By opening a personal account under eTAX (i.e. “eTAX Account”), you can have access to a wide range of personalised online services, enabling you to keep track of your tax position, manage your tax affairs and communicate with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) anytime anywhere.

To open your eTAX Account, you have to login eTAX by using –

• your Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and eTAX Password; or
• a personal digital certificate issued by a recognized certification authority.

If you do not have a Password or have forgotten it, you may apply for a new one online under eTAX.

• Login eTAX now
• Apply for eTAX Password

Information and services available under your eTAX Account are grouped under four sections:

This section shows your personal particulars, language preference and selection of notices and documents to be received electronically, which can be changed if necessary.  You can also change your eTAX Password or close your eTAX Account.

This section shows online services available to you, which are grouped under four categories, namely Individual, Property, Business and Payment.

This section shows details of tax return, payment and assessment related to Salaries Tax, Property Tax for solely owned properties, Profits Tax for sole proprietorship business and Personal Assessment, if applicable.  The number of any tax returns to be filed and any tax bills to be paid are also highlighted for your attention.  Details of any tax reserve certificate account are also shown in this section.

This is your message box for receiving messages from IRD.  Such messages are retained for 2 years from the respective dates of issue.  Unread messages are highlighted for your attention.

• View Online Demo
  http://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/demo/registration/index.htm
• FAQs
  http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/taxes/etax/faq/faqs_about_etax_account.htm