A Tax Awareness Guide for a Better Pakistan
Learn to file your taxes today for a transparent tomorrow. Become a tax filer and a responsible Pakistani citizen.
New: prepare your tax return from your bank statements on services.filer.pk ↗
Filer status check
Are you on the Active Taxpayers List?
Enter a CNIC or NTN to check it against the FBR’s latest Active Taxpayers List. The FBR remains the authoritative source.
What is a filer?
A “filer” is a person whose name appears on the FBR’s Active Taxpayers List. Being on that list changes the tax rates you pay on everyday transactions.
How to become a filer
Register as a taxpayer with the FBR and obtain an NTN. The process runs through the IRIS portal and can be completed online.
Check your filer status
Confirm whether you are on the Active Taxpayers List by SMS or through the FBR online portal before making a major transaction.
Filer services
Prepare your tax year from your bank statements
services.filer.pk imports your statements, checks that every balance links to the next, and reconciles the year to zero before it exports the figures for your FBR return. Do it yourself, or bring in a tax lawyer from the directory.
What is our mission?
Solving your tax related problems
We answer the common questions about becoming a tax filer, understanding tax regulations, and making the most of the deductions available to you.
Free tools
Work out your own numbers
Free calculators, no sign-up, nothing stored. Every rate is taken from an FBR source and carries the date it was last checked.
Income tax calculator
Work out tax on a salary for any year from 2019 to 2027, with the slab-by-slab breakdown and a comparison against earlier years.
What non-filer status costs you
Put in your own figures and see filer, late filer and non-filer rates side by side, taken from the FBR withholding rate card.
Late filing penalty
The section 182 penalty and the section 182A surcharge are two different things. This works out both, and shows which rule decided the figure.
What are the benefits
The benefits of being a filer in Pakistan
All responsible citizens should file their taxes — and it pays off. Filers pay materially lower withholding rates on banking, property and vehicle transactions.
Need more help?
Read our latest guides
Practical walkthroughs that let you file your own tax return with confidence.
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Tax Credits and Allowances Salaried People Often Miss
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Latest updates
Tax news from Pakistan
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Finance Act 2026 Is in Force: What Changed on 1 July
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FBR Fixes the IRIS Errors That Were Blocking Tax Year 2026 Returns
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Salary Tax Slabs 2026-27 vs 2025-26: What Actually Changed
If you are salaried, the Finance Act 2026 leaves your tax bill either exactly where it was or meaningfully lower. Nobody earning…
Frequently asked questions
Most popular questions
Answers to the questions we are asked most often about registration, the Active Taxpayers List, and filing deadlines.