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August 5, 2021 | 12:31 am
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THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is requiring even small businesses to file their withholding tax certificates online amid ongoing lockdown restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“This is to lessen face-to-face transactions with the office,” BIR Deputy Commissioner Marissa O. Cabreros said via Viber message.
Under Revenue Regulations No. 16-2021 issued on Aug. 3, the requirement to file withholding tax certificates online “shall apply to all taxpayers whether or not registered with the Large Taxpayers Service (LTS) of the BIR.”
Taxpayers are required to scan the original copies of their BIR Forms 2307 and 2316 and store such documents under the submission facilities of the BIR, with the name formats prescribed by the agency.
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+ February 14, 2021 THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has aimed to increase its collection by 7.23 percent to P2.08 trillion this year by improving tax compliance among all taxpayers, strengthening its budget management system, speeding up its recruitment and promotion of employees, expanding its computerization efforts, and further intensifying its enforcement activities.
In his report to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, BIR Commissioner Caesar Dulay said its enforcement activities include the Oplan Kandado program, Run After Tax Evaders (Rate) program, and tax audits, among others.
Dulay said under the Oplan Kandado program, 209 establishments were padlocked for tax law violations, which led to the collection of P607.87 million in taxes in 2020.
Published February 4, 2021, 5:00 AM
Officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Federal Tax Service (FTS) of Russia have met recently to discuss the latter’s best practices that could be applied in the Philippines to further improve its tax administration and compliance.
On orders of Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, BIR officials met last January 13 with FTS Deputy Commissioner Dmitry Volvach via Zoom to also explore a possible bilateral cooperation agreement between the revenue agencies of the two countries.
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Dominguez earlier requested then-outgoing Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev in February last year for assistance in helping the BIR set up a tax data capture program for its value-added tax (VAT) collection effort that is similar to Russia’s highly efficient system.