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Income Tax Return

Requested from BIR by R. Castillo at 11:44 PM on Jul 25, 2022.
Purpose: Requirement for application of Credit Card
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2021 - 07/25/2022
Tracking no: #BIR-278627899637

Castillo 11:44 PM, Jul 25, 2022 

I just want to have a copy of my ITR for requirement puposes

Du 12:34 PM, Jul 26, 2022 

July 26, 2022

Dear Roejean Allan Castillo:

I refer to my letter of Jul 25, 2022 11:44:17 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for 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 01-01-2021 to 07-25-2022. 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 07-25-2022? Or were you an individual earning on purely compensation income from the period 01-01-2021 to 07-25-2022?

2.  If employed, kindly provide the name of your employer and registered address of your Employer for the period 01-01-2021 to 07-25-2022?

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 01-01-2021 to 07-25-2022, 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 #BIR-278627899637, 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 18, 2022 04:33:43 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

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