Tax Assan Scheme: 222 new filers take the total to 1,945 by Oct 31st: FBR

ISLAMABAD: A total of 222 new shopkeepers filed their income tax returns with tax payment of Rs9.25 million under the Special Tax Scheme for Small Shopkeepers, taking the total filers to 1,945 by October 31, 2026.

According to the data compiled by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday, the number of existing retailers/small shopkeepers, who had already filed returns stood at 1,723. After incorporating 222 new shopkeepers in the special scheme, the total number of filers under the Tax Assan Scheme totaled at 1,945. These 1,945 small shopkeepers have deposited an accumulative amount of tax of Rs 179 million along with the returns.

Total small traders registered under the new scheme now stood at 3,295 till October 31, 2026.

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Data further revealed that the FBR has received 7.56 million income tax returns for Tax Year (TY) 2026, accompanied by admitted tax of Rs100.6 billion, compared to 5.94 million returns with admitted tax of Rs112.18 billion in the corresponding period of Tax Year 2025.

According to the FBR’s income tax returns data, the number of returns increased by approximately 27.2 percent, while admitted tax declined by 10.3 percent during the period under review.

Breakup of the data revealed that returns filed by non-salaried individuals increased to 5.06 million in TY2026, compared to 3.67 million in TY2025. However, admitted tax from this category declined from Rs55.07 billion to Rs46.07 billion.

Similarly, salaried individuals filed 2.37 million returns during TY2026, against 2.15 million returns in the preceding tax year. Admitted tax from salaried individuals increased to Rs9.51 billion, compared to Rs7.82 billion in TY2025.

The data further showed that returns filed by companies declined to 15,243 in TY2026 from 18,051 in TY2025. Admitted tax from the corporate category also decreased to Rs38.09 billion from Rs41.58 billion during this period.

Meanwhile, the Association of Persons (AOP) category recorded 98,952 returns during TY2026, compared to 91,766 returns in TY2025. However, admitted tax declined to Rs6.91 billion from Rs7.70 billion last year.

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