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Income Tax Return

Requested from BIR by S. Timbang at 11:52 PM on Dec 02, 2022.
Purpose: Proof of Employment
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2009 - 12/02/2022
Tracking no: #BIR-557313103763

Timbang 11:52 PM, Dec 02, 2022 

Dear BIR Admin, 

I would like to request all my ITR from my previous years of working.

Documents requested is to verify employment authenticity and salary from 2009 to 2021, as attachment to online application to immigrate.
Thank you for your assistance.

Arcita 02:19 PM, Dec 05, 2022 

December 5, 2022

Dear Ms. Timbang:

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Dec 02, 2022 11:52:18 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Income Tax Return.

Response to Request

We called your mobile number today, December 5, to apprised you that your  request for your BIR Form 2316 for the Taxable Years 2009 to 2018 cannot be granted by the Revenue District Office (RDO) since the aforesaid BIR Withholding Tax Certificates were issued in 2009 to 2018 and records of the RDO on those periods are already unavailable since we follow strictly the five (5) year retention period based on existing revenue issuances of the BIR (Revenue Memorandum Circular 73-2008).

Hence, you may ask your previous employer/s for the copy/ies of your Certificate of Compensation Payment/ Tax Withheld (BIR Form 2316) because all taxpayers are required to preserve their accounting records for the period of 10 years in accordance with the Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 29-2019.

As to your Other request, for BIR Form 2316 for Taxable Years 2019 to 2021 (since you have been provided by your employer) you may opt to request for a Certification at the RDO where your employer during the aforesaid years is/are registered. kindly bring the original return and a photocopy of your ITR and/or BIR Form 2316. 

You can also ask from your employer copy of the Duly Received “Annex F” (Proof that your employer came to Revenue District Office) and have the List & BIR Form 2316 of their employees who availed of substituted filing. Then bring a copy of 2316 of the requesting party for stamping of certified copy.

Any request for certification that may be requested by a taxpayer from the RDO on matters relating to its registration shall be charged with a fee in an amount not exceeding one hundred pesos (P100.00), in addition to the documentary stamp tax imposed under Section 188 of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

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

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,

FOI Officer
Public Information and Education Division

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