The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline for filing Sales Tax and Federal Excise Duty (FED) returns for the tax period of August 2026 until September 25.
This extension applies to all taxpayers who are required to file these returns long as they deposited their due sales tax liability by the original deadline.
The FBR issued this directive to the Chief Commissioners at Inland Revenue Large Taxpayers Offices, Corporate Tax Offices and Regional Tax Offices.
FBR Extends Tax Filing Deadline
The directive says that taxpayers can hand in their August 2026 Sales Tax returns and FED returns by September 25, 2026.
The FBR used its authority under Section 74 of the Sales Tax Act of 1990. Section 43 of the Federal Excise Act of 2005 to give the extension.
The extension only applies to the time when the returns are turned in. The sales tax that is due must still be paid by the deadline.
Payment Deadline Remains the Same
The FBR condition means that the extended filing date does not give an extension for paying the tax liability.
Taxpayers who have already paid the required sales tax within the period can use the extra time to finish and send their August returns.
The FBR standard guidance says that monthly sales tax returns are usually filed electronically by the day of the month after the tax period, while payment is usually due earlier.
The FBR has told its field teams to apply the extension for the August 2026 tax period.
This development gives registered taxpayers time to finish their Sales Tax and Federal Excise Duty filings while meeting the condition attached to the extension.
