FTO Receives Record Complaints of Over 7,900 in a Month Against FBR

Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has received the highest number of complaints, 7,919, against the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in a single month of April 2025, reflecting a growing number of complaints, maladministration, and cases of harassment of taxpayers. This is the highest number of complaints (7,919) filed within a month against the FBR. The data compiled by the FTO office on Tuesday revealed that the total number of complaints instituted during 2025 stood at 14,563. Out of this, the FTO has disposed of 6,938 complaints against the FBR. The month-wise complaints filed with the FTO office during 2025 revealed that in January 2025, the number of complaints filed against the FBR totaled 1,736; in February, 2,747; in March, 2,144; and the number of complaints filed during April stood at a record number 7,919.