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Sen. Bam to BIR: Ensure zero harassment of small businesses in intensified inspections

While he welcomes the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s move to intensify inspection of businesses, Sen. Bam Aquino said the agency must ensure that this action will not be a tool for harassment and corruption.

“We laud the BIR’s effort to go after tax evaders, but the agency should also guarantee that they will target large businesses and not harass our micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Walang kalaban-laban ang mga maliliit na negosyo kung sila ay gipitin,” said Sen. Bam.

“Lalo na ngayong tumataas ang presyo ng bilihin, inaasahan ng mga pamilya ang kanilang maliit na negosyo, tulad ng sari-sari store at carenderia. Tiyakin dapat ng BIR na hindi papahirapan ng mga inspectors ang mga kababayan nating nasa laylayan,” added Sen. Bam.

Earlier, Sen. Bam pushed for the exemption of micro enterprises earning less than P250,000 annually from paying the required percentage taxes, on top of their income tax exemption, under the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) Act.

“Malaki ang naitutulong ng mga maliliit na negosyo at sideline sa mga mahihirap nating pamilya at komunidad. Dapat lang na suportahan sila ng gobyerno,” said Sen. Bam.

Sen. Bam is a former social entrepreneur and long-time advocate for MSME development.

His first law, Republic Act 10644 or the Go Negosyo Act, has established more than 800 Negosyo Centers around the Philippines to help Filipinos put up and manage successful businesses.

Sen. Bam also filed Senate Bill No. 169 or the Small Business Tax Reform Act, which seeks to provide small businesses with a lower income tax rate, VAT exemption and simplified filing of taxes.

Under the measure, all small businesses shall be exempt from payment of income tax for the first three years of its operation from date of establishment and will be subjected to lower income tax rates thereafter.

“This bill also proposes the lowering of the income tax rate for MSEs and an exemption from VAT, among other methods to help our small businesses grow,” said Sen. Bam.

Senate Bill No. 699: People’s Fund Act

At a time when public funding is under intense scrutiny, when the Filipino people are crying out for full transparency and accountability, and when government is being called on to implement massive reforms, how can we ensure that it is the PEOPLE of the Philippines who ultimately have a say on where public funds are being spent?

The People’s Fund seeks to revolutionize public budgeting and funding by giving the taxpayers of the Philippines the choice on where a portion of their hard- earned money should go.

It allows an individual taxpayer to allocate five percent (5%) of his or her income tax to be allocated for any of the following:

  1. An accredited charity or civil society organization;
  2. A priority national or local government project;
  3. A legitimate political party.

Under this bill, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) shall establish the mechanism that would enable individual taxpayers to select beneficiaries upon filing of their annual income tax returns.

Meanwhile, an inter-agency committee led by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall determine the eligibility of respective organizations, and shall likewise set the conditions, guidelines, and reporting requirements for the receipt and use of the funds by the benefitting organizations.

This gives the Filipino public greater control over how their monies are spent, ultimately empowering Filipinos to support institutions and initiatives that they deem worthy.

In view of the foregoing ,the approval of the bill is earnestly sought.

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Senate Bill No. 351: Freelancers Protection Act

Freelancing is no longer just a temporary state while looking for your dream job. For many intelligent and skilled Filipinos with a strong network and marketable services, it is a long-term career choice.

For many people that value mobility, their own time, and freedom from a fixed employer, freelancing is a dream job and fundamental source of livelihood.

With more and more freelancers in the country, we are confronted with an urgent need to protect this new sector and empower them with ease of doing business.

One of the biggest challenges of a freelancer is non-payment, which is why the Freelancer Bill gives freelancers the power to demand from their employer what they are rightfully due as per their signed contract.

In the event that an employer refuses to pay a freelancer for services rendered, the aggrieved party can file a complaint to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and can expect the agency to investigate and, should the complaint be considered valid, a penalty of up to P250,000 shall be imposed on the non-compliant employer.

Further civil penalties will also be imposed for every day that the employer refuses to compensate the freelancer and, in addition, the aggrieved party has the option of filing a civil case against his or her employer.

This measure also takes into account ease of doing business for freelancers, making it easier for freelancers to register in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and mandates that freelancers be exempted from tax payments for the first 3 years.

In our age of instantaneous global communication and interconnectivity, increased specialization, and a millennialism that values mobility, creativity, and entrepreneurship, we can only expect our pool of freelancers to grow.

