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title: "FBR sets timelines to clear deferred sales tax refund claims"
description: "Most outlets reported that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has set stage-wise timelines to process and clear deferred sales tax refund claims, emphasizing the prescribed deadlines and the directive to field formations. Business Recorder added that the FBR has directed field formations to clear the backlog, while Profit highlighted the FBR’s move to address prolonged refund delays."
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# FBR sets timelines to clear deferred sales tax refund claims

business · latest filing 7 Sep 2026, 9:45 AM PKT · 7 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has set stage-wise timelines to process and clear deferred sales tax refund claims, emphasizing the prescribed deadlines and the directive to field formations. Business Recorder added that the FBR has directed field formations to clear the backlog, while Profit highlighted the FBR’s move to address prolonged refund delays.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Profit** — [FBR sets stage-wise deadlines to clear backlog of deferred sales tax refunds](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/07/fbr-sets-stage-wise-deadlines-to-clear-backlog-of-deferred-sales-tax-refunds) · 7 Sep 2026, 9:45 AM PKT
  > Field formations directed to process claims within prescribed timelines as FBR moves to address prolonged refund delays
- **Business Recorder** — [FBR sets timelines to clear deferred ST refund claims](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438246/fbr-sets-timelines-to-clear-deferred-st-refund-claims) · 7 Sep 2026, 4:58 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has prescribed stage-wise timelines for processing and disposal of sales tax refund claims deferred through its “FASTER” system, directing field formations to clear the backlog and prevent accumulation of pending claims. According to the FBR’s instructions issued to the field formations, a significant number of refund claims deferred by the FASTER s...

## Part of a bigger story

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- [FTO recommends faceless tax refund system amid refund dispute](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1235-fto-recommends-faceless-tax-refund-system-amid-refund) · 1 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 74% related
- [FTO identifies flaw in FBR’s FASTER refund system and calls for correction](https://harzaviya.com/stories/566-fto-identifies-systemic-flaw-in-fbr-s-faster-sales-tax) · 26 Jul 2026 · 3 outlets · 2 developments · 71% related

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