Staff Correspondent

The National Board of Revenue today issued an order to make online filing of income tax returns (e-Return) mandatory for government employees under the jurisdiction of income tax circles located in Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Gazipur and Narayanganj city corporations.

Online filing of income tax returns has been made mandatory for working officers/employees for all scheduled banks, all mobile telecom service providers and some multinational companies namely Unilever Bangladesh Limited, British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Limited, Marico Bangladesh Limited, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited, Nestlé Bangladesh Plc.

The NBR has taken a move to simplify submission of income tax returns and payment procedures through online for the tax year 2024-2025, said an NBR press release.

Online return filing system has been opened for taxpayers since September 9. Individual taxpayers can easily prepare their returns and file those online using the National Board of Revenue website www.etaxnbr.gov.bd.

From this system, taxpayers can pay taxes through internet banking, card payment (debit/credit card) and mobile banking and get the facility of downloading and printing copies of filed returns, receipts, income tax certificates, TIN certificates.

Besides, anyone can download and print the e-Return filed for the previous year. The NBR has set up a call center to assist taxpayers with any issue related to e-Return.

Since September 12, taxpayers are getting immediate solution to e-Return queries by calling the call center at 09643 71 71 71 during office hours.

Besides, taxpayers can get solution of any problem related to e-Return in writing from eTaxService option of www.etaxnbr.gov.bd.

The e-Return Registration process has already been made more taxpayer friendly. Biometric SIM registered with own national identity card of respected taxpayer is required for successful registration in e-Return.

To verify whether the mobile number used by the taxpayer is Biometrically registered with his National Identity Card, dial *16001#.

Those who do not have a Biometric Registered SIM can collect a new SIM and perform the registration process through it.

Already, the number of online income tax return filings using the e-Return option of the www.etaxnbr.gov.bd portal has crossed 1,00,000 (one lakh).