FBR receives only 130 returns under traders' tax scheme

The Express Tribune • Oct 15, 2026

FBR receives only 130 returns under traders' tax scheme

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has received only 130 income tax returns under its special tax scheme for small traders and shopkeepers, far below the 500,000 to 600,000 filings it had expected, a senior official said. Speaking on The Express Tribune podcast, Sayyeda Maimuna, Second Secretary at the FBR headquarters' Transformation Delivery Unit, said the scheme had been introduced in consultation with traders to...