Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

September 6, 2022 Madam: I refer to my letter of Sep 06, 2022 11:24:59 AM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Income Tax Return (ITR) Request. 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 2022. For verification and clarification, kindly provide additional information on the following: 1. Did you have a registered business between the period 2022? Or were you an individual earning on purely compensation income from the period 2022? 2. If employed, kindly provide the name of your employer/s and registered address of your Employer for the period 2022? 3. Withstanding your answer to the first and second query, did you file an ITR for the cited period? As an added note/reference, The Income Tax Return (ITR) and/or BIR Form 2316 for Calendar Year 2022 has not yet been submitted in the Revenue District Office (RDO) because such taxable period has not yet elapsed. However, you may wish to contact your EMPLOYER which is required to issue a copy of your BIR Form 2316 for Taxable Year 2021 (Being your most recent) 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). Kindly email the requested information at [email protected] as this contains sensitive information and indicate in the email subject tracking number #BIR-134852156766, 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 29, 2022 03:29:22 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