{"id":104454,"date":"2026-01-09T14:54:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104454"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:54:48","slug":"fbr-rules-amended-to-include-ajk-gb-filers-in-atl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-rules-amended-to-include-ajk-gb-filers-in-atl.html","title":{"rendered":"FBR amends tax rules to include AJK, GB filers in ATL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has amended the Income Tax Rules to allow individuals registered as active taxpayers with the revenue authorities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) to be included in Pakistan\u2019s Active Taxpayer List (ATL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a notification issued on Thursday, the amendment has been made under Rule 81B of the Income Tax Rules, 2002, in exercise of powers granted under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. Under the revised rules, individuals appearing on the Active Taxpayer List of the AJK Central Board of Revenue or the Gilgit-Baltistan Council Board of Revenue will be eligible for inclusion in FBR\u2019s ATL, subject to specific conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The notification states that the individual\u2019s temporary or permanent address must be in AJK or GB, with the same address also recorded in Pakistan. Inclusion in the ATL will require verification by the Commissioner Inland Revenue having jurisdiction based on the individual\u2019s temporary address mentioned on their CNIC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-hits-95-of-target-plans-recovery-for-2nd-half.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR hits 95% of target for 1st half, plans recovery for 2nd half<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commissioner will verify through the IRIS system that the individual has no employment or business activity in Pakistan. This verification will be carried out following an inquiry and an undertaking submitted by the applicant. At the same time, the relevant tax authority in AJK or GB will confirm, through IRIS, the existence of employment or sole business activity within their respective territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBR clarified that if, at any stage, it is determined that an individual included under these provisions is liable to file an income tax return under Pakistan\u2019s tax laws and fails to comply with a notice, their name will be removed from the Active Taxpayer List.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move is aimed at aligning tax records across jurisdictions while ensuring compliance with Pakistan\u2019s income tax framework.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has amended the Income Tax Rules to allow individuals registered as active taxpayers with the revenue authorities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) to be included in Pakistan\u2019s Active Taxpayer List (ATL). According to a notification issued on Thursday, the amendment has been made under Rule 81B of the Income Tax Rules, 2002, in exercise of powers granted under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. Under the revised rules, individuals appearing on the Active Taxpayer List of the AJK Central Board of Revenue or the Gilgit-Baltistan Council Board of Revenue will be eligible for inclusion in FBR\u2019s ATL, subject to specific conditions. The notification states that the individual\u2019s temporary or permanent address must be in AJK or GB, with the same address also recorded in Pakistan. Inclusion in the ATL will require verification by the Commissioner Inland Revenue having jurisdiction based on the individual\u2019s temporary address mentioned on their CNIC. Read: FBR hits 95% of target for 1st half, plans recovery for 2nd half The commissioner will verify through the IRIS system that the individual has no employment or business activity in Pakistan. This verification will be carried out following an&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":99068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[7986,70467,6542,3362,3193,70468,70466,66228,61324,62479,70469,1109],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-104454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-notices-announcements","tag-active-taxpayer-list","tag-ajk-taxpayers","tag-atl","tag-fbr","tag-federal-board-of-revenue","tag-gilgit-baltistan-taxpayers","tag-income-tax-compliance","tag-income-tax-rules","tag-iris-system","tag-pakistan-taxation","tag-tax-policy-update","tag-tax-reforms","cat-15017-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FBR rules amended to include AJK, GB filers in ATL -Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Under the revised rules, individuals appearing on the Active Taxpayer List of the AJK Central Board of Revenue or the Gilgit-Baltistan...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-rules-amended-to-include-ajk-gb-filers-in-atl.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FBR rules amended to include AJK, GB filers in ATL -Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Under the revised rules, individuals appearing on the Active Taxpayer List of the AJK Central Board of Revenue or the Gilgit-Baltistan...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-rules-amended-to-include-ajk-gb-filers-in-atl.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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