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Date: July 30, 2023, 11:19 a.m.
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Date: 2023-08-02 15:37:32.000000
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Published by Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR) on July 30, 2023.
Requested from BIR by S. Desoyo at 11:19 AM on
July 30, 2023.
Purpose: Requirements for scholarships program from government
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2023 - 07/30/2023
Tracking no: #BIR-743259598791
Hi, i would like to request a copy of ITR from BIR as a requirement for scholarships program from government.
August 2, 2023 Dear Mr. Desoyo: Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jul 30, 2023 11:19:45 AM 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 2023. The Revenue District Office (RDO) gets a hold of the said BIR Form 2316 for the Calendar Year 2023 upon submission of your employer to them on or before February 28 of the following year. Thank you. Respectfully, Alternate FOI Receiving Officer Public Information and Education Division