Official guides

TIN and tax certificate documents

Latest public rules from NBR. e-TIN registration is free. The official income-tax certificate is downloaded after you file a return at etaxnbr.gov.bd.

Checked against public government and city-corporation sources on 2026-08-17

Trade licence: documents and fees Official e-TIN Official e-Return

Two different papers people mix up

1

e-TIN certificate

Your 12-digit Taxpayer Identification Number. Apply once. Needed for banks, trade licence, property and filing a return.

Government fee: Tk 0

2

Income tax / Express certificate

Proof that a return was filed for an assessment year. Banks, passport and tenders often ask for this, not only the TIN card.

Available only after the return is submitted on etaxnbr.gov.bd

Papers for an individual e-TIN

Apply at secure.incometax.gov.bd

  • ✓National ID (NID), or passport if you are a foreigner
  • ✓Mobile number biometrically linked with your NID
  • ✓Present and permanent address as you will use on the return
  • ✓Father’s / mother’s name exactly as on the NID
  • ✓Date of birth as on the NID
  • ✓A recent photo only if the portal asks for one

Papers for a company e-TIN

  • ✓Certificate of incorporation from RJSC
  • ✓Memorandum and Articles of Association
  • ✓NID of the authorised director / managing director
  • ✓Registered office address
  • ✓Trade licence if you already have one

How to get the official NBR tax certificate

This is the Express Certificate on the NBR e-Return site. No extra government fee.

  1. Register or log in at etaxnbr.gov.bd with your 12-digit TIN.
  2. Use the mobile number that is biometrically registered with your NID (type it without the leading 0).
  3. File the income-tax return for the assessment year.
  4. Open Download Express Certificate, tick the boxes you need, then print or save the PDF.

This site does not issue a tax certificate. Download Excel here, submit the official e-Return, then collect the NBR Express Certificate from etaxnbr.gov.bd.

Papers to keep when you fill the return here

NBR does not ask you to upload these when you file online, but you must keep them if the circle later audits you.

Salary certificate / pay slips and PF statement

Bank, DPS, FDR and sanchaypatra interest + TDS statements

Tax deducted at source certificates

Rebate proofs: life insurance, DPS, listed securities

Trade licence (if you have a business)

Rent agreement and municipal tax (if you have house property)

Deed / porcha and loan statements for the wealth statement

NID and TIN certificate

Related guides

e-TIN Registration Bangladesh — Free TIN Certificate | NBR e-Return — File Your Income Tax Return Online | NBR Bangladesh How to Submit an Income Tax Return Online in Bangladesh National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh | e-Return Guide

This page is a public guide compiled on 17 August 2026 from NBR, Local Government Division e-Trade Licence, Dhaka North and Dhaka South revenue portals, and the City Corporation Ideal Tax Schedule 2016. It is not a government gazette. Fees and extra papers change by ward and by trade. Pay only the amount printed on the official portal or bank slip.