PAYMENTS OF TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE ONLY ELECTRONICIALLY

 Filenews 4 September 2020

Payments of taxes and contributions are made only electronically, says the Department of Taxation, which recalls that in the context of modernisation in the service of taxpayers, from 1 September 2020 the collection of taxes and contributions to the Department's coffers in the local District Offices was terminated.

In today's announcement, the Department states that payments of taxes and contributions are made electronically through the Tax Portal of the Department of Taxation in https://taxportal.mof.gov.cy/ of both overdue and overdue debts (including interest and charges) and through the JCCSmart website in www.jccsmart.com for overdue debts.

It also states that payments to the Tax Department's Funds will be accepted exceptionally and only in cases where electronic payment is impossible. E.g., Property Tax (part payment) and non-Computerized types of taxes.

The Tax Office reports that, "No. Payment Report" obtained from the Tax Portal is used only for payments through your online bank and adds that the use of the "No. Payment Report" for payments made through JCCSmart is not recognised - at this stage - and will be rejected.