Bureau of Internal Revenue

Du 02:58 PM, Jun 28, 2022

June 28, 2022

Dear Vanessa Jane Johler:

I refer to my letter of Jun 28, 2022 11:08:25 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Income tax report or Certificate of compensation.

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 02-01-2021 to 02-28-2022. For verification and clarification, kindly provide additional information on the following:

1. Did you have a registered business between the period 02-01-2021 to 02-28-2022? Or were you an individual earning on purely compensation income from the period of 02-01-2021 to 02-28-2022?

2.  If employed, kindly provide the name of your employer/s and registered address of your Employer for the period 02-01-2021 to 02-28-2022?

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 of  02-01-2021 to 02-28-2022, your Employer are required to issue a copy of your BIR Form 2316 for taxable Year 2021 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.

Kindly email the needed information at sherry.ann.arcita@bir.gov.ph and indicate in the subject ticket  #BIR-804178655670, 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 Sep 20, 2022 06:57:10 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 01:33 PM, Jul 01, 2022

July 1, 2022

Dear vanessa jane johler:

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jun 28, 2022 11:08:25 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You request for your Income Tax Return (ITR) or Certificate of compensation.

We have called your contact information today (July 1, 2022 at 1:19 P.M) and clarify some details/information on your request, whether the ITR document you are requesting is the ITR for Business or for Self-Employed Individuals or BIR Form 2316 for Compensation Income Earners.

Based on our phone conversation, please be guided that the ITR's that our Revenue District Office (RDO) have in there files are those tax returns that were filed and paid over-the-counter by taxpayers through various Accredited Agent Banks; However, for No-Payment Returns that were filed by the taxpayers through BIR eBIRForms System or even with Payment who opted to use the System, the  RDO do not have the copies of such returns on file (usually it is already converted to .xls format). Hence, your eFiled ITR for taxable year 2021 cannot be viewed by the district.

If you were not able to print one, you may retrieve your e-filed return by selecting the form in the eBIRForms System profile and then click the “PRINT” button below the form and your Email Confirmation Receipt that was provided in your registered account in the eBIRForms.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Sherry Ann Cuyos
FOI Receiving Officer