--- title: "FBR Clarifies Fake Circular on Tax Return Deadline Extension" description: "Most outlets reported that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) confirmed a circulating online circular about an income tax deadline extension was fake. ProPakistani led with the claim that the circular was fake and included a brief mention of the FBR’s confirmation. Business Recorder noted the FBR dismissed the circular as fake and added a direct quote-like statement from the agency. Both excerpts focused on the clarification and the false claim’s spread on social media, with no additional context or emphasis." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11527-circular-about-tax-returns-extension-is-fake-fbr-clarifies site: HarZaviya language: en --- # FBR Clarifies Fake Circular on Tax Return Deadline Extension business · updated 30 Sep 2026, 10:05 PM PKT · 30 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) confirmed a circulating online circular about an income tax deadline extension was fake. ProPakistani led with the claim that the circular was fake and included a brief mention of the FBR’s confirmation. Business Recorder noted the FBR dismissed the circular as fake and added a direct quote-like statement from the agency. Both excerpts focused on the clarification and the false claim’s spread on social media, with no additional context or emphasis. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Profit** — [FBR rejects fake tax return deadline extension circular](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/30/fbr-rejects-fake-tax-return-deadline-extension-circular) · 30 Sep 2026, 10:05 PM PKT > Tax authority says no extension announced as return filings reach around 4.7 million for Tax Year 2026 - **Dawn** — [FBR dismisses 'fake' notification on extension of income tax filing deadline](https://www.dawn.com/news/2033760/fbr-dismisses-fake-notification-on-extension-of-income-tax-filing-deadline) · 30 Sep 2026, 6:53 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday dismissed a notification circulating in the media claiming that it had extended its deadline to file income tax returns for 2026, terming it “fake”. “No such circular has been issued by the FBR,” the board’s spokesperson said on X. A notification circulating on social media on Wednesday claimed that the deadline had been extended until Oct 15, as ... - **Business Recorder** — [Circular about tax returns extension is fake, FBR clarifies](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441996/circular-about-tax-returns-extension-is-fake-fbr-clarifies) · 30 Sep 2026, 4:57 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday dismissed as fake a circular circulating on social media regarding the extension of the deadline for filing income tax returns for tax year 2026. “The circular circulating in the media regarding the extension of the date for submitting income tax returns for the tax year 2026 is fake. No such circular has been issued by the FBR,” the authority said ... - **ProPakistani** — [Viral FBR Circular on IRIS Deadline Extension is Fake](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/30/viral-fbr-circular-on-iris-deadline-extension-is-fake/) · 30 Sep 2026, 4:50 PM PKT · 72% identical wording to the newest filing > The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has confirmed that a circular circulating online claiming an extension in the income tax… Read More ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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