C.No.6(2)S(lR-Ops/2020(Pt), Islamabad, 4th December, 2020

Information Regarding Last Date of Filing of Income Tax Return for Tax Year 2020 — Instructions Regarding Government of Pakistan Revenue Division Federal Board of Revenue Inland Revenue **** C.No.6(2)S(lR-Ops/2020(Pt) Islamabad, 4th December, 2020 Chief Commissioners Inland Revenue (i) Large Taxpayers' Offices (ii) Medium Taxpayers' Office (iii) Corporate Tax Offices (iv) Regional Tax Offices Subject: Information Regarding Last Date of Filing of Income Tax Return for Tax Year 2020 "” Instructions Regarding I am directed to refer to the subject and make the succeeding stipulations. 2. The provisions of section 114 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (I.T.O. 2001) warrant filing of annual tax return on or by September 30th every year implying a period of 90 days to taxpayers to discharge their legal obligation. This year, since new income tax return form was uploaded on IRIS on September 8, 2020, the deadline for filing of the tax return was extended vide Board's Circular No. 4 of 2020/rR Operations, dated 30 September, 2020, till December 8, 2020 - allowing the citizens full statutorily-mandated time of 90 days in one go; piecemeal repeated extensions compromise tax administration's credibility and adversely affect taxpayers' perception for the…