, June 7 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for businesses to enter previously submitted paper-based VAT returns into the electronic VAT (e-VAT) system until June 30, 2026, ahead of the planned introduction of mandatory online VAT return filing from July.

According to an NBR press release issued on Sunday, a new sub-module titled "Hard Copy Return Entry" has been incorporated into the e-VAT system to facilitate the digital entry and preservation of all monthly VAT returns that had earlier been submitted in hard copy form.

The revenue authority said it had issued a circular on January 5, 2026 outlining the procedures for using the sub-module and had initially set March 31, 2026 as the deadline for entering a...