Bureau of Internal Revenue

Du 09:37 AM, Jul 18, 2022

July 18, 2022

Dear Maria Alondra Biazon:

I refer to my letter of Jul 16, 2022 11:30:47 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Income Tax Return (ITR).

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/s 04-16-2019 to 03-03-2022. For verification and clarification, kindly provide additional information on the following:

1. Did you have a registered business between the period/s 04-16-2019 to 03-03-2022? Or were you an individual earning on purely compensation income from the period/s 04-16-2019 to 03-03-2022?

2.  If employed, kindly provide the name of your employer and registered address of your Employer for the period/s 04-16-2019 to 03-03-2022?

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/s 04-16-2019 to 03-03-2022, your Employer is required to issue a copy of your BIR Form 2316 for Taxable Year 2019 to 2022 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).

January 31, is the deadline of the release of BIR Form 2316 to all compensation income earners or employees. 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 and indicate in the subject ticket number #BIR-801857574487, 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 Oct 10, 2022 01:33:00 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 10:48 AM, Jul 19, 2022

July 19, 2022

Dear Maria Alondra:

Thank you for your request dated Jul 16, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Income Tax Return.

We received your request on Jul 16, 2022 and will respond on or before Aug 05, 2022 11:30:47 AM, 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEEJJUi04MDE4NTc1NzQ0ODcM, for request with ticket number #BIR-801857574487.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Sherry Ann Cuyos
FOI Officer

Revenue District Office 01:21 PM, Jul 25, 2022

July 25, 2022

Dear Maria Alondra Biazon,

I refer to your letter of Jul 16, 2022 11:30:47 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Income Tax Return.

In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. In this case, we will be able to verify the requested document. In particular, it would be helpful to know your previous company name and RDO, year of the requested document, certification of the transmittal from your company that you are included in the 'Annex F' received from the BIR-North. Lastly, "Annex F" from the company duly stamped by the BIR in which your name is included in the transmittal. Kindy email the needed information at nicanor.sanjuan@bir.gov.ph. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEEJJUi04MDE4NTc1NzQ0ODcM, for request with ticket number #BIR-801857574487, 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 Oct 17, 2022 05:20:48 AM, your request will be closed.

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

Thank you.

Respectfully,

RDO-81/Cebu City North Revenue District Office
FOI Officer