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IRD rolls out new online tax services
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The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) today (January 19) rolled out
eTAX, the new gateway to the department's electronic services under
the GovHK portal, offering taxpayers easy, secure and environment-friendly
means to comply with the tax law.
"By a single login to
their eTAX Account, using their Taxpayer Identification Number and
eTAX Password, or digital certificate, taxpayers can keep track
of their tax position, manage tax affairs and communicate with IRD
anytime anywhere," a spokesman for the department said.
Through the eTAX Account, taxpayers
can view their account profile, check the status of tax return,
assessment and payment as well as notify changes in personal and
business particulars. They can also enjoy other online services
for stamping of property document, business registration and payment.
Taxpayers may choose to receive notices
and documents related to tax return filing, assessment and tax payment
(including tax return and notice of assessment) in the form of electronic
records instead of paper. This will enable them to manage their
tax records in an environment-friendly manner.
eTAX will be extended by phases later
in the year to cover the following services:
- Filing Tax Return and obtaining
instant estimation of Salaries Tax payable;
- Viewing tax assessment and requesting amendment;
- Applying for holdover of provisional tax;
- e-Alert messages on return filing and tax payment when the time
limits for discharging these obligations are approaching;
- Viewing e-receipt for tax payment.
To gain access to the new services,
a taxpayer has to open an eTAX Account by logging in eTAX at www.gov.hk/etax
with his Taxpayer Identification Number and Password that he has
registered with IRD, or by using his digital certificate issued
by a recognised certification authority.
If a taxpayer does not have a password
or has forgotten it, he can apply for a new one online under eTAX.
Taxpayers can choose their own TIN and Password when they open their
eTAX Account.
The spokesman said that eTAX was
operated on a highly secured platform employing strict security
standards and procedures to prevent unauthorised access and protect
data privacy.
"As our online tax services
will be provided through the Internet under eTAX, services under
the TeleTax System will be discontinued from today," the spokesman
said.
Further details on eTAX are available
on the website www.gov.hk/etax.
Ends/Saturday, January 19, 2008
Issued at HKT 19:08
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