Today I registered at the e-Filing website for the first time. I entered my PIN and did my first-time login. Then I went to click on Verify Digital Certificate. I type in my IC number and a message displays Your Digital Certificate Is Valid For Use.

To visualize what I did, refer to the official FAQ.

My question is, what is a roaming digital certificate? How does it work? My experience with digital certificates is that your browser has to store a soft copy. But I switched computers and I was still able to verify my digital certificate successfully.

I haven't completed all the tax forms yet, I'm just afraid that when I finally click on submit, the server will reject me because I used a machine different from the one I registered at.

This post has been edited by Andrew Lim: Mar 13 2009, 10:21 PM

I see. There doesn't seem to much literature concerning the subject. The most helpful reference I could google up was this.

So I guess the LHDN server acts as a middleman between us and some backend network.

I have a question about this:



Is this where I put all the total sum of the EPF that's been deducted from my salary in 2008? So I should sum up the amount in my 2008 EPF statement under the Syer Pekerja column?

Edit: Er, I just found out the EA form states the total amount EPF paid by me. So... I guess I use this amount?

This post has been edited by Andrew Lim: Mar 14 2009, 02:00 AM

Under INCOME OF PRECEDING YEARS NOT DECLARED, the 4th column Provident and Pension Fund Contribution, does this include PCB + EPF, or just EPF?

Edit: I think I should put (Total Income) under Amaun kasar Gross Amount.

This post has been edited by Andrew Lim: Mar 15 2009, 05:08 PM

I'm also quite new to this, but from what I gather so far...

1. Borang BE is for employees who don't have income from businesses. According to the English Hasil FAQ:


2. Borang EA is a Statement of Remuneration from Employment. This form EA must be prepared and provided to the employee for income tax purposes.

3. EA is a reference to fill up BE. And I think you have to declare all your income for the whole year. Your previous company should have prepared an EA for you also. For the employer number, use your current employer.

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Added on March 15, 2009, 3:24 pmDoes anybody know what this section is all about?

Ketetapan Umum Dipatuhi
Compliance with Public Rulings

You're allowed to select Yes or No.

So I read the FAQ, and it says


Er, okay. But I still don't know if I've complied with the rulings or not.

Interestingly, the default option on the e-filing site is "", based on the HTML code:


This post has been edited by Andrew Lim: Mar 15 2009, 03:24 PM

They want our money but they make it so complicated for us to give it to them.

In the end I just left it empty when I submitted.

When I submitted, it was not a compulsory field, and the default value (inside the HTML) is "". So I guess it's not really important.

If you have a tax reference number, you can call the LHDN office and ask for a PIN to fill in the Borang BE online.

If it wasn't taxable, not really necessary since they don't have your record.
You should fill in for previous years that your company starts making PCB deductions for you.