Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)

February 16, 2022 Dear Avy Valencia, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 16, 2022 04:42:14 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for the Company Registration Confirmation of Intime Tax Refund. our Request You asked for information of business verification with SEC and BIR. Response to Request The information on registered firms may be checked online from the SEC Check App (https://bit.ly/secmobileapp), the official mobile app of the Securities and Exchange Commission Philippines. Apart from providing information on whether a company is registered with the SEC, it gives on-the-go guides in doing business and investing in the Philippines, and contains investor alerts and educational materials aimed at protecting the investing public from investment scams. Please bear in mind, however, that a SEC company registration does not automatically grant authority to offer investments in securities, bonds, commercial papers or similar financial instruments to more than 19 investors. The appropriate SEC license/certificate of authority must be obtained to engage in the said activities. Kindly visit the following to obtain more information: https://www.sec.gov.ph/investors-education-and-information/investment-scam-checklist/; and, https://www.sec.gov.ph/investors-education-and-information/investment-101/. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Violeta Infante FOI Receiving Officer