- Payments via MIRA connect
- Long queues to pay taxes
- MIRA towards digitalization
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has issued a tax ruling which states that both withholding tax and tourism GST statements and payments will be accepted online from the first of next month.
The ruling makes it mandatory for taxpayers to file their Withholding Tax Returns and tourism sector GST Returns and make related payments to MIRA via MIRAconnect.
The ruling states that notwithstanding paragraph 3(a) and (b) of the Tax Ruling TR-2015/A3 (Mandatory online filing and payment for large taxpayers), all taxpayers shall file their Withholding Tax Returns (MIRA 301) and their GST Returns for Tourism Goods and Services (MIRA 206) to MIRA via MIRAconnect and make related payments via MIRAconnect or MRTGS, from 1 October 2016 onwards.
An official of MIRA reported to Avas that filing taxes online is an important objective, with many companies filing their taxes in this method.
"Many still opt to pay the taxes to MIRA office. But all parties can submit statements at anytime, if done online," official said.
MIRA presently collects green taxes online quite successfully.
