Can you still file income tax return 2024?

FBR extends deadline for filing income tax returns for 2024 till October 31
An undated image of the FBR building. — Reuters
An undated image of the FBR building. — Reuters 

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) announced on Monday that the deadline for filing income tax returns for 2024 has been extended by another 15 days to October 31, owing to bank holidays announced in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

The decision was also taken in response to appeals from trade bodies and various tax bar associations. However, the federal tax-collecting body stressed that no further extensions would be provided, according to an FBR notification issued late on Monday.

“In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 214A of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, the Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to communicate that the date of filing of income tax returns for the tax year 2024, for the persons who were required to file their returns by September 30, 2024, and which was extended up to October 14, 2024, vide circular No.2 of 2024-25 dated September 30, 2024, is further extended to October 31, 2024,” stated a notification issued late on Monday.

It should be noted that a three-day public holiday was announced in Islamabad and Rawalpindi ahead of the much-anticipated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting, slated to be held on October 15 and 16.

Earlier, the revenue board had extended the deadline for submission of tax returns for the financial year 2024 until October 14.

Traditionally, the FBR in recent years has adopted the practice of extending the tax return submission deadline. Last year, the authority also pushed the date for filing tax returns to October 31.