NBR collects over Tk 30b income tax till 30 Nov

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has collected over Tk 30 billion as revenue till 30 November, reports news agency BSS.

“Some 24 lakh (2.4 million) taxpayers have filed their income tax returns till 30 November. Against the tax returns, NBR has collected over Taka 3,000 crore (Tk 30 billion) as revenue,” NBR public relations officer Syed A Momen told BSS on Thursday.

In the 2021-22 fiscal year, he said, some 2.548 million taxpayers filed their income tax returns.

NBR has extended the income tax return submission deadline for the individual taxpayers by a month till 31 December.

NBR expects another 1.1 million returns to be filed in December.

There are around 8.2 million online Tax Identification Number (e-TIN) holders in the country.