E-Filling in Malaysia - Latest updates

Very soon, we can check our income tax records from home by using the e-Filling from next year onwards. (Source: TheStar, 18th October 2006)

Among the available information will be:

• Information on the income tax paid last year, and where and how it was paid, will be available online
• online tax return “form” will have the taxpayer’s personal particulars like identity card number, address and the names of the spouse and children.

A taxpayer will be able to get the PIN and security code online via the IRB website (www.hasil.gov.my) from next year unlike the current year practice which required he/she to collect the PIN from the IRB branches.

E-Filling which was introduced this year did experience some problems such as:

• Some people had Internet access, but lacked the proper software, and the system did not work
• There was also congestion when many taxpayers filed in their tax forms at the same time.

I didn't use it this year but I may want to try it next year.