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WELCOM
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ETAX TRAINIG MANUAL
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FOR TAXPAYERS
Revised by North West E-filing Team
June, 2024
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Contents
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Meanings of E-tax
Benefits of E-tax
Components of E-tax
Requirements to E-file
Steps to Login to E-file
Tax declaration steps
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WHAT IS E-TAX
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E-Tax is a website which connects the taxpayer
with Tax Authority using internet. It’s linked to the
SIGTAS database, so all saved activities occurring
in e-Tax will be registered in SIGTAS.
E-Tax allows tax payers to file electronically, to see
and print their declaration on line.
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2.BENEFITS OF E-TAX
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Benefits of E-tax for Taxpayers:
They can administer their own taxes
Check their account balance online
The Taxpayers information is secured and
confidential/Unique username and password/
Save Cost and time
Build trust ship b/n MoR and Taxpayers
Declaration confirmation is Immediate
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Benefits of e-tax for MoR:
Increase efficiency and effectiveness
Increase transparency and accountability
Increase tax compliance and revenue
collection
Enhance data quality/Avoid errors/
Minimize tax administration cost
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Components Of E-tax
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E-tax consists of:
e-filing,
e-payment,
e-clearance and
e-refund
Currently MoR implemented e-filing and e-
payment.
E-filing means declaring taxes from their premises
E-payment conducting payments of tax
electronically without physically presented to tax
centre
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REQUIREMENTS TO E-FILE
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For the declaration you used the different electronic
equipment's such as:
Smart Phones,
Tablet,
Laptop, or
Desk top
with in internet and then open browser like:
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Netscape and other updated browser
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Steps to Login to E-file
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A taxpayer can use the e-filing web portal to
declare the taxes with Ministry of Revenue
Use the IP Address: https://etax.mor.gov.et
Click on E-tax service, the following template
arises:
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Log in page
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Insert SSL/VPN Click the Insert etax
Username &PW globe prod.username
&pw
Usernames and passwords are both case sensitive
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The SSL VPN Connects the taxpayers access to MoR
server.
Etax Login Page :
The login page is used by both tax officers and
taxpayers to enter eTax;
Forgotten passwords must be retrieved by
contacting the tax centre;
Usernames and passwords are both case sensitive;
Validation will occur if either or both
username/password are entered incorrectly;
There is no limit for the user to incorrectly login
(no lock will occur)
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E-tax Log in process
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All tax accounts registered for the taxpayer
in SIGTAS will display in the Tax
Declarations page in eTax
Each tax account is separated by an
expandable button
Every tax period configured in SIGTAS for
each tax type will display in its
corresponding tax account section
5 tax periods will be visible at a time for
each tax account
Scrolling through all tax periods is
possible for each tax account
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Tax declaration
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If tax type requires supporting documents, you can add one
by one, upload in a csv format, or import the previous
tax period and edit on it during the filing process.
5 actions can be displayed for each tax declaration period:
File Now: can be filed online
In Progress: filing began but not completed
Filed: declaration has been submitted to Tax Centre,
submission and document numbers are available,
once assessed in SIGTAS, assessment number will
also be available
Suspended: Account Suspended, no need to file
To File Contact Tax Centre: period to file online has
not reached
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Tax declaration…
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If a declaration is submitted in eTax, then a Submission
number and a Document number is created and
displayed beside the filed tax declaration
The Submission number is a unique number
generated by eTax
The Document number is the same unique number for
a remittance generated by SIGTAS
Declarations that have been filed over eTax will have
the document status: E-Filed in SIGTAS (list can be
printed through DF136RS – Print List of Documents
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Tax Declaration…
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If declaration is to be filed online, there are 3 or 4 steps
that need to be completed:
Enter Line Details
Supporting Documents (only if required by tax
type)
Confirm Declaration Details
End Declaration Process
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Tax Declaration Steps
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End
Enter Line
Declaration
Details
Process
Supporting
Confirm Documents
Declaration (only if
Details required by
tax type)
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Tax Declaration ….
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Tax Declaration….
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Click on the File Now hyperlink which brings user to
the first step, Enter Line Details step
Enter all amounts
All starred fields are mandatory
Click on the Continue to Step 2 button
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Declaration Steps….
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Tax Declarations (Filing A Declaration –
Entering detail options) Screenshot
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Tax Declarations (Filing A Declaration – Enter
detail/ encoding each data) Screenshot
Tax Declarations (Filing A Declaration –
Enter detail/ uploading file) Screenshot
Tax Declarations (Filing A Declaration –
Enter detail/ uploading file) Screenshot
Tax Declarations (Filing A Declaration –
Confirm Declaration Details) Screenshot
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Tax Declarations (Filing A Declaration – End
Declaration Process) Screenshot
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Tax Declarations (Filing A Declaration – View
Filed Declaration) Screenshot
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Tax Declarations (Filing A Declaration – Printout
of Declaration) Screenshot
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