MUZAFFARABAD: The Inland Revenue Department of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has announced that income tax returns for Tax Year 2026 are expected to be uploaded to the AJK IRIS portal within the next 24 to 48 hours. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the department’s spokesperson said that certain technical and system-related issues had arisen during the uploading of Tax Year 2026 income tax returns to the AJK IRIS system. The spokesperson said the department was working on a priority basis with the relevant technical team of PRAL and the system management authorities to resolve the issues. The matter was being addressed expeditiously, and taxpayers would be able to file their income tax returns through the AJK IRIS portal once the uploading process was completed. The Inland Revenue Department said it was maintaining continuous contact with the relevant technical authorities to ensure that the process was completed at the earliest and that taxpayers received maximum facilitation. The spokesperson further stated that the issue of extending the deadline for filing income tax returns was also under review at the AJK CBR level. A formal announcement in this regard would be made soon to ensure that taxpayers did not suffer any loss or face unnecessary difficulties because of the prevailing technical issues. The department urged taxpayers to rely solely on official information issued by the department regarding the filing of Tax Year 2026 income tax returns It reiterated its commitment to facilitating taxpayers and assured them that the uploading process was being handled on a priority basis. The returns would be made available on the AJK IRIS portal as soon as possible.
