Starting this year, Taxpayers will be able to file their tax returns using their smartphone.
The eligibility for tax reliefts and other filing details on the current tax season can also be accessed online and on smartphone at https://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/TaxSeason2016/
Taxpayers who wish to claim rental expenses for their tenanted residential properties will enjoy simplified tax filing. In their online tax form, an amount of deemed rental expenses calculated based on 15 per cent of the gross rent has been pre-filled for them.
More than 210 organisations are expected to have submitted their commission earners' income records under the e-Submission of Commission Income Scheme. That would mean that more than 70,000 commission-earners - real estate agents and insurance agents included - will have an easier time filing taxes as they just need to verify or edit the pre-filled income information and claim their expenses.
Iras said that 1.4 million taxpayers who are not required to file can preview their tax bill and request an early assessment from this month. This is provided they have no changes to their pre-filled income and relief claims. Last year, 14,000 taxpayers requested early assessment.
Iras reminds all taxpayers to file their income tax returns online by April 18 or send in paper returns by April 15.