As of mid-October, 48% of individuals and 65% of businesses had yet to submit their tax returns for 2022, Backes wrote in response to a parliamentary question submitted by Pirates MP Sven Clement.
The tax office is set to issue a reminder to taxpayers who are yet to submit their declaration on Wednesday this week. The deadline is 31 December.
According to Backes’ response, the tax department has already processed a number of last year’s tax returns and improved their wait times compared to previous years, in part due to an increase in staffing.
