Bureau of Internal Revenue

April 12, 2022

Dear Ms. Pancho,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Apr 11, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request
You asked for Request for ITR 2021.

Response to your request
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested as your ITR for CY 2021, apparently has not yet been filed.

Also, I have noticed that you were not able to comply with the basic requirements for your eFOI request to be processed. Please attach scanned copies of at least two (2) valid government I.Ds containing your birthdate, photograph and signature.

For your guidance, please refer to the Revised People's Freedom of Information Manual for the Bureau of Internal Revenue, which is available for download at the Bureau's Official Website or www.bir.gov.ph.

However, if you already filed, then you should have a copy of the same. In case you have not filed it yet and have been employed, and your withholding tax has been correctly withheld by your employer, provided that you have only one employer and has been qualified for substituted filing for the taxable year - the Certificate of Withholding (BIR Form 2316) filed by your employer, duly stamped "Received" by the Bureau, shall be tantamount to the filing of the income tax return.

You may directly request BIR Form 2316 for this year from your employer as they are the main source of this document and it is also mandated by law that every employer shall issue BIR Form No. 2316 to every employee before the close of such calendar year, or if employment is terminated, on the day on which the last payment of compensation is made.

For your information and guidance.

Respectfully,

Ana Marie Du
FOI Officer