Taxation Goes Online in Mizoram

Aizawl, May 15 : Good news and great relief for tax payers, the Mizoram Taxation Department has extended its e-services by enabling payment of tax through the Internet, leaving behind the tradition of making long queue to pay taxes no matter on sunny or rainy days.

For the convenient of the people who pay taxes to the government, the Taxation department has launched a new version, of its e-payment facility since April 23 last.

By availing the convenient e-payment facility, people can now pay their taxes through Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)

The Taxation Department has taken active steps since it started its project of e-Governance, as a result of which a number of e-services have been launched, much to the ease and convenience of the people.

The E-payment facility, in fact, has been provided since 2012 through State Bank of India (SBI), the official release added, mentioning that 30% of the revenue of the state government from VAT in the last fiscal- 2013-14 had been paid using the e-payment facility.

The newly launched e-payment facility through Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) will greatly relieve the people as it would do away with the troublesome long queue for paying tax at the premises of Bank and Treasury.

The tax payers instead will easily log on to the internet from home and make the necessary payment.