Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

December 1, 2022 Dear Sir Abdul: Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 29, 2022 05:21:39 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for 2021 Income tax Return and BIR form 1701. Response to Request Per our phone conversation this morning, you are advised to ask/secure/demand a Certificate of Compensation Payment/Tax Withheld for Compensation Payment With or Without Tax Withheld (BIR Form 2316) from your employer/agency. The Certificate is considered as your Annual Income Tax Return (AITR) since you are earning Purely Compensation Income. Your Employer is supposed to provide you with this form “Na Dapat Po Ibibigay Ito Sa Mga Empleyado” every year before January of the following year. You may also attached in your BIR Form 2316, Checklist of Documentary Requirements (For those Persons with Low Income/No Income) who may want to avail of the Scholarship and Job/Livelihood Programs: 1. Certification of Low Income/No Income signed by the Barangay Chairman of the place where the applicant resides; (1 original) - Barangay 2. Duly Notarized Affidavit of Low Income/No Income; (1 original) - Taxpayer/Notary Public 3. Proof of Payment of P100.00 Certification Fee and P30.00 loose Documentary Stamp Tax. (1 photocopy) - Collection Section of the Revenue District Office (RDO) having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the taxpayer. Additional Documents, if applicable to the following cases: If transacting through a Representative: Special Power of Attorney (SPA) executed by the taxpayer-applicant; (1 original); and Any government-issued ID of the taxpayer and authorized representative; (1 photocopy). Note: IDs shall be presented and should be readable, untampered and contains consistent information with the documents presented upon application. https://www.bir.gov.ph/images/bir_files/downloadables/bir-files/Citizens-Charter-2021-Edition_RR-and-RDO-Services.pdf Thank you. Respectfully yours, FOI Officer Public Information and Education Division