Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

October 17, 2022 Madam: I refer to my letter of Oct 14, 2022 05:14:09 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Income Tax Return. In order for us to work further on your request, we need more information from you regarding your query. You have indicated in your request that you require a copy of your Income Tax Return (ITR) for Taxable Period October 14, 2021 to October 14, 2022. For verification and clarification, kindly provide additional information on the following: 1. Did you have a registered business between the period October 14, 2021 to October 14, 2022? Or were you an individual earning on purely compensation income from the period October 14, 2021 to October 14, 2022? 2. If employed, kindly provide the name of your employer/s and registered address of your Employer for the period October 14, 2021 to October 14, 2022? 3. Withstanding your answer to the first and second query, did you file an ITR for the cited period? Lastly, if you are employed for the period October 14, 2021 to October 14, 2022, your EMPLOYER is required to issue a copy of your BIR Form 2316 for Taxable Year/s 2021 and 2022 per Section 6 of Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 10-2008 provides that it is the responsibility of the EMPLOYER to furnish the employee his/her BIR Form 2316 on or before January 31 of the succeeding calendar year, or if the employment is terminated before the close of such calendar year, on the day of which the last payment of compensation is made. “The employer shall furnish each employee with the original and duplicate copies of Form No. 2316 xxx.” As proof that your taxes were withheld. This shall serve as your Income Tax Return (ITR). For 2022 BIR Form 2316, The Revenue District Office (RDO) gets a hold of the said BIR Form 2316 upon submission of your employer on or before February 28 (per RR 2-2015 as amended by RR 16-2021) of the following year or in your case on or before February 28, 2023. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEEJJUi0yNTg0NTYxMzY0MDYM, for request with ticket number #BIR-258456136406, to respond. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Jan 09, 2023 02:02:53 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully yours, FOI Officer Public Information and Education Division