KUALA LUMPUR: More than 100 public counters will be opened nationwide to the public to e-File their tax returns before the end of April 30.

The public counters will be stationed at shopping complexes and employees’ workplaces.

After the launch of Service to the Taxpayer Month, Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) chief executive officer Datuk Hasmah Abdullah said customer service personnel would assist taxpayers e-File their 2007 tax returns.

“Employers with a substantial workforce can also request the IRB to station our officers at their premises for a few hours to help their employees.”

If taxpayers are having problems in filing their returns, she added that they could also use tax agents to e-File their returns. From this year, tax agents will use their passwords to file the tax returns for their clients.

“In the past, each individual had his own password.”

Now, she said individuals could also use any computer terminal when filing their returns.

Hasmah encouraged taxpayers to e-File their returns because if there were any refunds to be made, e-File returns would be electronically processed faster.

“It will take about three months to process those who file manually, but those who e-File may get it processed within a month.”

source: theStar