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Income Tax return

Requested from BIR by J. Abancia at 11:29 AM on Jul 15, 2022.
Purpose: For Promotion
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2021 - 01/01/2022
Tracking no: #BIR-820730905408

Abancia 11:29 AM, Jul 15, 2022

Hi! 
I am Patrolman Julian Edgar Abancia with the TIN Number 286-731-976. 
I would like to get the recent copy of my Income Tax Return for my promotion.
I appreciate your quick response.

Du 11:46 AM, Jul 15, 2022

July 15, 2022

Dear Julian Edgar Abancia:

I refer to my letter of Jul 15, 2022 11:29:43 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 01-01-2021 to 01-01-2022. For verification and clarification, kindly provide additional information on the following:

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

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

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

We been calling your contact information today (July 15, 2022 at 11:46 A.M) to apprised you, if you are an Employee for the period 01-01-2021 to 01-01-2022, your Employer is 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 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 ticket number #BIR-820730905408, 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 07, 2022 03:44:38 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

Abancia 01:45 PM, Jul 15, 2022

Hi Ma'am Sherry Ann, 
In reply to the questions. 

1. No, I don't have a registered business between the said dates. I am a government employee under Philippine National Police as a Patrolman. 
2. Yes, I have an ITR, I just can't visit the local office due to my work assignment. 
3. Yes, I filed my ITR during the said period.

Abancia 02:31 PM, Jul 15, 2022

I am a policeman and one of the requirements I need for my promotion is the ITR. I hope I get a copy of it. Thanks.

July 27, 2022

Dear Julian Edgar Abancia:

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jul 15, 2022 11:29:43 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request: For Income Tax return (ITR) and/or BIR Form 2316.

In reply, we called your contact numbers several times last July 15, 2022 and July 27, 2022 at 3:47P.M but was unsuccessful. We also sent emails on your gmail account last July 15 & 20, 2022 but got no update or response from you. We thereby assume that you are not anymore interested to pursue the request and will be cancelling or closing it your ticket number for the time being. 

Thank you.

Respectfully,
https://www.foi.gov.ph/help
FOI Officer

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