BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE (BIR)

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is an agency of Department of Finance. BIR

collects more than half of the total revenues of the government. The power and duties of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue are reduction and collection of all internal revenue taxes, fees and
charges, and enforcement of all forfeitures, penalties, and fines connected therewith, including
the execution of judgements in all cases decided in its favor by the Court of Tax Appeals and the
ordinary courts. It shall also give effect to the administer supervisor and police powers conferred
to it by the National Internal Revenue Code.

A surcharge of twenty five percent (25%) for violations like failure to file any return and
pay the amount of tax or instalment due on or before the due dates, filing a return with a person
of office other than those with whom it is required to be filled. Failure to pay the full or part of
the amount of tax shown on the return, or the full amount of tax due for which no returns is
required to be filed, on or before the due date and failure to pay the deficiency tax within the
time prescribed for its payment in the notice od Assessment (Delinquency Surcharge).

A surcharge of fifty percent (50%) of the tax or of the deficiency tax, in case any payment
has been made on the basis of such return before the discovery of the falsity of fraud, for the
violations like willful neglect to file the return within the period prescribed by the Code or by
rules and regulations, or in case a false or fraudulent return is wilfully made. Interest at the rate
of twenty percent (20%) per annum, or such higher rate as may be prescribed by rules and
regulations, on any unpaid amount of tax, from the date prescribed for the payment.

A reminder of the deadlines for filing and payment is printed at the bottom part of your
Certificate of Registration (COR). Income Tax Return is due within 60 days after the end of each
quarter while annual return is due every April 15. VAT is due monthly on or before the 20 th day
of the succeeding month and quarterly on or before the 25 th day following the close of each
taxable quarter. Withholding Tax-Expanded, Compensation, and Final is due on or before the 10 th
day of the month following the month the withholding was made.