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Income tax return filing in Pakistan through FBR IRIS. Taxocrate reviews salary, business income, withholding credits and wealth statements before submission.
Salaried individuals, businesses and companies can speak with our tax team in Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi or Lahore. Call to schedule an appointment; records may be requested later for a defined review.
Speak with our professional team about Income Tax Return Filing in Pakistan and schedule an appointment. Contact our team to confirm the appropriate office city and appointment arrangements. Office directions are shared via WhatsApp when your appointment is confirmed.
Call +92 333 1127834Pakistan-Wide Tax Team
Taxocrate handles tax-return, FBR and corporate-tax work across Pakistan through an experienced professional team. The team coordinates document preparation, tax analysis and legal review according to the scope agreed for each client.
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.
Professional Profile
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 in Pakistan for tax year 2026 is due by 31 October 2026 after FBR's extension. The first step is to match last year's closing wealth with this year's income, bank records and assets. Only then can the return and wealth statement be filed responsibly on IRIS.
Call 0333 1127834 to have your return reviewed before 31 October 2026.
| 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 in Pakistan for tax year 2026 (income earned from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026) is done online through FBR's IRIS portal. FBR has extended the due date for individuals and AOPs for tax year 2026 to 31 October 2026. A return filed by the due date keeps the taxpayer on the Active Taxpayers List (ATL); a return filed after it attracts a surcharge before the name is added back.
Good income tax return filing in Pakistan is more than entering a salary figure. The return and the wealth statement must agree with each other, with bank accounts, property records and the previous year's closing wealth. Most FBR notices we deal with come from returns that were filed quickly without that reconciliation.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. IRIS access | NTN and IRIS login confirmed; mobile and email updated |
| 2. Records | Salary certificate, bank statements, withholding certificates, property and vehicle records collected |
| 3. Income | Income classified under the correct heads — salary, business, property, capital gains, other sources |
| 4. Tax credits | Withholding tax deducted during the year claimed against the liability |
| 5. Wealth statement | Assets and liabilities reconciled with last year's closing wealth |
| 6. Submission | Return and wealth statement filed on IRIS; acknowledgement saved |
| 7. ATL check | Name confirmed on the Active Taxpayers List |
If the return is filed after the due date, the taxpayer is not included in the ATL for that year until a surcharge is paid. Under the Finance Act, 2026, the surcharge rose to Rs 25,000 for an individual, Rs 50,000 for an AOP and Rs 100,000 for a company. FBR has also proposed, through draft SRO 1691(I)/2026, an undertaking (Form ATL-U) under which a late-filing individual may avoid the surcharge by not acquiring property for six months. Late filing can also bring a penalty under section 182 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. The cheapest route is always on-time income tax return filing in Pakistan.
| Taxpayer | What we do | Professional fee |
|---|---|---|
| Widows, household women and retired persons | Simple return and wealth statement from pension, savings and household records | From PKR 5,000 |
| Salaried individual | Salary certificate, withholding credits, wealth statement, IRIS filing | Quoted after review |
| Business individual / AOP | Accounts, business income, withholding, wealth statement | Quoted after review |
| Company | Return from audited or management accounts, tax computation | Quoted after review |
| Late filer / ATL restoration | Late return, surcharge or undertaking, ATL follow-up | Quoted after review |
PKR 5,000 is our minimum fee for income tax return filing in Pakistan for widows, household women and retired persons. All other returns are quoted after review, because the work depends on the records: one client's bank statement is two pages, another's is fifty, and every figure has to be checked and reconciled.
The law is federal, but our city teams know the local taxpayer mix — salaried staff in Karachi's corporate sector, government employees in Islamabad, retired officers in Rawalpindi, manufacturers in Lahore and Faisalabad, and landowners around Hyderabad:
We check each of these points before income tax return filing in Pakistan is submitted.
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
FBR extended the due date for individuals and AOPs for tax year 2026 to 31 October 2026.
You can still file, but you are kept off the ATL for that year until the surcharge is paid, and a late-filing penalty may apply.
Under the Finance Act, 2026 it is Rs 25,000 for an individual, Rs 50,000 for an AOP and Rs 100,000 for a company.
Yes, for individuals. In income tax return filing in Pakistan the wealth statement must reconcile with income, expenses and last year's closing wealth.
FBR's Tax Asaan app allows simple returns, but returns with business income, property or reconciliation issues are better prepared on IRIS with review.
Yes. After income tax return filing in Pakistan, a revised return can be filed in the circumstances allowed by the law; we review whether it is appropriate.
If they have Pakistani-source income or want filer status for property and banking, filing is usually advisable.
Not necessarily. Through income tax return filing in Pakistan many taxpayers recover or adjust withholding tax already deducted, and filers pay lower withholding rates.
Salary certificate or business records, bank statements, withholding certificates, property and vehicle papers, and last year's return.
Yes. We handle notices, amendments and refund applications that follow income tax return filing in Pakistan.
