Late filers of income tax returns have to deposit “surcharge” to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for including their names in the active taxpayers’ list (ATL) of the FBR.
The FBR has issued S.R.O.1635(I)/2024 to amend Income Tax Rules here on Monday.
Now, the FBR will include the name of a person in the Active Taxpayers List (ATL) who files a return for the latest tax year by the due date or the extended due date by the Commissioner or the Board.
The notification revealed that a person’s name shall be included in the ATL, if he files a return of income tax for the latest tax year, by the due date specified in section 118 or by the due date as extended under section 119 by the Commissioner or by the due date as extended by the Board under section 214A of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001.
The FBR explained that the “latest tax year” means the tax year last completed before the date on which the return is filed and shall include the tax year previous to that year in case the due date or extended due date for filing of return for the last completed year has not expired.
In case a person files his income tax return for the latest tax year, after the due date or extended due date as mentioned in sub-rule (1), his name shall be included in the active taxpayer’s list, if he pays the surcharge as specified in the proviso to clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 182A of the Ordinance.
The name of a company or an association of persons, whose return is not due to be filed because of incorporation or formation of such company or association of persons after the 30th day of June relevant to the latest tax year, shall be included in the active taxpayers’ list, FBR added.