Filing your tax return on IRIS: A step-by-step guide for the salaried individual
Most of us feel a small knot in the stomach when someone mentions a “tax return”. We picture stacks of paper, a consultant’s fee, and a long queue at a tax office. The good news is that none of that is needed any more. If you are a salaried person, you can file your return yourself, from home, on the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) online portal, IRIS. It is free and with your papers in hand it usually takes under an hour. This guide walks you through it, one click at a time. For Tax Year 2026, the last date to file is Oct 31. Why should I bother filing at all? Think of your tax return as the