Kuala lumpur: Taxpayers can now file assessment appeals or apply for an extension of time to appeal tax assessments raised under the Income Tax Act 1967 through the new e-Assessment Appeal service on the MyTax portal.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) stated that this new service does not include cases involving capital gains tax, withholding tax, or assessments stemming from investigation activities. The IRB emphasized that this initiative transitions from the previous manual and document-based processes to a fully online system, thereby eliminating the necessity for taxpayers to visit IRB offices physically.

The IRB highlighted that taxpayers can now experience the ability to submit assessment appeals or applications for time extensions from any location and in real time. The system allows taxpayers to track the status of their appeals or applications throughout the process and receive notifications, including letters of acceptance or rejection, as well as notices of approval for extension requests, online.

For accessing this service, the IRB mentioned that individual taxpayers may submit their appeals or extension applications via the individual taxpayer role on MyTax. Additionally, company directors, authorised officers, and administrators of entities such as cooperatives, trusts, and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are able to submit applications through the company director or organisation administrator roles.