Tax
Become a Tax Filer in Pakistan
Get onto the Active Taxpayer List and stay on it — status checked, any missing years filed and the listing confirmed.
FILERWISE feeFrom Rs. 3,900 (salaried individual)See what is included
Not sure this is the right service? Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll point you to the right one.
Clear requirements
You know what is needed before anything starts.
Professional handling
The process is prepared and filed by the FILERWISE team.
Transparent process
You are told what stage you are at and what happens next.
Responsible handling
Your documents and information are handled carefully.
A tax filer in Pakistan is a person or business whose name appears on the Active Taxpayer List published by the Federal Board of Revenue, which follows from filing an income tax return for the latest completed tax year.
Not sure whether you are on the Active Taxpayer List? Run an NTN verification and filer status check.
Important deadline
Don’t miss the filing deadline.
File your income tax return by 30 September 2026 and avoid late-filing consequences.
Fee and time
- FILERWISE fee
- From Rs. 3,900 (salaried individual)
- Government fee
- No FBR fee — a late-filing surcharge applies if earlier years are filed late
- Typical time
- Confirmed for your case before work starts
Rs. 3,900 salaried · from Rs. 7,500 sole proprietor · from Rs. 10,000 partnership or company, per year filed
What happens next
Stage 1
Tell us what you need
You tell us you need become a tax filer and describe your situation.
Stage 2
We confirm requirements
We check which requirements apply and give you the exact document list.
Stage 3
Status check
We prepare the application and check it against the requirements.
Stage 4
Registration if needed
The filing is submitted and moved forward with the relevant authority.
Stage 5
You receive the outcome
You get the completion documents and know what applies next.
The whole service, at a glance.
- Service
- Become a Tax Filer
- For
- Anyone paying higher withholding rates as a non-filer.
- You'll need
- CNIC · Income details · Bank details
- Process
- Status check → Registration if needed → Return filing → ATL listing
Become a Tax Filer is rarely difficult because of one form. It is difficult because of everything around it.
The form is rarely the hard part. Knowing whether you are doing all of it correctly is.
- 01Knowing which requirements apply to your specific case
- 02Getting documents into the format the authority expects
- 03Following the submission through the right channel
- 04Knowing what still has to happen after submission
What a missed requirement costs
- Avoidable delays
- Returned or rejected submissions
- Repeated back-and-forth over documents
- Uncertainty about what happens next
Stop paying non-filer withholding rates on banking, property and vehicle transactions.
FILERWISE turns become a tax filer into a clear path: what you need, what we handle, and what happens at each stage.
What FILERWISE handles
- Initial consultation on your situation
- Requirement assessment for your case
- Document checklist confirmed before you start collecting
- Registration check
- Return filing for applicable years
- ATL status follow-up
- Status updates through the process
- Completion documents and plain-language explanation
- Next-step guidance
What you do
- Tell us what you are trying to accomplish.
- Provide the documents from the confirmed list.
- Approve the prepared filing before it is submitted.
- Keep the completion documents we send you.
Everything else is on us. Where an authority requires you in person, you are told in advance.
What you receive when the work is done.
- 01
Clear requirements
Exactly what information and documents your case needs.
- 02
Preparation support
We organise and check everything before it is submitted.
- 03
Professional handling
The filing is prepared and submitted by our team.
- 04
Visibility
You are told where the case stands and what is pending.
- 05
Completion documents
You receive the resulting documents, explained plainly.
- 06
Next steps
What applies to you after this is finished.
Before you start
What you'll need
These are the items usually required. The exact list is confirmed for your case before work begins, so you collect everything once.
Tick what you already have. Nothing here has to be perfect before you talk to us.
How much is on you
Your part is small, and it is defined.
- Your effort
- Collect the listed documents and approve the draft.
- Our effort
- Requirements, preparation, filing, follow-up, completion.
- If something is missing
- We tell you exactly what and why it matters.
- After completion
- You get the documents plus what applies next.
The process
From “I need this” to “it's done.”
Timelines depend on the relevant authority and on how quickly documents are provided. We give you a realistic expectation for your case and tell you when something changes — we do not promise approval dates we cannot control.
Stage 01 — Tell us what you need
- 01
Tell us what you need
You tell us you need become a tax filer and describe your situation.
- 02
We confirm requirements
We check which requirements apply and give you the exact document list.
- 03
Status check
We prepare the application and check it against the requirements.
- 04
Registration if needed
The filing is submitted and moved forward with the relevant authority.
- 05
You receive the outcome
You get the completion documents and know what applies next.
What it costs
Know what you're paying for before you start.
The FILERWISE fee depends on your case and is confirmed in writing before any work begins. Government fees, where they apply, are set by the authority and charged separately — we never mark them up.
Included in the fee
- Registration check
- Return filing for each applicable year
- Surcharge guidance where a year is late
- ATL status follow-up
- FILERWISE service fee
- From Rs. 3,900 (salaried individual)
- Government fee
- No FBR fee — a late-filing surcharge applies if earlier years are filed late
- Other cases
- Rs. 3,900 salaried · from Rs. 7,500 sole proprietor · from Rs. 10,000 partnership or company, per year filed
This is an indicative FILERWISE professional fee. The final fee is confirmed in writing for your case before any work starts. Government, SECP, IPO and provincial fees are separate and charged at cost. If more than one year has to be filed to get you on the Active Taxpayer List, the fee applies per year.
Is this the right service for you?
This is likely right for you if
- Anyone paying higher withholding rates as a non-filer.
- You want the requirements confirmed before you commit
Another service may suit you better if
- Your situation may call for a different service — we'll tell you if it does
Common mistakes we see
- Starting before the requirements are confirmed
- Submitting documents that do not match the evidence
- Treating the submission as the end of the process
The experience, in a client’s words.
“I wanted someone to explain what was needed before asking me to pay or send documents.”
Sample client story
Salaried individual, Lahore
Before you start
Questions people usually have
Still unsure after reading these? Ask us directly — there is no obligation to proceed.
Registration check, Return filing for applicable years, ATL status follow-up. We confirm the exact scope for your case before work begins.
Usually: CNIC, Income details, Bank details. The exact list is confirmed for your situation first, so you collect everything once.
The FILERWISE fee depends on your case and is confirmed in writing before work starts. Government fees, where they apply, are charged separately by the authority.
Timelines depend on the relevant authority and on how quickly documents are provided. We give you a realistic expectation for your case rather than a promise we cannot control.
Yes. The process is handled remotely. Where an authority requires you in person — for example biometric verification — we tell you in advance.
We tell you what is missing and what it affects. If the authority raises an objection or query, we prepare the response and continue the case.
After completion
What happens next
- Keep the resulting documents together
- Track any renewal or filing obligation that follows
Ready when you are
Ready to get this done?
You know what you need. Let FILERWISE confirm the requirements, handle the process and show you what happens at each stage.