Dear member when you have received a notice from FBR.

The first thing is to check whether

the notice is bar coded or not. As the FBR vide letter C.No. 1)77) S (IDT-FATE)/2015 dated 30-
06-2015 directed its field office to print bar code on notices issued under Income Tax
Ordinance, 2001 from 01-07-2015. Further you can also check the genuineness of the bar code
of the notice from the e-fbr website.
Secondly the time period provided to reply the notice should be at least 15 days as per the FBR
instructions contained in letter C.No. 7(2)DT-14/94 dated 01-02-1994. So if it is less than 15
days you can apply for extension in this regard.

For further guidance regarding handing tax Notices stay in touch with ICMAP Tax Discussions.