Tax Return Last Date Today, 31 October 2026: FBR Offices Open Till 8 pm in Pakistan

Today, Saturday 31 October 2026, is the last date to file your tax year 2026 income tax return in Pakistan, and every FBR tax office (LTO, CTO and RTO) stays open until 8:00 pm to help. When we checked FBR's website in the early hours of 31 October, it showed no further extension. Below are the office hours, what missing tonight costs, and a short checklist for the hours left.

FBR's Inland Revenue operations wing sent the instruction in a letter dated 26 October 2026. It tells the Chief Commissioners of all Large Taxpayers' Offices, Corporate Tax Offices and Regional Tax Offices to observe extended working hours on Saturday 31 October until 8:00 pm. We read the letter on FBR's home page, where it is listed under the title "Observance of Extended Working Hours on Saturday 31st October, 2026".

31 October 2026 is the final date for individuals and AOPs

The tax year 2026 return for salaried people, other individuals and associations of persons is due today, 31 October 2026. FBR moved it from 30 September to 15 October, then to 31 October, through Circular No. 4 of 2026-27 dated 15 October.

That circular applies to people whose normal date was 30 September. We covered it when it came out, in FBR's extension to 31 October. Companies with a tax year ending between January and June are on a different clock. Section 118(2) of the Income Tax Ordinance gives them until 31 December.

Every LTO, CTO and RTO is open until 8 pm today

FBR's letter covers all three kinds of tax office: Large Taxpayers' Offices, Corporate Tax Offices and Regional Tax Offices. Each must stay open until 8:00 pm on Saturday 31 October, so you can still walk in for help after normal hours.

Most people will never need the counter. The return is filed online on IRIS, FBR's tax portal, and the date is what counts. A return you submit on IRIS before midnight is filed on 31 October. The extra office hours matter if you are stuck on a login, a mobile number change or a registration problem that only an officer can fix.

FBR's registration page says facilitation counters at tax houses handle registration for individuals, AOPs and companies. If you go, take your original CNIC and the phone whose SIM is registered in your own name, because IRIS sends its codes to that number.

No further extension had been published when we checked

FBR's home page carried no new extension circular when we checked it early on 31 October 2026. The newest notice about the deadline was the office hours letter itself, which plans for a busy Saturday rather than another delay.

Extensions in past years have sometimes come late on the final day. We cannot rule that out, and we will not guess. If FBR publishes a new circular today, it will appear on its home page first. Until then, plan as if midnight tonight is final. Waiting for an extension that does not come is the most expensive mistake on this list.

Missing tonight costs at least Rs 25,000 to get back on the ATL

A late return keeps you off the Active Taxpayers List (ATL), the list that gives filer rates. Section 182A, as changed by the Finance Act 2026, lets a late filer back on only after paying a surcharge: Rs 25,000 for an individual.

We read these amounts in the Income Tax Ordinance as amended up to 30 June 2026, on FBR's website. FBR's own ATL information page still shows the older figures of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000. The Ordinance is the law, so go by it.

An individual can skip the surcharge by giving the Commissioner an undertaking not to buy or acquire any property for six months, under section 182A(3). A late filer also gets no refund while off the list, and earns no compensation for that period. The daily late-filing penalty comes on top, and the late return penalty after 31 October is worked out case by case there.

Use the last hours in this order

Log in first, because password and code problems take the longest. Then fill the return and the wealth statement, submit both, and confirm they reached Completed Tasks. Pay any tax due with a PSID last. If IRIS will not open, the tax office is your fallback until 8 pm.

1. Log in to IRIS with your CNIC and password now, not at 11 pm. If the password fails, use Forgot Password while there is still time to visit an office.
2. Download the salary certificate, bank tax certificates and mobile tax certificates you need.
3. Fill the return and the wealth statement, and make the unreconciled amount zero.
4. Submit both forms and check they have moved from Draft to Completed Tasks.
5. If tax is payable, create a PSID and pay it through your bank app.
6. Save the acknowledgement and the payment receipt.

The wealth statement is where most late-night returns stall, and filling the wealth statement so it balances walks through the reconciliation. If the site slows down near midnight, what to do when IRIS is down on deadline day covers the fallbacks.

The ATL file was last updated on 30 October

FBR's ATL download page showed the income tax list as updated on 30 October 2026. A return filed today will not show on the list at once. It should appear in a later update, so check your status again after a few days rather than tonight.

To check, send ATL, a space and your 13-digit CNIC to 9966, as FBR's status page explains. Checking your filer status lists the other ways and what to do if you filed but still show inactive.

Common questions

Is 31 October 2026 the last date for the tax return?

Yes, for individuals and AOPs whose normal date was 30 September. FBR's Circular No. 4 of 2026-27 set it. We saw no further extension early on 31 October.

Are FBR offices open on Saturday 31 October?

Yes. FBR told all LTOs, CTOs and RTOs to observe extended working hours until 8:00 pm on Saturday 31 October 2026.

Can I file after 8 pm?

Yes, online. The 8 pm limit is for the offices. IRIS takes returns all day, and a return submitted before midnight is filed on 31 October.

What happens if I file on 1 November?

You stay off the ATL until you pay the surcharge, Rs 25,000 for an individual, or give the six-month property undertaking. A late-filing penalty also applies.

When is the company return due?

A company whose tax year ends between January and June files by 31 December 2026, under section 118(2)(a).

When will my name appear on the ATL?

Not tonight. FBR updated the list on 30 October. A return filed today should show in a later update.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked early on 31 October 2026. We read FBR's letter on extended working hours, dated 26 October 2026, from the link on FBR's home page; the scanned letter names the LTOs, CTOs and RTOs and the 8:00 pm closing. We read the due dates, ATL inclusion and ATL status pages on fbr.gov.pk, the ATL download page (updated 30 October 2026), and sections 118 and 182A of the Income Tax Ordinance amended up to 30 June 2026. The 31 October date comes from FBR Circular No. 4 of 2026-27, which we read on 17 October. We did not file a return or visit a tax office. We cannot rule out a later extension on 31 October; FBR's home page is where one would appear.