KUALA LUMPUR - To encourage more than 3.5 million taxpayers to file their tax returns easily, the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) is providing free secured digital signatures and free downloading of Adobe Reader software to facilitate its use.
Instead of signing on the printed tax return forms, the DIGISIGN™ certificates offer the most comprehensive online security coverage on the Internet, according to IRB assistant director Rahimah Abdullah.
To e-file a tax return, a taxpayer needs a digital certificate, income tax reference number, Adobe Reader 7.0.5 software, Internet connection and Internet Explorer 5.0 software.
DIGITAL METHOD: Rahimah (centre) showing IRB staff how the e-filing is done Monday.
The digital certificate with registration slip and Adobe Reader software are provided free and can be obtained from the nearest IRB office.
The digital certificate registration slip contains a serial number and a PIN (personal identification number) from the IRB branch.
“Upon obtaining the registration slip, taxpayers need to register the digital certificate,” Rahimah said.
“Taxpayers can either use their own computers or computers at the IRB, cyber cafes or work places to register the digital certificate and to fill and file their tax returns via the Internet.”
Taxpayers can also write to the IRB by providing their MyKad numbers and income tax reference and the confidential digicert would be mailed to them.
Rahimah said that e-filing was easy, accurate, safe and fast, and the acknowledgement was guaranteed.
“Upon successful submission of a tax return form via the Internet, an acknowledgement letter will be received on-line immediately,” she added.
“Save the tax return on a diskette, CD or thumb drive.”
For more information, e-mail to callcentre@hasil.org.my, log on to www.hasil.org.my or call customer service at 1-300-88-3010.
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