DHAKA, Jan 18, 2026 (BSS) - The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has  introduced an automated system to credit income tax paid at the import stage  directly to taxpayers' e-returns, aiming to ease return filing and eliminate  long-standing hassles faced by importers. The system has been launched following the successful integration of the  ASYCUDA World platform with the NBR's e-Return system, according to an NBR  press release issued today. Under the new arrangement, importing taxpayers will automatically receive  bill-of-entry-wise information on advance income tax paid during the relevant  income year while entering business income details in their e-returns. The  import-stage income tax will be adjusted against the total payable tax,  enabling automatic calculation of the net payable amount. The initiative is expected to significantly facilitate e-return filing for  importing businesspersons and ensure accurate and timely tax credit. Since the formal inauguration of online e-return filing for the tax year  2025-26 on August 4, 2025, by Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, more than  4.6 million taxpayers have registered on the e-return system, while nearly  3.3 million have already submitted their returns. The NBR noted that many taxpayers, even those not mandated to file e-returns  online, are voluntarily using the system. Expatriate Bangladeshi taxpayers  have also been brought under the e-return facility this year, with nearly  4,000 expatriates already submitting their tax returns online for the current  tax year. The revenue board said no documents or papers are required to be uploaded for  online return submission. It reiterated that its efforts would continue to  enable individual taxpayers to pay income tax and submit returns easily from  home. The NBR also urged all individual taxpayers to submit their income tax  returns online through the e-return system by January 31, 2026.