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Income tax return filing for companies in Pakistan with accounts, tax adjustments, withholding, tax payments and corporate FBR compliance review through IRIS.
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Senior Corporate And Taxation Lawyer · Tax Return Specialist
40+ Years Of Professional Tax And Legal Experience
Syed Mohsin Ali Shah provides senior review for income-tax returns, FBR compliance, corporate taxation, tax notices, business structuring and higher-risk tax matters across Pakistan.
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Advocate · Corporate Taxation Consultant · Tax Return Specialist
10+ Years Of Professional Tax And Corporate Experience
Sobia Mohsin works on tax-return preparation and review, corporate taxation consultation, documentation, compliance coordination and client tax matters across Pakistan.
Professional ProfileIncome tax return filing for companies with a June year end is due by 31 December; the 31 October extension for individuals does not apply. The first step is to adjust accounting profit to taxable income and check withholding compliance.
Call 0333 1127834 to discuss your company return.
| Issue | Income Tax Return Filing | NTN Registration | ATL Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main purpose | Annual declaration of income and tax position | Creates or establishes the FBR taxpayer profile | Shows current Active Taxpayer List position |
| Typical system | FBR IRIS | FBR registration / IRIS profile | FBR ATL verification |
| Same thing? | No | No | No |
| Common mistake | Filing without reconciling income and wealth | Creating a duplicate profile | Assuming filing automatically resolves current ATL status |
Income tax return filing for companies follows its own calendar. A company whose tax year ends between 1 January and 30 June files by 31 December; a company with a special tax year ending between 1 July and 31 December files by 30 September. Every company must file, whether it made a profit, a loss or had no business at all. The 31 October extension for individuals does not apply to companies.
The return starts from the company's financial statements, audited where required by the Companies Act, 2017. Accounting profit is then adjusted to taxable income: inadmissible expenses are added back, accounting depreciation is replaced by tax depreciation, and exempt or separately taxed income is removed.
| Stage | What we check |
|---|---|
| Financial statements | Audited or management accounts for the tax year |
| Tax adjustments | Add-backs, tax depreciation, provisions, exempt income |
| Tax computation | Corporate rate, minimum tax and super tax where applicable |
| Tax credits | Withholding suffered and advance tax paid in quarterly instalments |
| Withholding compliance | Tax deducted from salaries, suppliers and rent, and statements filed |
| Submission | Return on IRIS; payment of balance tax |
Companies with higher income may also be liable to super tax, and a company with low profits may still pay minimum tax on turnover. The rates and thresholds have been changed by successive Finance Acts, so income tax return filing for companies must be computed under the law for that tax year, not last year's template.
A company is a withholding agent. It deducts tax on salaries, payments to suppliers and contractors, rent and profit on debt, deposits that tax and files withholding statements. When these are missed, FBR raises demands that sit alongside the annual return. We review withholding compliance as part of income tax return filing for companies, because an accurate return with defective withholding still leaves the company exposed.
A newly incorporated company with no business still files a nil return. Directors often overlook this in the first year; the company then appears off the ATL, and suppliers and banks deduct higher tax. If the company is late, the ATL surcharge under the Finance Act, 2026 is Rs 100,000.
| Taxpayer | What we do | Professional fee |
|---|---|---|
| New or dormant company | Nil return and ATL status | Quoted after review |
| Small private company | Return from management or audited accounts, tax computation | Quoted after review |
| Company with withholding obligations | Return plus withholding statements review | Quoted after review |
| Late company return | Late filing, surcharge and ATL restoration | Quoted after review |
Other work on income tax return filing for companies is quoted after we see the records, because the effort depends on how many income sources, bank accounts and assets have to be reconciled.
Call 0333 1127834 to discuss income tax return filing for companies.
Official sources: FBR IRIS and Federal Board of Revenue.
Reviewed by: Syed Mohsin Ali Shah, Senior Consulting Lawyer
Published by: Taxocrate (Pvt) Limited
Last updated: 30 October 2026
FBR Return Filing Guidance · FBR IRIS · Pakistan Tax · Income Tax Lawyers
By 31 December for a tax year ending 1 January to 30 June; by 30 September for a special tax year ending 1 July to 31 December.
Yes. Every company files, even a nil return.
No. That extension was for individuals and AOPs.
Yes. The return starts from the financial statements and adjusts them to taxable income.
Rs 100,000 under the Finance Act, 2026.
Where it applies under that year's law, it is computed in the return.
It depends on the company's size and records; we quote after review.
Call 0333 1127834 with your financial statements and last year's return.
