Nepal’s Taxpayer Incentive Gift Program Hits 1.08 Million Eligible Transactions in Just 15 Days

Nepal’s Taxpayer Incentive Gift Program is off to a fast start, with the Inland Revenue Department reporting 1,082,622 eligible consumer transactions by Monday noon, just 15 days after launch. The surge includes both QR-based payments and cash bills uploaded through the program’s system, and officials expect the total to keep climbing as more taxpayers submit receipts.

The government introduced the scheme to encourage people to ask for invoices and help strengthen tax compliance. Under the program, consumers who buy goods or services worth more than Rs 100 for personal use within Nepal can participate, and each valid bill or electronic payment can generate a gift ticket in the system.

Strong early adoption

The early numbers suggest the incentive is resonating with consumers and businesses alike. With more than 1.08 million eligible transactions already recorded, the program appears to be gaining traction across both digital and manual billing channels.

Officials are also actively urging taxpayers to upload their transaction bills, which could push the number higher in the coming days. That means the current figure may be only the beginning of a much larger tally as awareness spreads.

How the program works

The incentive scheme is built around a simple idea: reward consumers for demanding proper invoices. Eligible purchases must be made within Nepal and used for personal consumption, and the transaction must be supported either by an electronic payment or a valid bill uploaded to the official portal or app.

Each qualifying transaction can generate a ticket for the gift program, creating a direct link between everyday shopping habits and the country’s tax documentation drive. For the government, it is both a compliance tool and a behavioral nudge.

Why this matters

Programs like this are designed to close gaps in invoice collection, reduce unrecorded sales, and make it harder for businesses to skip tax reporting. By tying incentives to ordinary purchases, the Inland Revenue Department is turning the act of asking for a receipt into a habit with a potential payoff.

If participation continues at this pace, the initiative could become one of the department’s most visible taxpayer engagement campaigns so far. The next test will be whether the momentum holds once the novelty wears off and the focus shifts to sustained receipt uploads.

What to watch next

Officials will likely keep pushing consumers to register and upload bills, especially from transactions that were paid in cash and still need to be entered into the system. If that effort succeeds, the final number of eligible transactions could rise well beyond the current 1.08 million mark.