r/FBR

A friend of mine recently received a call from someone claiming to be from Pakistan Post office. He said he had a parcel containing documents from FBR for my friend.

My friend is not an FBR filer and does not have many assets in his name, so he was confused. He asked a few people for advice (none of them are lawyers or tax consultants), and they suggested it could be a scam.

Because of this, he did not receive the parcel and stopped responding to the caller.

Is there any official way to check whether FBR has actually issued a notice against a person's CNIC/name? Can this be checked through the the FBR website?

What would be the safest thing for him to do now? Any advice from someone familiar with FBR procedures would be appreciated.

Hi, I've been filing my tax returns for 3-4 years now. Missed filing it last year. I thought I would file for both years TY 2025 and 2026 right now but for some reason my screen isnt giving me the option of 2025 at all.

Any clue where I can find it/access it?

Ok so i get money from various clients in payoneer and remotepass. When i transfer that money to my askari bank account it shows as IBFT. I have talked to the branch and they are not very helpful. They said that since you are transferring the dollars to yourself it will be classified as IBFT.

How can i navigate this and get it correctly tagged for tax purposes

Situation: I'm a PSEB registered individual freelancer. My US client pays me from his personal Wise account into my UBL freelancer account in PKR. Every PRC comes back with purpose code 9471 (home remittance) instead of an IT export code. Bank deducts zero WHT at source.

I've figured out why; Wise's PKR corridor is personal-to-personal only, so UBL books it as a home remittance. Fine, I'm working on changing the payment rail going forward. My problem is what to do about the money already received and how to file.

For tax practitioners who actually handle IT export cases:

1. If I self-declare this income under 154A in IRIS and pay the 0.25% myself even though the bank never withheld it — does that hold up? Section 154A reads like the AD is supposed to be the withholding agent at the time of realisation. Has anyone actually had this survive an audit or a 176/177 notice?
2. If FBR rejects export treatment because my PRCs say 9471, does the whole thing fall into NTR at slab rates? Or is there a middle path?
3. What evidence pack do I need to defend the export characterisation? I have signed client agreements, invoices matching every single credit, Wise receipts showing the sender's name, and bank statements. Is that enough or is the PRC code fatal on its own?
4. Anyone got a written FBR/CIR position on this? Or is it purely assessing-officer discretion?

I want to know what people have actually done and what actually worked with FBR.

Looking for advice from people who've financed or taken a car on Ijarah in Pakistan. My car is registered in the bank's name. I paid the full registration fee myself with the first installment, including the income tax. Since the vehicle is registered under the bank, does the tax credit go to the bank's benefit only or can I adjust it in mine?

Has anyone actually managed or found any provision to claim this tax, or does it always stay with the bank?