Bureau of Internal Revenue

Du 09:50 AM, Aug 10, 2022

August 10, 2022

Dear Toby dela Cruz:

I refer to my letter of Aug 09, 2022 08:24:05 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Copy of my Income Tax Return (ITR) and/or BIR Form 2316.

In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. You have indicated in your request that you require a copy of your ITR for Taxable Period 2014 to 2019. For verification and clarification, kindly provide additional information on the following:

1. Did you have a registered business between the period 2014 to 2019? Or were you an individual earning on purely compensation income from the period 2014 to 2019?

2.  If employed, kindly provide the name of your employer and registered address of your Employer for the period 2014 to 2019?

3. Withstanding your answer to the first and second query, did you file an ITR for the cited period?

Lastly, if you are an Employee for the period 2014 to 2019, your Employer is required to issue a copy of your BIR Form 2316 for Taxable Year 2014 to 2019 pursuant to Section 2.83 of Revenue Regulations No. 02-98, as amended which provides that “The employer shall furnish each employee with the original and duplicate copies of Form No. 2316 xxx.” As proof that your taxes were withheld. This shall serve as your Income Tax Return (ITR) and can be use for your intended purpose.

January 31, is the deadline of the release of BIR Form 2316 to all compensation income earners or employees of the succeeding calendar year, or if the employment is terminated before the close of such calendar year, on the day of which the last payment of compensation is made. For employees qualified under the substituted filing, employers are also required to submit the form to the BIR on or Before February 28 of the succeeding year, with accompanying Certified List of Employees Qualified for Substituted Filing of ITR (Annex “F”), reflecting the amount of income payment, the tax due and tax withheld" and should have been provided to you after it has been filed in the BIR. 

Kindly email the needed information at sherry.ann.arcita@bir.gov.ph as this contains sensitive information, indicate in the subject ticket number #BIR-645474715830, to respond.

During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Nov 02, 2022 01:49:22 AM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Sherry Ann Cuyos
FOI Officer

Du 03:31 PM, Aug 15, 2022

August 15, 2022

Dear Toby:

Thank you for your request dated Aug 09, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Copy of my income tax return.

We received your request on Aug 09, 2022 and will respond on or before Aug 30, 2022 08:24:05 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEEJJUi02NDU0NzQ3MTU4MzAM, for request with ticket number #BIR-645474715830.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Sherry Ann Cuyos
FOI Officer

Revenue District Officer 09:10 AM, Sep 05, 2022

September 5, 2022

Dear Toby dela Cruz,

I refer to my letter of Aug 09, 2022 08:24:05 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Copy of my income tax return.

In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. The district no longer holds the physical copy of the said submissions. In particular, it would be helpful to coordinate and request a copy from your employer as it is their data and likely to be still in their archives. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster01122017091500-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEEJJUi02NDU0NzQ3MTU4MzAM, for request with ticket number #BIR-645474715830, to respond.

During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Nov 28, 2022 01:08:47 AM, your request will be closed.

We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

RDO-43/Pasig City Revenue District Officer
FOI Officer