The Large Enterprise Tax Department (General Department of Taxation) has just issued an Official Dispatch on coordination in propaganda and dissemination in personal income tax refund work.
According to this unit, in addition to the conveniences of electronic tax services that the Tax sector has deployed, there are still some cases of individual taxpayers using "personal income tax refund services from social networking sites" without verification, and there are even cases of individuals being lured by brokers into using tax settlement services.
Accordingly, these brokers require taxpayers to provide all eTax Mobile application accounts and passwords to "individuals providing services" to complete tax refund procedures, which in reality has led to some cases of exploitation and fraud.
At the same time, when taxpayers hire groups or individuals without business registration or tax service practice certificates to provide tax settlement services, their personal information may be stolen to commit other illegal acts in cyberspace.
The Large Enterprise Tax Department said that currently, the procedure for making online personal income tax settlement is carried out through applications such as eTax Mobile or the website of the General Department of Taxation, creating great convenience for citizens.
Taxpayers can take the initiative in time and location, submit documents quickly and easily, without having to go directly to the tax authority to complete the procedures.
The Large Enterprise Tax Department recommends that individual taxpayers should submit their applications online on the applications and website of the General Department of Taxation and absolutely not on unofficial applications of the tax authority.
In case the taxpayer discovers impersonation or receives information with signs of impersonation from an application suspected of being fake, the taxpayer must immediately notify the tax authority or the paying organization for timely inspection and verification instructions.
To ensure the rights and interests of taxpayers, the Large Enterprise Tax Department recommends that enterprises and organizations that pay income disseminate and educate employees to register and use electronic transaction accounts with tax authorities to facilitate the settlement and refund of personal income tax, and coordinate with the Large Enterprise Tax Department to support and recommend that employees install and use the eTax Mobile application.
"Individual taxpayers absolutely must not provide personal information, account information, or passwords to other entities to avoid cases where bad actors take advantage of, fraudulently use, or illegally use accounts" - The Large Enterprise Tax Department recommends.
