KTBA had previously highlighted this issue to the Chief Commissioners-IR of Karachi, but they have shown their inability to remove these applications from the IRIS system, advising the association to liaise with the Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL) or the Director General (IT).
The KTBA has now written to the FBR Chairman, urging him to intervene in this matter and resolve the anomaly. The association believes that this issue has the potential to cause great anxiety among compliant taxpayers and undermine the positive intent of the FBR's extension.
"We appreciate your prompt attention to this pressing matter," the KTBA letter concludes. The FBR's response to this issue is awaited, and taxpayers are hoping for a swift resolution to this problem.
