ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said it will not extend the date for sales tax payment beyond March 31, 2020.
The FBR spokesman said that the date was extended for duty and tax payment in order to facilitate taxpayers amid outbreak of coronavirus and subsequent lockdown.
Through a notification on March 18 the FBR extended the last date for submission of sales tax and federal excise return for the tax period of February 2020.
The FBR extended the date of submission of sales tax and federal excise return up to March 25 for the tax period of February 2020, which was due on March 18, 2020.
The FBR on March 24 issued another circular to further extend the date for submission of sales tax and federal excise returns along with annexures for the tax period of January 2020 and February 2020.
The FBR allowed extension return filing date for January 202 up to April 15, 2020. This return was due on February 18, 2020 and was extended up to February 28, 2020.
For the month of February 2020, the date for payment of sales tax and federal excise duty has been extended up to March 03, 2020 which was due on March 15, 2020.
The submission of sales tax and federal excise return has been further extended up to April 15, 2020, which was due on March 18, 2020 and it was extended up to March 25, 2020.
