Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

March 7, 2023 Dear Ms. Labadia: Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Mar 04, 2023 01:39:52 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Income Tax Return and/or BIR Form 2316. Response to Request We called your mobile number today, March 7, and apprised you that under Section 12. Section 2.83.1 of RR No. 2-98, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: “SECTION 2.83.1. Employees Withholding Statements (BIR Form 2316). – In general, every employer or other person who is required to deduct and withhold the tax on compensation, including fringe benefits given to rank and file employees, shall furnish every employee from whom taxes were withheld a Certificate of Compensation Payment and Tax Withheld (BIR Form No. 2316) on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year, or if employment is terminated before the close of such calendar year, on the day on which the last payment of compensation is made. The said BIR Form No. 2316 is also required is also required to be issued by every employer to employees classified as MWEs and to other employees whose compensation were not subjected to withholding tax. The employer shall prepare BIR Form No. 2316 in triplicate, which shall be distributed as follows: (1) Original – Employee’s copy (2) Duplicate – BIR’s copy; and (3) Triplicate- Employer’s copy which shall be retained for a period of (10) years It is suggested that you directly request for a copy of your ITR (BIR Form 2316) from your previous employer/s as they are primary/original source of such document. Thank you. Respectfully yours, FOI Receiving Officer Public Information and Education Division