Mukhtar Tawfiq: – The Authority is working to accelerate the pace of implementation of development and mechanization projects, in implementation of the directives of the Minister of Finance.
Fathi Al-Sayeh
– in a way that ensures the accuracy of the data, and the ease of issuing a vocabulary statement Elements of wages and salaries for employees through the system.
– The application of the system in the long term works to facilitate the process of preparing and submitting tax returns, Achieving tax justice among all categories of the tax community, and increasing transparency and clarity in the basis for calculating salaries and exemptions for all categories.
1860666 He emphasized “ Mukhtar Tawfiq, Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority, “The Authority is working to accelerate the pace of implementation of development and mechanization projects in implementation of the directives of the Minister of Finance in this regard, pointing out that the application of the system for unifying the foundations and standards of wages and salaries tax enjoys careful and continuous follow-up by the Minister of Finance, indicating that this system is based on establishing A unified platform through which taxes due on the salaries and dues of workers in all sectors of the national economy are calculated electronically by applying the second phase of the system, pointing out that the number (100 Entity/company applying the second phase of the system of unifying the bases and criteria for calculating wages and salaries tax as of May (as a first sub-stage), and a number of (100) entities/companies will be obligated to implement the system as of 15 June 2023, (as a second sub-stage).
“Mukhtar Tawfiq” explained that the application of the system of unifying the foundations and standards of wages and salaries tax would achieve many benefits in the short term, Including facilitating the procedures for calculating the wages and salaries tax, in addition to ensuring the accurate calculation of social insurance and comprehensive health insurance in all different sectors in Egypt, and verifying the validity of the elements and items of wages and salaries in a way that guarantees the accuracy of the data, as well as the ease of issuing a statement of the elements of wages and salaries for employees through the system.
“Mukhtar Tawfiq” added that among the short-term benefits achieved by the application of the system of unifying standards and bases for calculating the tax on wages and salaries is to facilitate The audits of certified public accountants and financial auditors for the purpose of preparing financial statements, improving the transparency of data to benefit from the efficiency of the decision-making process on the part of the taxpayer, as well as assisting the taxpayer to prepare quick and accurate reports and analysis for the purpose of supporting decision-making. 1860666 With regard to the long-term benefits achieved by applying the system of unifying the standards and foundations of the wages and salaries tax, “Mukhtar Tawfiq” indicated that it would facilitate the process of preparing and submitting tax returns, reduce the administrative burden, and reduce The cost of transactions and the need to archive paper documents, as well as reducing the need for tax examination and reducing tax examination differences through prior verification of data received from the taxpayer, with the possibility of remote examination, adding that it would achieve tax justice among all groups of the tax community, and increase transparency and clarity In the basis of calculating salaries and exemptions for all categories. The introduction to the standardization system for calculating wages and salaries tax, and the guide to frequently asked questions for the system for standardizing the calculation of wages and salaries tax by accessing your guide to dealing with the system for standardizing the calculation of wages and salaries tax on the following link
https://www.eta.gov.eg/ar/content/payroll-services
It is worth noting that the integrated call center receives inquiries at 2023, and to report cases of tax evasion, please call the hotline 16189 From nine in the morning until four in the afternoon except on Friday and Saturday.