Let us waste no time in ensuring that they are not inconvenienced by red tape and that they are protected from difficult, even fraudulent clients.

In view of the forgoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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BIDA KA!: Buwis-it!

Mga Bida, kilala ang Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ng Estados Unidos na walang sinasanto pagda­ting sa singilan ng buwis.

Para sa impormasyon ng lahat ng mambabasa, ang IRS ay katumbas ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) dito sa atin.

Sa pagtupad sa tungkulin ng IRS, wala itong sinasanto. Kahit malaking pangalan ka pa sa Estados Unidos, basta hindi ka nagbayad ng buwis, tiyak na malalagot ka sa IRS.

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Kaya sobrang takot ang naramdaman ng kaibigan kong nag-working student sa Estados Unidos noong dekada otsenta nang makatanggap siya ng sulat mula sa IRS.

Nakalagay sa sulat na bibisitahin siya ng isang ahente ng IRS sa tinitirhan niyang bahay para sa isang interview.

Nag-isip tuloy ang aking kaibigan kung ano ba ang mga hindi niya nabayarang buwis. Muli niyang binalikan ang kanyang mga isinumiteng form sa IRS kung tama ba ang kuwenta ng kanyang binayaran.

Wala mang nakitang problema sa kanyang binayaran, hindi pa rin mawala sa aking kaibigan ang pagkabalisa hanggang sa dumating ang takdang araw ng pagdalaw ng ahente ng IRS.

Nagsuot pa ng coat at tie ang kaibigan ko nang pagbuksan niya ng pinto ang IRS agent. Napakaseryoso at napakahigpit ng itsura nito, parang istriktong teacher na hindi man lang mangiti.

Muntik nang malaglag sa upuan ang kaibigan ko nang sabihin ng IRS agent na, “as a single man, you’re paying too much taxes.”

Nagulat ang kaibigan ko sa narinig. Hindi niya inaasahan na ang napakahigpit na ahensiya ng pamahalaan gaya ng IRS ay mayroon palang puso sa gaya niyang nagbayad ng sobrang buwis.

Ipinaliwanag ng IRS agent sa kaibigan ko ang tamang proseso upang maitama ang sobra niyang binabayarang buwis. Nang matapos ang kanilang pag-uusap, halos 25 porsiyento ang ibinaba ng tax na kanyang babayaran.

Kaya tinapos niya ang aming kuwentuhan sa tanong na, “kailan kaya ‘yon mangyayari dito sa atin?”

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Alam nating mahalaga ang buwis dahil dito nagmumula ang ginagastos ng pamahalaan sa paghahatid nito ng serbisyo sa publiko.

Ito ang dahilan kung bakit seryoso ang BIR sa tungkulin nito na tiyaking tama ang binabayarang buwis ng mamamayan at mga negosyante sa bansa.

Subalit sa pagtupad ng tungkulin ng BIR, nakakalimutan nito na lubhang naaapektuhan sa mataas na buwis ang mga mamamayan.

Dagdag pa rito, napakakumplikado ng mga patakaran natin sa pagbabayad ng buwis. Sabi nga ng ibang negosyante, “para gumawa ng tama dito sa atin, kailangan pang kumuha ng CPA at abogado”.

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Naghain ako ng panukala na layong pababain ang buwis na binabayaran ng karaniwang Pilipino.

Ang umiiral na tax bracket ngayon ay batay sa National Internal Revenue Code, na naipasa noon pang 1997 o halos dalawampung taon na ang nakalipas.

Napag-iwanan na ng panahon ang nasabing batas kaya dapat lang na maiakma o maibagay ito sa kasalukuyang antas ng kinikita ng mga Pilipino.

Layon ng aking panukala na i-adjust ang tax bracket ng net taxable income ng mga mamamayan.

Ibalik natin ang nakalahad sa Saligang Batas na progressive dapat ang taxation – kung mababa ang kinikita mo, dapat maliit din o wala kang tax.  At kung malaki naman ang kinikita mo, dapat malaki ang iyong tax.

Sa pamamagitan ng batas na ito, madadagdagan ang take-home pay ng mga karaniwang Pilipino at magkakaroon tayo ng dagdag na panggastos sa ating mga pang-araw-araw na pangangailangan.

