The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is expected to extend the deadline for filing income tax returns for Tax Year 2025, moving it from September 30 to October 14, 2025, according to high-level FBR sources told Raised by Numbers. The official notification is slated for release at midnight.

So far, 3.6 million taxpayers have filed their returns, while the FBR has set an internal target of 10 million filers for the current fiscal year. Last year, a total of 7.6 million tax returns were filed. Sources clarified that this year’s target is not an IMF requirement but an internal benchmark set by the FBR itself.

The extension comes as the FBR faces growing pressure to boost compliance and meet its ambitious revenue goals. The move is expected to provide much-needed relief to taxpayers struggling with technical glitches and the last-minute rush to file returns.

Tax professionals and business groups have been urging the FBR to extend the deadline, citing persistent issues with the online filing system and the need for more time to complete documentation.

A formal request for an extension was also made in a letter from Faraz Fazal Sheikh Advocate, addressed to the Prime Minister. The letter points out that, under Section 118 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, individuals and associations of persons with a tax year from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, and companies with a year-end between July 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, are required to file their Tax Year 2025 returns by September 30, 2025.

The letter urges the Prime Minister to direct the FBR to issue a circular granting a general extension of the filing deadline to at least December 31, 2025, and to announce the extension widely through electronic and print media to avoid a flood of individual extension requests.