The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for companies to file their income tax returns until April 30 this year.

Previously, businesses were required to submit their returns by March 16.

Announcing the extension, the tax authority yesterday issued a notification, signed by HM Shahriar Hassan, second secretary of the NBR.

This marks the third time the NBR has extended the deadline due to the low response from businesses and requests from stakeholders.

Initially, the deadline was pushed from January 15 to February 15, before being further extended to March 16.