 

First Published on Abante Online

SRN-1267: Bureau of Internal Revenue

RESOLUTION ’15 IIPR 13 r 5 :36 DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVENUE REGULA TlONS AND MEMORANDUM CIRCULARS ON ELECTRONIC FILING AND PAYMENT SYSTEM BY THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Whereas, it is settled in jurisprudence that the power to tax is an attribute of sovereignty and as such, inheres in the State. Tax statutes are strictly construed against the taxing authority. As such, tax laws may not be extended by implication beyond the clear import of their language, nor their operation enlarged so as to embrace matters not specifically provided;

Whereas, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Regulation (RR) 5- 2015 last 17 March 2015. Said revenue regulation amends RR No. 6-2014, which requires all non-eFPS taxpayers enumerated in Section 4 of RR 6-2014, to mandatorily use the eBIR Forms facility in electronically submitting and filing all the tax returns. Taxpayers shall receive a system-generated notification email and filing reference number, which shall be submitted to the authorized agent bank for the payment of taxes due;

Whereas, notwithstanding that the revenue regulation was issued less than a month before the 15 April 2015 deadline, failure to comply with RR 5-2015 shall result to a penalty of P1,000.00 per return and 25% surcharge of the tax due to be paid for filing in the wrong venue. With such short notice, the mandated taxpayers may not have ample time to adjust their systems and processes to be able to comply with the mandatory requirement to file and pay electronically;

Whereas, the stiff penalties imposed on those who are unable to comply with the said regulation seems to be excessive and unjustly burdensome for taxpayers. The use of “wrong venue filing” as basis for this penalty, pursuant to Section 248(A)(2) of the National Internal Revenue Code, seems unreasonable given that taxpayers who pay manually would be physically at their assigned BIR office;

Whereas, on 30 March 2015, BIR issued Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) 14- 2015 which provides for the guidelines in filing, receiving and processing using the eBIR Forms and eFPS. Those who are not mandated to use eFPS/eBIR Forms and those who have not opted to file electronically shall follow the existing procedures on manual filing. Taxpayers mandated to use eBIR forms and file electronically who had already filed manually, are mandated to re-file electronically on or before 15 April 2015. Those who refile electronically on or before 15 April 2015 shall not be subject to the penalties;

Whereas, on 10 April 2015, another revenue memorandum circular (RMC 18-2015) was issued by the BIR wherein “No Payment” returns filed manually shall be re-filed electronically on or before 15 June 2015. The penalties imposed under RR No. 5-2015 on filing using a mode/venue different from that prescribed shall be waived provided that the subject income tax returns have been re-submitted electronically in the BIR’s systems on or before 15 June 2015.

Whereas, based on numerous complaints from the taxpayers, the issuance of the revenue regulations and the memorandum circular has caused confusion regarding the proper implementation of the revenue regulations and the memorandum circular. Problems also arose such as, not all mandated taxpayers are computer-literate and some taxpayers have reported encountering delays or technical issues enrolling into the BIR online system. Not only did taxpayers not have sufficient lead time to comply with the new requirements, BIR employees from the different RDOs were not familiar with the process and failed to correctly answer the queries of the taxpayers;

Whereas, there is confusion as to whether taxpayers may continue to use the pre-printed BIR forms, or must use returns generated by the eBIR Forms package. BIR National Officials opined that taxpayers who are not mandated to file electronically may continue to use pre-printed forms, but may also opt to use returns generated electronically. However, BIR officials at the regional and district level insist that all taxpayers must use returns generated by the eBIR Forms package. The tax bureau should be able to balance its power to tax vis-a-vis the duty of the taxpayers to properly and correctly file the tax returns and accordingly, pay the taxes due to the government;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved to direct the appropriate Senate committees to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the proper implementation of the revenue regulations and memorandum circulars on Electronic Filing and Payment System by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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Beyond good intentions

Government policies, rules, and regulations are meant to develop a more productive society and improve the lives of citizens.

And yet, there seems to be a collective groan when these new policies are rolled out to the public.

Just recently, taxpayers from all over the country voiced out their resistance to the electronic filing system of the Bureau or Internal Revenue (BIR).

On its face, this shift in policy is commendable and noteworthy. Finally, we were switching to an online and paperless system, which should make filing and paying taxes a lot more convenient.

Gone are the days where taxpayers had to travel to their Revenue District Office (RDO), wait for hours, and waste paper photocopying various documents… ideally.

Unfortunately, this was not the case in the days leading up to the April 15 deadline.

