Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

Dear Ms. Odiamar:

Thank you for your request dated Feb. 26, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We called your mobile number last February 26, 2024 and you were apprised that the BIR Form No. 2316 provided by your employer to you is already your Income Tax Return.

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If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOI request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to [insert name of Secretary and postal/e-mail address]. Please provide a detailed explanation of your dissatisfaction with our response within 15 calendar days from the date of receiving this response. We will conduct the review and communicate the outcome within 30 calendar days from the receipt of your review request.

Should you remain unsatisfied with the review outcome, you retain the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Bureau of Internal Revenue