Written by Faisal Shahnawaz in Taxation FBR extends the deadline for sales tax and Federal Excise Duty returns for August 2026 for DISCOs, K-Electric and other affected taxpayers. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline for filing sales tax and Federal Excise Duty (FED) returns for August 2026 for power distribution companies and certain other taxpayers until September 30, 2026. In a notification issued on Friday, the FBR informed Chief Commissioners Inland Revenue, Large Taxpayers Offices (LTOs), Corporate Tax Offices (CTOs) and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) about the extension. The tax authority said the decision was necessitated by technical issues encountered during the implementation of SRO 1245(I)/2026 dated July 31, 2026, particularly in the cases of distribution companies (DISCOs) and K-Electric. The FBR also cited system-linkage issues involving corporate entities covered under Sales Tax General Order (STGO) 10/2026 dated July 14, 2026. Return filing deadline extended to September 30 The FBR exercised its powers under Section 74 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 and Section 43 of the Federal Excise Act, 2005 to extend the deadline for submitting sales tax and FED returns for the tax period of August 2026. Under the latest directive, affected taxpayers can file their returns by September 30, 2026. The extension covers DISCOs, K-Electric and taxpayers…