Business Tax Portal: Account Registration and Management
The Business Tax Portal (BTP) is part of the eTax System, which is the electronic platform provided by the Inland Revenue Department allows users to access and manage their tax-related matters electronically.
The Responsible Person of the Business needs to first open a BTP Business Account, then appoint Administrator(s), who are responsible for managing the BTP Business Account and in turn appoint other BTP Administrator(s) and BTP Authorized User(s) for the Business. Only those BTP Administrator(s) and BTP Authorized User(s) appointed by the Business can handle tax and/or business matters of the Business under BTP.
Depending on the legal form or arrangement of the Business, the Responsible Person must be a natural person in one of the following capacities:
(a) secretary or director of a corporation;
(b) partner in a partnership;
(c) general partner in a limited partnership fund;
(d) principal officer of a body of persons; or
(e) sole proprietor of a sole proprietorship business.
The Responsible Person will need to verify his/her identity by using one of the three digital authentication mechanisms available:
(i) iAM Smart
(ii) Individual Tax Portal TIN & Password
(iii) Personal Digital Certificate
The BTP Adminstrator(s) can log in to BTP to appoint the Service Agents to act for or on the Business’s behalf using the Tax Representative Portal (TRP) services. The type of Service Agents and the scope of service that BTP Adminstrator(s) can appoint/update are shown as follows:
Tax Representative | Profits Tax Matters |
Service Provider | Filing of Profits Tax Return |
Company Secretary | Business Registration Matters |
