Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

August 12, 2022 Dear Ms. Vienna Gregorio: I refer to my letter of Aug 12, 2022 05:36:18 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for ITR. 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 ITR for Taxable Period 08/01/2021 - 08/01/2022. For verification and clarification, kindly provide additional information on the following: 1. Did you have a registered business between the period 08/01/2021 - 08/01/2022? Or were you an individual earning on purely compensation income from the period 08/01/2021 - 08/01/2022? 2. If employed, kindly provide the name of your employer and registered address of your Employer for the period08/01/2021 - 08/01/2022? 3. Withstanding your answer to the first and second query, did you file an ITR for the cited period? Lastly, if you are an Employee for the period 08/01/2021 - 08/01/2022, your Employer is required to issue a copy of your BIR Form 2316 for Taxable Year 2021 pursuant to Section 2.83 of Revenue Regulations No. 02-98, as amended which provides that “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). January 31, is the deadline of the release of BIR Form 2316 to all compensation income earners or employees. For employees qualified under the substituted filing, employers are also required to submit the form to the BIR on or Before February 28 of the succeeding year, with accompanying Certified List of Employees Qualified for Substituted Filing of ITR (Annex “F”), reflecting the amount of income payment, the tax due and tax withheld" and should have been provided to you after it has been filed in the BIR. Kindly email the needed information at [email protected] and indicate in the subject ticket number #BIR-519245358204, 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 Nov 04, 2022 06:33:12 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, BIR Asst. RO Vanessa Badeo FOI Officer