There were times when the online system would not be operational, some businesses could not successfully register, and there was a lingering sense of confusion plaguing taxpayers and BIR employees alike.

While some RDOs made an extra effort to accommodate taxpayers, extending hours and setting up waiting areas, there were still complaints regarding the lack of helpful information for taxpayers.

We have received reports that BIR employees were unable to explain who was covered in the e-filing system and what penalties are applied to those unable to file in time.

Some RDOs even claimed they did not receive the Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) with regards to extending the deadline for electronic filing.

How can a well-intentioned, even innovative policy shift create so much dissatisfaction in our taxpayers?

I am reminded of a quote from the late Sec. Jesse Robredo: “Hindi sapat na tayo ay matino lamang. Hindi rin sapat na tayo ay mahusay lamang. Hindi lahat ng matino ay mahusay, at lalong hindi naman lahat ng mahusay ay matino. Ang dapat ay matino at mahusay upang karapat-dapat tayong pagkatiwalaan ng pera ng bayan.”

Good intentions and upright principles are vital in government, but so is capability, competency or the ability to implement properly. One without the other is good, but not good enough.

Can you imagine if this new policy was done hand-in-hand with proper implementation? Our taxpaying public would laud the BIR, and all government for that matter, for an innovation that they themselves have been clamoring for decades.

Instead, we had a missed opportunity, which left a number of our taxpayers confused and even questioning the systemic change.

This BIR example is just one of many cases where intentions were under appreciated because of implementation issues.

Oftentimes, we even hear talk about our laws being great on paper, but hardly implemented well.

Simply put, we need to go beyond good intentions. Now is the time to develop our capacity for efficient and effective planning and implementation, especially when we introduce systemic changes.

While the Philippines needs pure hearts and smart minds, we are also in need of capable hands to bring paper to practice and deliver palpable service to the millions of our countrymen.

 

 


First published on Manila Bulletin

 

 

 

 

BIDA KA: Nararapat na palugit

Mga Bida, nitong mga nakaraang araw, inulan ng batikos ang Revenue Regulation No. 5-2015 ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
Inilabas ito noong ika-labimpito ng Marso at nagkabisa dalawang araw ang nakalipas matapos ma-publish sa isang daily newspaper.
Ang mahirap dito, binibigyan lang ang taxpayers na saklaw ng Electronic Filing and Payment System (eFPS) o Electronic BIR Forms (eBIRForms) ng hanggang a-kinse ng Abril, o wala pang isang buwan, para tumalima sa nasabing kautusan.

