Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Three major steps on digitisation of the tax administration in last one year of the interim government has already started paying off through faster trade documentation and leak-plugged tax mobilisation, officials claim.

The breakthroughs are taking place by way of restoring taxpayer confidence in virtual operations instead of the loopholes-ridden manual processing moving from table to table in offices.

The digitising of revenue system has been minimizing the hassles in tax payment and expediting the release of goods from customs points.

The initiatives, if sustained, would plug the scope of underhand dealings between taxmen and taxpayers and cut time of cargo release at customs points.

The digitising includes mandato...