Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

October 6, 2023 Dear Mr. Canada: I refer to my letter of Oct 05, 2023 10:59:00 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Income Tax Return and/or BIR Form No. 2316. In order to identify or locate the requested information, we are seeking for further clarification specifically: 1. Did you have a Registered Business between the period January 2021 to October 2023? Or were you an Individual Earning on Purely Compensation Income from the period January 2021 to October 2023? 2. Withstanding your answer to the first and second query, did you file an ITR for the cited period January 2021 to October 2023? As an added note/reference, if you are an Employee for the period January 2021 to October 2023, your EMPLOYER (s) is/are required to issue a copy of your BIR Form 2316 for aforesaid year pursuant to Section 2.83.1 of Revenue Regulations No. 02-98, as amended which provides that “The EMPLOYER (s) shall furnish each employee with the original copies of Form No. 2316 xxx.” As proof that your taxes were withheld. This will serve as your Income Tax Return (ITR). Kindly coordinate with your employer (s) if you have not receive a copy of your BIR Form 2316 for Calendar Year 2021 to 2023 (in case your employment with the company has been terminated/ended before the end of this year). For other concern, email [email protected] and indicate in the email subject with ticket number #BIR-654376083448, 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 Dec 28, 2023 11:42:27 PM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer Public Information and Education Division