ISLAMABAD: The number of income tax return filers has crossed 2.215 million for the tax year 2023 up to October 15, 2023.

The data compiled by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday revealed that the number of return filers is 0.1 million more for tax year 2023 as compared to the returns filed till October 15, 2022.

Last year, the total number of return filers reached 4.2 million for tax year 2022 up to June 30, 2022. The 4.2 million number also includes those filers who filed their returns after September 30, 2022, and up to the period of June 30, 2022.

The FBR received a total of 1.93 million income tax returns up to September 30, 2023, as compared to 1.87 million last year, reflecting an increase of 0.06 million.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2023

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Ghareeb Awam Oct 17, 2023 07:37pm
2.15 million out of 240 million! Nothing to be proud of.
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Unknown Oct 18, 2023 05:11pm
@Ghareeb Awam, bro 30 to 50 million are youth and if we compare rest of population by age only 10 to 15 million are economy stable people so it is good
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Imran Oct 19, 2023 03:56am
@Ghareeb Awam, This reflects increasing number of people falling below poverty line. We should get what percentage of our population should be under tax payer list and then figure what percentage is filing tax return.
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