The introduction of the e-banking service is in response to a new business environment that has become increasingly dependent on e-governance, said Muyangwa Muyangwa, commissioner for the ZRA’s Customs Service Division.
“ZRA does not foresee any complications when it comes to paying taxes through e-banking because it is not different from any other online services,” he said.
Many banks in Zambia already utilize e-banking services, though only a few thousand people use the services to pay taxes and utility bills due to limited Internet access.
In order to begin implementing the service, the ZRA is in discussions with banks that will be holding electronic tax payments on behalf of the authority.
The Mauritius Revenue Authority is also using the Internet to collect payments from tax payers. Approximately 9,000 people in Mauritius filed their taxes online by last week’s deadline, resulting in optimism among Mauritanian authorities concerning the future of e-governance.
 (IDG News Service)Â
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