Bureau of Internal Revenue

October 24, 2023

Dear Ms. Javier:

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 23, 2023 11:17:27 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 your request

In reply, please be informed that “ALL EMPLOYERS WITH EMPLOYEES, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE MINIMUM WAGE EARNERs (MWEs), ARE REQUIRED TO ISSUE BIR FORM NO. 2316. 

BIR FORM NO. 2316 SHOULD BE ISSUE ON OR BEFORE JANAURY 31 FOLLOWING THE CALENDAR YEAR, OR, IF THE EMPLOYEE IS TERMINATED BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, ON THE DAY THE LAST SALARY OF THE EMPLOYEE IS PAID”

The duty therefore to provide you a copy of your ITR/BIR Form No. 2316 for a taxable year rests upon your employer. Your “ITR” is your personal document and as such your employer must release said document to you as a matter of right or better yet, if you have your payslips for the said year, you can give the same to help them come out with your form 2316.

Kindly coordinate with your employer if you have not receive a copy of your BIR Form 2316 for Calendar Year 2022.

For other concern, your provided Identification is invalid. Please provide us a valid government for Identification purposes and we can further assist you with your concern. You can attached any of the following: SSS, GSIS, National ID and TIN ID Card.

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

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Alternate FOI Receiving Officer
Public Information and Education Division