Ang mga hindi makakasunod ay pagmumultahin ng P1,000 kada balik at 25 porsiyento ng buwis na kanilang babayaran. Maliban pa rito, isasama rin ng Revenue District Offices (RDO) ang mga taxpayer na hindi sumunod sa alituntunin sa kanilang priority audit program.
Bagaman sumasang-ayon tayo na dapat na ngang gawing moderno ang paraan ng paghahain ng buwis, masyadong maik­li ang oras na ibinigay para sa napakalawak na repormang ito. Libu-libong mga Pilipino ang kinakailangang magsagawa ng panibagong paraan ng pag-file.
Masyadong maikli ang oras na ibinigay para sa pagbabago na ganito kalaki. Dagdag pa rito, napakataas ng penalty na ­ibinibigay kung hindi ka makasunod.
Naririto ang ilan sa mga reklamong natanggap natin ukol sa bagong regulasyon ng BIR:
*Isinumbong ni Edgar ng Makati na may mga RDO na hindi tumatanggap ng manual filing sa kanila ng pagkakaroon ng RMC 15-2015 and RMC 16-2015. Hindi naman talaga sila dapat sakop ng regulasyon na ito ngunit dahil sa maling pag-intindi at implementasyon ng mga BIR employees sa local level, lahat na ay nadamay.
*Sa Marikina naman, sa libu-libong nag-a-apply na bagong users sa system, walo lamang ang kaya nilang i-proseso bawat oras. Pinapakita nito na talagang ‘di pa handa ang sistemang ito ng BIR at hindi nito kaya ang dudumog na mga taxpayer.
*Tulad sa Makati, sinabi ni Jinny na hindi tumatanggap ang RDO 54B ng Rosario, North Cavite ng manual filing para sa lahat ng uri ng taxpayers.
*May iba namang sumubok mag-download ng eBIR forms ngunit offline ang website ng BIR. Mayroon din na hindi ma-install o magamit ang eBIR Forms package dahil sa operating systems ng computers.
*Hindi rin sapat ang kaalaman ng ilang mga tauhan ng RDO para ipaliwanag ang modernang sistema ng ahensiya. Marahil dahil sa maiksing panahon na binigay para sa implementasyon ng regulasyon na ito, kahit ang mga BIR emplo­yees ay lito at hilo na rin kung sino ba dapat ang gumamit nito at ang pasikut-sikot sa prosesong ito.
*Isa pang problema, walang sumasagot sa hotline ng BIR kapag may mga tumatawag para magtanong ukol sa bagong proseso.
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Mga Bida, hindi naman lahat ng professionals at taxpayers ang saklaw ng repormang ito. Nasabi na rin ito ni Commissioner Henares sa radyo.
Ngunit hindi ganito ang pagkakaintindi at pagpapatupad ng mga lokal na tanggapan ng BIR. Ang report na nakukuha natin, tila lahat ay pinapa-online filing nila na hindi naman dapat.
Siguro, mga Bida, sa maikling oras na ibinigay para sa repormang ito, pati sila rin ay nalilito na rin kung sino ang sakop o hindi sa nasabing regulasyon.
Hiniling natin na pansamantalang ipagpaliban ang pagpapatupad ng multa sa nasabing regulasyon upang mabigyan ng sapat na panahon ang mga taxpayer na magamay ang nasabing sistema.
Nanawagan tayo na huwag pahirapan ang ating mga “Boss” na ginagawa ang tungkuling magbayad ng buwis bilang tulong sa pamahalaan at sa bayan.
Napakinggan naman ang ilan sa ating kahilingan, dahil ipi­nagpaliban ang multa para sa taxpayer na nasa “No Payment” sa loob ng dalawang buwan hanggang Hunyo a-kinse.
Ang hiling sana natin ay maipagpaliban ang penalty sa lahat ng sakop ng nasabing regulasyon.
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Katanggap-tanggap ang hakbang na gawing moderno ang sistema ng pagbubuwis ngunit kailangang tiyakin na ang pagpapatupad nito ay gawin nang tama.
Ngunit anumang pagbabago, kahit sa buhay man iyan o sa programa ng pamahalaan, may mga kailangang paghahanda para tuluyang yakapin ang pagbabago at masanay sa makabago.Sa kasong ito, nasamahan sana ng malawakang kampanya na magtuturo sa ating mga kababayan kung paano gagamitin nang tama ang e-filing.
Sana binigyan ng tatlo hanggang anim na buwan ang ating mga kababayan para matutuhan ang proseso.
Magtalaga rin sana ng mga tauhang may sapat na kaalaman sa bagong proyekto o sistema para magpaliwanag sa taumbayan kung kailangan.
Sa ganitong paraan, maiiwasan ang aberya at magiging maayos ang pagpapatupad ng isang programa!

Bam Lauds BIR Extension for ‘No Payment’ Returns

“Salamat sa pakikinig sa ating mga Boss.”

Senator Bam Aquino lauds the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for granting a two-month reprieve to taxpayers with “No Payment” returns, a move that will benefit many small and medium enterprises and self-employed individuals.

“The extended deadline will be a big help to many of our SMEs and self-employed who are included in this category,” said Sen. Bam, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship.

Sen. Bam’s pronouncement came after BIR Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares announced that taxpayers with No Payment returns will be allowed to file manually but will be required to re-file electronically on or before June 15, 2015.

Earlier, Sen. Bam asked the BIR cancel the imposition of penalties on taxpayers covered by the Electronic Filing and Payment System (eFPS) or Electronic BIR Forms (eBIRForms) who failed to file tax returns under the electronic systems.

In his letter, Sen. Bam called on Henares to suspend imposition of penalties under Revenue Regulation No. 5-2015 until next year to give taxpayers enough time to familiarize themselves with the agency’s online facilities.

At the same time, Sen. Bam urges the BIR to clarify those covered by the e-filing for the guidance of the agency’s regional district offices (RDOs).

“It will be helpful if the BIR could cite some clear examples so taxpayers could assert that they are not required to e-file once they go to their respective RDOs,” Sen. Bam said.

“Based on numerous complaints from the taxpayers, the issuance of the revenue regulations and the memorandum circular has caused confusion regarding the proper implementation of the revenue regulations and the memorandum circular,” said Sen. Bam. 

