Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

Hi, Hope this message finds you well.

I would like to request a copy of my previous latest Income Tax Return. My contract with my previous employer has already been terminated since March of 2023. I have received a letter regarding termination of my contract but I haven't received a copy of my BIR Form 2316.

Best,

May 30, 2023

Dear Madam:

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated May 27, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Request of ITR copy.

Response to your request

In reply, please be informed that “ALL EMPLOYERS WITH EMPLOYEES, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE MINIMUM WAGE EARNERs (MWEs), ARE REQUIRED TO ISSUE BIR FORM NO. 2316. 

BIR FORM NO. 2316 SHOULD BE ISSUE ON OR BEFORE JANAURY 31 FOLLOWING THE CALENDAR YEAR, OR, IF THE EMPLOYEE IS TERMINATED BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, ON THE DAY THE LAST SALARY OF THE EMPLOYEE IS PAID”

The duty therefore to provide you a copy of your ITR/BIR Form No. 2316 for a taxable year rests upon your employer. Your “ITR” is your personal document and as such your employer must release said document to you as a matter of right or better yet, if you have your payslips for the said year, you can give the same to help them come out with your form 2316.

Kindly coordinate with your employer if you have not receive a copy of your BIR Form 2316 for Calendar Year 2023. The Revenue District Office (RDO) gets a hold of the said BIR Form 2316 for the Calendar Year 2023 upon submission of your employer to them on or before February 28 of the following year.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
Public Information and Education Division