SAYING the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s Amnesty Act of 2017 serves as the Duterte administration’s gift to taxpayers, BIR officials recently encouraged taxpayers to avail themselves of the relief offered by the law.
In a tax forum held in Pasig City, the Bureau said it is continuously reaching out to taxpayers regarding the Tax Amnesty Act of 2017, or Republic Act (RA) 11213.
The forum, held at Tanghalan ng Pasigueño Pasig City, was facilitated by Revenue Region 7-Quezon City and Revenue District 43-Pasig City to educate taxpayers about ease of doing business, the Tax Reform for Accelereaton and Inclusion (TRAIN) law and the Tax Amnesty Act.
Revenue District Officer Rufo Ranario said that, in line with their theme for 2019—“Para Sa Inyo, Maging Tapat Tayo; Serbisyong Tapat, Buwis na Sapat,” the BIR is appealing to taxpayers to apply for the amnesty.
RA 11213 was approved by the President on February 14, with provisions for estate tax amnesty and tax amnesty on delinquencies.
The tax law aims to lessen the burden of taxpayers having past liabilities and to increase government revenue. Ranario said their office and all other offices of BIR are open to anyone who wishes to know more about the tax law.
“In RDO 43, we conduct tax forums, we have open communications daily and lectures every Thursdays for them [taxpayers]to understand the Tax Amnesty Act approved by the president,” Ranario said.
He also called on to taxpayers to file their income-tax return early before the deadline on April 15 to avoid the rush. “We are appealing to the taxpayers to file early their income-tax return to avoid gridlock,” Ranario said.
On March 13, the tax forum of RDO 43 led by RR-7 Quezon City Regional Director Romulo Aguila Jr. and ARD Albino Galanza for Pasigueño was also conducted successfully. Eunice Calma
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