Tax, e-VAT return deadlines extended for firms

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday extended the income tax return submission deadline for companies by one month-- to April 15.

Previously, the deadline for filing returns for the 2025-26 tax year was set at March 15.

“Considering the election, the ongoing Ramadan and delays in audit processes, we have extended the deadline,” said an official of the NBR’s income tax wing.

The NBR, which collects around 86 percent of taxes for the state, granted the extension after various sectors sought more time to prepare and file returns.

NBR granted the extension after various sectors sought more time to file returns

Companies generate the majority of the direct tax collected by the NBR.

In a separate notice by the VAT wing, the revenue authority extended the deadline for electronic filing of VAT returns on transactions for February 2026. It said firms can file online VAT returns by March 29.

The extension was granted in view of the long stretch of government holidays during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr and Independence Day, as well as the relatively slow performance of the government’s electronic VAT filing platform, the NBR said.

Usually, businesses are required to submit their monthly VAT returns by the 15th of the following month.