Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

October 27, 2022 Dear Mr. Caiman: Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 26, 2022 05:40:30 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 cellphone number today, October 27, and apprised you that you may request or ask your employer for another copy of your lost BIR Form 2316 for Calendar Year 2021. Please be informed 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 Thank you. Respectfully yours, FOI Officer Public Information and Education Division