“Tulungan natin ang ating maliliit na negosyante at hindi tayo maging pahirap sa kanilang mga negosyo,” added Sen. Bam.

Bam to BIR: Postpone Deadline, Cancel Penalties

“Huwag na nating pahirapan ang ating mga Boss.”

 

Senator Bam Aquino emphasized this plea as he reiterated his call to Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares to suspend the imposition of penalties to taxpayers for failure to use its new electronic filing system.

 

“We should make things easier for our taxpayers, not make things difficult for them,” Sen. Bam stressed.

 

Earlier, Sen. Bam called on the BIR to cancel the imposition of penalties on taxpayers covered by the Electronic Filing and Payment System (eFPS) or Electronic BIR Forms (eBIRForms) who failed to file tax returns under the electronic systems.

 

The BIR issued the regulation on March 15, 2015 and it was published in a national daily two days later, giving taxpayers less than one month to comply with the new policy.

 

“The fines are not commensurateto the ‘offense’ of manual filing.  Saan ka nakakita, gusto na ngang magbayad, bibigyan mo pa ng multa,” he added.

 

Aside from this, Sen. Bam said the BIR personnel’s inability to explain the new procedures further adds to the taxpayers’ woes.

 

“The BIR local offices have conflicting statements on how to proceed, who are covered, determination of penalties, etc.  This creates uncertainty in our taxpayers which in turn lead to dissatisfaction.  Kahit yata sila nalilito how to implement this new policy,” Sen. Bam said.

 

Sen. Bam suggested that the BIR stick to the policy but extend the deadline for filing for another three months.

 

“The BIR also needs to ensure that their online system can handle the volume of downloads that will only increase in the next few days,” he said.

 

Sen. Bam also encouraged the BIR to establish online kiosks/stations at local BIR offices with personnel who will help input the returns of our taxpayers and teach them with new procedures.

 

“In this way,” Sen. Bam said, “BIR can fulfil its objective of migrating our taxplayers online, while dispelling any possible doubts and fears from our taxpayers on the new system.”

eBIRForms Download Page

CLICK logo to download the eBIRForms Package

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Project Background

In support of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s goal to achieve electronic filing of all taxpayers to capture tax returns data, improve efficiency and provide accurate statistical reports, the Indra and Philcox Joint Venture (JV) is implementing the Solution for the Use of eBIRForms for Filing Tax Returns.

 

BIR’s directions are to:

•   Improve filing efficiency

•   Increase channels to taxpayers

•   Maximize the use of new technologies

•   Capture data from third party solutions

•   Capture more returns data online and offline

•   Increase tax return data capture

•   Improve accuracy in statistical reporting

•   REACH EVEN THOSE WITH LIMITED INTERNET CAPABILITY

What is the eBIRForms Project?

 The eBIRForms project aims to develop a filing infrastructure to provide electronic submission channels to all taxpayers (non-eFPS users) that are accessible and convenient. It will make tax preparation easier through automatic computations and validation features, lessening human error.

 The eBIRForms aims to increase the electronic capture of data, lessening manual encoding for BIR, and increasing accuracy in statistical reporting.

What are the Benefits of using the eBIRForms?

– Saves time because of automatic computations and auto-populated fields

– Easy to use

– Lessens human errors because of the validation feature

– Available even to those without consistent internet connection

– Captures taxpayer data

NOTE: The BIR Forms in the eBIRForms package are not new forms. They are the existing BIR Forms in electronic format.

Step-by step Guide to e-BIRForms

Step 1: DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL the Offline eBIRForms Package through the following website and links;

Click to DOWLOAD

Click to DOWLOAD

Step 2: Select the form and FILL UP by encoding data in the ITR;

Step 3: VALIDATE after completely encoding all necessary information. You may still update/modify by clicking EDIT if needed, an indicate correct entries. Then click Validate again.

Step 4: Click FINAL COPY (This is not applicable for eFPS)

Step 5: SUBMIT the accomplished tax return. An email message will be received by the taxpayer. 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxpayers using the Offline eBIRForms Version 4.7.07 can easily submit the 2014 ITR via email, and subsequently enrol after eFiling. Thus, email submission of 2014 ITR is allowed whether enrolled or not to eBIRForms System.

 

 

 

 

 Source: BIR

 

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