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Salaries Tax

Submission of List of Employees / Part-timers


How to apply

Target Groups and Application Eligibility:

Employer entities that have paid any remuneration or income to their part-timers or employees in the previous year.

Application Approach:

A taxpayer or an authorized person must go through the formalities in person; Online submission is also available (please refer to the electronic services of the Financial Services Bureau for more information).

Required Document:

  1. M3/M4 List of Employees / Part-timers in duplicate;
  2. M3/M4 Annex A Detailed Breakdown of Non-taxable Income (if yes);
  3. M3/M4 Annex B Family Allowance and Housing / Rental Subsidy Declaration (if yes).

Time Needed:

In January and February annually.


Service location and office hours

Application Location:

  1. The“Finanças” Building-Tax Services Centre:
    Ground floor, the “Financas” Building, 575, 579 & 585 Avenida da Praia Grande, Macao.
  2. Macao Government Services Centre-Taxation:
    52 Rua Nova da Areia Preta, Macao.
  3. Macao Government Services Centre in Islands-Taxation:
    Third floor, 225 Rua de Coimbra, Taipa.

Office Hours:

Monday to Friday: 9:00 – 18:00
Closed on weekends and public holidays


Remark / Guidance notes

  1. An employer name, an employer number, a tax year, a part-timer or an employee name, a tax number, and the total of all income from work that the employees or part-timers received, should be specified in the List;
  2. For individual firms, remunerations paid to the owner should also be included in the List;
  3. If non-monetary income is granted to the employee, the relevant documents or a copy of the agreement should be submitted at the same time;
  4. Any non-taxable income granted to the employee as stipulated in Article No. 4 of the Salaries Tax Regulations, and any income from work exempt from Salaries Tax in accordance with the provision of Salaries Tax Regulations or other Laws, M3/M4 Annex A and Annex B should be submitted;
  5. Any offences found to be committed by both the taxpayer and his / her employer such as both omitting to declare the same income and making identical false declarations will be considered as intentional offences;
  6. When the employee or part-timer has left the job, M/2A Termination of Employment Declaration Form should be submitted as soon as possible;
  7. M3/M4 List of Employees / part-timers should be submitted on time even if there is no staff;
  8. When an employer entity ceases his / her business, the List should be submitted together with the declaration form of discontinuance of business (M/1) as stipulated in the Business Tax Regulations;
  9. If the declared information is found unclear, the taxpayer will be requested to provide a written explanation by the Public Auditing, Tax Investigation and Appeals Department of the Financial Services Bureau.

Salaries Tax Simulation Calculation.

Penalties:

  1. Taxpayers who do not submit the application form or fill in it incorrectly or omit the information will be liable to fines of at least Mop$500.00 up to Mop$5,000.00; Intentional violation will be liable to fines of Mop$1,000.00 to Mop$10,000.00;
  2. The fine will be raised to a double for recidivists. The offender who commits the same offence within 18 months after being fined for some offence is considered as recidivist;
  3. The fine will be reduced to half for the offender who spontaneously pays it.

Content provider: Financial Services Bureau (DSF)

Last modified: 2023-06-02 16:40

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