The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended date for filing of income tax returns/statements, electronically up to December 31, 2009. According to the FBR instructions issued to the field formations here on Thursday, in order to facilitate filing/e-filing of income tax returns/statements an opportunity is being offered to the non-filers/short filers to file/e-file income tax returns/statements by December 31.
Since the date for filing of returns stands extended up to December 31, 2009, penalties, additional tax and prosecution shall therefore, not be attracted in cases where income tax returns/statements are filed/e-filed by the extended date ie December 31.