Bureau of Internal Revenue

Badeo 11:21 AM, Jan 16, 2024

January 16, 2024

Dear Ms. Cadungo:

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jan 15, 2024 02:51:55 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Tax Exemption Certificate for OFWs.

Response to Request

In reply, provided hereunder are the Checklist of Documentary Requirements (For those Persons with Low Income/No Income/OFW) who may want to avail of the Scholarship and Job/Livelihood Programs:

1. Certification of Low Income/No Income signed by the
Barangay Chairman of the place where the applicant
resides; (1 original) -  Barangay
2. Duly Notarized Affidavit of Low Income/No Income;
(1 original) -  Taxpayer/Notary Public
3. Proof of Payment of P100.00 Certification Fee and
P30.00 loose Documentary Stamp Tax. (1 photocopy) - Collection Section of the Revenue District Office (RDO) having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the taxpayer.

Additional Documents, if applicable to the following cases: If transacting through a Representative:
Special Power of Attorney (SPA) executed by the
taxpayer-applicant; (1 original); and
Any government-issued ID of the taxpayer and
authorized representative; (1 photocopy).

Note: IDs shall be presented and should be readable,
untampered and contains consistent information
with the documents presented upon application.

Kindly accomplish the FOI Request Feedback Form at the link: https://bit.ly/BIRFOISurveyForm01.

Please be informed that you have the right to appeal the decision of the undersigned with fifteen (15) days from receipt of this Notice of Denial. For your further guidance, please refer to the Revised People’s Freedom of Information Manual for the Bureau of Internal Revenue, circularized through Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 14-2022, which is available for download at the Bureau's Official Website or www.bir.gov.ph. 

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Alternate FOI Receiving Officer
Public Information and Education Division