ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry here on Sunday said that so far 2.1 million people had filed their tax returns, which was the highest in the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) history, ARY News reported.

According to the details, Fawad Chaudhry taking to the micro-blogging website Twitter said that FBR projected a target to enhance these returns numbers to 4 million for the tax year 2019.

So far 2.1 million people have filed their tax returns, which is the highest in the FBR’s history. FBR has projected a target to enhance these returns numbers to 4m for the tax year 2019. https://t.co/ysHmeCOhEz — Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 28, 2019

Earlier on July 14, Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi had said the last date for filing tax returns for the year 2018 had been extended till August 2.

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Zaidi in a press release issued from Islamabad had urged the people to benefit from this opportunity and file their tax returns timely to avoid difficulties.

He had said according to the Income Tax Ordinance, filing of the tax return is compulsory for those who own a house larger than five hundred square yards or a vehicle over 1000 cc.

The chairman FBR had said that according to Clause 181 AA of The Income Tax Ordinance 2001, it was imperative for the commercial and industrial gas and electricity consumers to become part of the Active Taxpayers List (ATL).

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