, March 31 -- The deadline for submitting income tax returns for the 2025-2026 tax year will expire on Tuesday midnight.

The National Board of Revenue has made online submission mandatory for most individual taxpayers with a few exceptions.

More than 5 million individual taxpayers have already registered on the e-return system while over 4.25 million have submitted their returns online for the current tax year.

The deadline for filing returns was extended until March 31, 2026.

However, taxpayers who are unable to meet the deadline may apply for an extension by submitting a written request online by midnight.

Concerned tax commissioners may grant up to 90 additional days for submission.

To simplify the process, the NBR has introduced...