Filing of Tax Return – Individuals (B.I.R. 60)

Benefits of Internet Filing

  • Automatic extension of 1 month for filing.
  • Pre-filling of data to save your time in completing the tax return.
  • Saving of partially completed return for further completion within 1 month.
  • Computation of your estimated Salaries Tax payable to help you make payment plan early.
  • Viewing and saving of your electronic return data in the Tax Position Section instantly and any time during the 2-year retention period.

Who can file through the Internet

An eTAX Account holder can file his 2007/08 Tax Return (i.e. current year return) through the Internet if he:

  • does not claim exemption in respect of part or all of his/her salaries income;
  • does not own any sole proprietorship business with gross annual income of more than $500,000 during the year;
  • does not have any deemed assessable profits pursuant to section 20AE of the Inland Revenue Ordinance during the year; and
  • has not obtained an advance ruling on any of his/her tax matter in relation to the year.

The above criteria specified by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue were published in Government Gazette.

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