ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started receiving income tax returns through the e-filing process accessible by taxpayers at e-FBR portal.E-filing software has been finalized and implemented at e-FBR portal at ( https://e.fbr.gov.pk ) since August 19, 2009, said FBR press statement.

The e-filing software has been introduced to facilitate individuals and associations of persons seeking to file through e-filing their income tax returns for the tax year 2009, it added.

The e-filing facility has already attracted considerable interest and response from the taxpayers with 61 of them filing their returns electronically during the first two days.

The e-filing software is likely to go a long way in facilitating the taxpayers in filing their returns in a timely and comfortable manner, the statement added.