PUTRAJAYA (May 16): An exercise to allow more categories of taxpayers to register for income tax number through e-Daftar, as well as changing the prefix of individual taxpayers (from SG and OG ) to IG will be commencing on May 18. As a record, it said e-Daftar at the moment is only limited to taxpayer categories such as SG and OG, Companies (C), Partnership (D), Employer (E) and Limited Liability Partnership (PT). “From May 18 2021, IRB will also be implementing a new prefix for individual taxpayers from SG and OG now to the prefix IG. The process of setting the new prefix will involve two phases, namely phase one for new individual taxpayers registered through IRB system“Phase two will involve changing the prefix of existing individual taxpayers in stages from May 18 2021,” it said in a statement here today. The setting and changing the prefix SG and OG to IG for individual taxpayers can facilitate the management of taxpayers and avoid confusion among individual taxpayers.

Source: The Edge Markets May 16, 2021 10:52 UTC