Ahead of the start of accepting income tax and other final returns on the 16th, an 88-year-old woman from Kanagawa Prefecture, who has attracted attention as the ``world's oldest programmer,'' tried out the tax return process using a smartphone and encouraged people to use it. Ta.
Masako Wakamiya, who lives in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, learned programming skills and developed a smartphone game app after she was over 80 years old, and was praised by Apple CEO Tim Cook as the ``world's oldest programmer.'' is known.
On the 14th, before the start of accepting income tax and other final returns, she received an explanation from a tax office staff member and experienced the online filing process called ``e-Tax.''
``e-Tax'', which can also be used from smartphones, has been expanded to integrate with the My Number Card, and if the user and workplace meet certain conditions, data from salary withholding slips will be automatically reflected. now.
Mr. Wakamiya said, ``Using a smartphone to file tax returns was easier and more convenient than I expected, so I would like many people to use it.''
Final tax returns will be accepted from February 16th to March 15th, and the National Tax Agency is urging people to use ``e-Tax'' as much as possible to prevent infection.