As part of the digitalization plan in Bangladesh, the traditional TIN certificate was updated and converted into e-TIN Certificate in 2013. The term ‘TIN certificate’ is familiar to almost everyone, including regular taxpayers in Bangladesh. Citizens of Bangladesh need TIN certificates and TIN numbers to start businesses, get tax rebates and more. Let’s take a look at how to register for an e-TIN certificate online in Bangladesh.
Who can get a TIN certificate in Bangladesh?
As per National Board of Revenue rules, if you earn around BDT 16,000 per month, you must have TIN. Apart from this, unemployed persons, including homemakers, can get TIN if needed. If you have something that requires a TIN, such as car ownership or membership in an organization, you must have a TIN certificate even if you have no taxable income.
However, men do not have to pay tax if their income does not exceed BDT 2,50,000 per year. For women of all ages and all citizens above 65 years of age that income limit is BDT 3,50,000. Citizens with disabilities do not have to pay tax if their income does not exceed BDT 4,25,000 per year. If your income is below the tax limit, you have to submit a zero return showing TIN.
Benefits or uses of the e-TIN certificate
The first benefit of having a TIN is that you will be registered as a taxpayer. Then pay taxes up to your income limit, with which the government will run the country. Long ago, when things like income tax or value-added tax did not exist, the government used to collect tax from the land. But now, due to the diversity of people’s income, the government has to collect money to run the country through income tax.
By collecting an e-TIN number, you will be a proud taxpayer. If you have a TIN registration number, the bank will deduct a 10% tax from your savings. If not, then 15% will be deducted. Suppose you get a gift or prize money from somewhere, which is given to you through the bank, even, in that case, TIN holders will get a 10% tax deduction, and for those who do not have TIN, 15% will be deducted.
Although an e-TIN certificate is not required to open a bank account, if you take a bank loan, TIN is needed. The government provides different benefits and incentives to different professionals or small entrepreneurs at different times, none of which are available without TIN.
How to get an e-TIN certificate online in Bangladesh?
To get a TIN certificate, first go to this link: https://www.incometax.gov.bd/Registration/ and provide all the necessary information in the boxes. You will need to provide a user id, password, security question, answer, mobile number, and email address. After that, provide a captcha and click on verify button. NBR will send an SMS with a code to the given mobile number.
Now you have to type the code on the e-TIN activation page and click on the Activate button. Then on the next page, click on TIN registration/re-registration. A new page will appear. Here you have to provide all the important information and proceed by clicking the next button.
In the Taxpayer Type section, select Individual/Expatriate/Company – whichever is applicable. Those who didn’t have a teen certificate earlier will select new registration, and for those who had, there will be a re-registration option.
Then enter the old TIN number and proceed to the next page. Now enter all the information about the taxpayer’s income, such as occupation, source of income, and place, and go to the next page.
After that, all the personal details like name, address, national identity card number, VAT registration number (if any), etc., need to provide correctly and confirmed. The e-TIN will be ready in no time.
All the information, including photos, will automatically be verified using the national identity card number. The prepared TIN certificate can be printed immediately. Or it can be saved as a PDF, which can be printed later. So, you just got your TIN certificate. You don’t need to pay any penny to complete the whole process.
How to recover an e-TIN ID?
If your TIN certificate is lost, you can recover it online using your user ID and password. Since we log in to the portal once in a while, it is normal that you may have forgotten your ID and password too. Don’t worry; you can recover those too.
To recover your user ID or password, go to https://www.incometax.gov.bd/TIN Home and click on Forgot Password. Next, select Forgot My User Name and Forgot My Password. On the next page, you will need to provide the mobile number you used to register the TIN certificate. After that, you will be asked the security question you used during the registration. If your answer is correct, you will get a 4-digit code on your mobile via SMS. Put the code and verify your mobile number.
In the next step, enter the 4-digit code received on the mobile and re-enter your mobile number and submit. You will see the user ID of your TIN account as soon as you submit it.
To recover the password, click on Forgot Password menu again and select the Forgot My Password option and click on the Next button. Enter the User ID found in the previous step and put the Verification Letters, and click Next.
You will receive 4-digit verification to your mobile via SMS. Enter the verification code and click Recover My Account. Next, you will see a page to change the password. Enter a new password here with at least 4 Letters/Numbers.
In many cases, some people do the TIN registration through someone else. Because of this, they might have registered TIN with their mobile number. In this case, you can contact that person and take his help. Moreover, you can call the helpline of NBR and inform them about your problem and know the username of the e-TIN website. NBR Helpline: 09611-777111 or 333.
If this is also not possible, contact the tax office with a photocopy of your TIN number, if known, and one copy of your National Identity Card.
Final Words
Whether you are an employee, businessman, or professional, a TIN certificate is a must for you. However, many people are yet to get familiar with obtaining a TIN certificate online and think it is a complicated process.
Getting a TIN certificate is a very simple task. No need to go to any office for this. You can just go to the NBR website and fill in the necessary information, such as your mobile number and national identity card, and you can get the e-TIN number at home. So far, this article provides detailed guidelines for getting an e-TIN certificate online in Bangladesh. Hope it helps!
Source: United News of Bangladesh