IRB public relations officer Masrun Maslim the extension was to encourage more taxpayers to use the electronic system which was easier and faster.
"However, for taxpayers, who prefer to fill up the forms manually, the deadline remains on Tuesday. We encourage them to send the forms by post to make sure the IRB receives the forms on May 3, at the latest," he told Bernama.
Asked on public complaints on the difficulty they faced to send the income tax return forms manually, Masrun said the IRB has not received such complaints todate.
He said that it could be an isolated case.
"Checks made in several branches such as in Cheras, Wangsa Maju and Kota Baharu showed they still accepted the forms sent in manually.
"There's a special box provided for them who wished to send the forms by hand," he said.
Masrun said the IRB had always encouraged taxpayers to fill up the forms via e-Filing as it could not only save cost but would also ensure the safety of the personal income tax data sent to the IRB.
"The e-Filing method also helps to preserve the environment as we use less paper," he said.
To date, the IRB has received about 1.5 million various income tax statements through e-Filing as compared to 1.4 million forms in the same period last year, he said.
Masrun said the response for e-Filing has been very encouraging, accounting for 70 per cent of the total income tax returns received last year.
"Over-deducted income tax can also be processed quickly for taxpayers who have filed their tax returns via e-Filing," he said. – Bernama
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