The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made online filing of income tax returns mandatory for individual taxpayers. A notification in this regard has been issued on Tuesday (October 22). According to the NBR's order, online submission of income tax return (e-Return) has been made mandatory for government employees under the jurisdiction of income tax circles located in Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Gazipur and Narayanganj City Corporation.
In this order, all scheduled banks, all mobile telecom service providers and some multinational companies such as Unilever Bangladesh Limited, British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Limited, Marico Bangladesh Limited, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, Bata Sue Company (Bangladesh) Limited, Nestlé Bangladesh Plc. Online filing of income tax returns for working officers/employees has been made mandatory.
Incidentally, the National Board of Revenue has opened the online return filing system for taxpayers from September 9 to simplify the income tax return filing and payment process for the tax year 2024-25. Individual taxpayers can easily prepare and file their returns 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 download and print copies of filed returns, receipts, income tax certificates, TIN certificates. You can also download and print the e-Return filed for the previous year.
The National Board of Revenue has set up a call center to assist taxpayers with any issues related to e-Return. From last September 12, taxpayers are getting immediate solution to e-Return related queries by calling the call center on 09643 71 71 71 during office hours.
Besides, the taxpayers are getting the solution for any problem related to e-Return in writing from the eTax Service 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 respectable 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 complete the registration process through it.
Already the number of self-motivated and motivated taxpayers have crossed 100,000 to file income tax returns online using e-return option of www.etaxnbr.gov.bd portal.
