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BIR PRIORITIESExceed BIR revenue target ofP 940 Billion for 2011Improve taxpayer satisfaction andcomplianceImprove BIR core processes

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By Rowena Altura

A NEW SET OF BIR Forms will be used in thefiling of the annual Income Tax returns (ITRs)starting next year.

The new Forms are the June 2011 ver-sions of the following: BIR Form No. 1700 (In-formation Return/Annual Income Tax Returnfor Individuals Earning Purely CompensationIncome); BIR Form No. 1701 (Information Re-turn/Annual Income Tax Return for Self-Em-ployed Individuals, Estates and Trusts); andBIR Form No. 1702 (Annual Income Tax Re-turn for Corporations, Partnerships and OtherNon-Individual Taxpayers).

The revised BIR Forms were circularizedthrough the issuance of Revenue Memoran-dum Circular (RMC) No. 40-2011 last September5. The said Forms will be used in the annualincome tax filing covering and starting withCalendar Year 2011, which are due for filing onor before April 15, 2012.

Compared to the old forms, BIR Form Nos.1700 and 1701 now have a section for Supple-mental Information wherein taxpayers will de-clare their gross income/receipts subjected to

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final withholding tax and grossincome/receipts exempt from Income Tax.

With the issuance of the new BIR Form1700, individuals (other than those solelyearning income as OFWs) who are avai-ling of the benefits of special laws, suchas, but not limited to, the PERA Law, arenow required to file an ITR.

Individuals who are not required to filean ITR or those qualified for "substituted fi-ling", however, may voluntarily file BIR Form1700 for purposes of loan application, foreigntravel requirements and other purposes.

Individuals who are availing of any taxrelief under the Tax Code and/or any prevailingspecial laws (e.g. Income Tax Holiday, prefe-rential Income Tax rate, exemption from IncomeTax, additional special deductions, etc.) are re-quired to completely fill up Part VII (Details of

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LAST OCTOBER 3, two (2) of the BIR's Re-venue District Offices (RDOs) under RR 7-Quezon City were conferred ISO 9001:2008Certification for their business registrationprocess.

Said district offices are RDO Nos. 40-Cubao(headed by Revenue District Officer EdgarTolentino) and 43B-West Pasig (headed byRevenue District Officer Luis Alberto, Jr.),which were both selected as pilot sites forthe implementation of the Quality Manage-ment System (QMS) in the BIR.

The conferment of the ISO Certifica-tion to the two RDOs was made by a third

party auditor, TUV SUD Asia Pacific TUV SUDGroup during the flag-raising ceremony heldin the BIR National Office. The awarding ofISO Certificates to RDO Tolentino and RDOAlberto as well as to OIC-Regional DirectorJonas Amora of RR 7 (as the pilot region)was witnessed by the Bureau's officials, ledby Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henaresand the Deputy Commissioners. Alsopresent to witness the momentous occasionwere QMS Project Directors, ACIR Ma.Rosario Charo Curiba and ACIR Lucita

THE BIR ISSUED Revenue MemorandumCircular (RMC) Nos. 38-2011 and 49-2011last September 1 and October 11, respec-tively, to clarify the application of ExpandedWithholding Tax (EWT) on the paymentsmade by the Philippine Health InsuranceCorporation (PHIC) to hospitals/clinicsand medical practitioners who renderedmedical services to PHIC members.

RMC No. 38-2011 clarifies that PHIC,being the one in control of the payment tohospitals/clinics and medical practitioners(MPs), has the responsibility of withhol-ding the tax that should be withheld onincome payments made to them.

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Income Tax Incentives/Exemptions) of BIRForm 1701.

RMC No. 40-2011 also required all juridi-cal entities following the fiscal year of repor-ting to use the new BIR Form No. 1702, star-ting with those covered by fiscal year endingJanuary 31, 2012. Said Form now includes asection on Taxpayer Activity Profile and asection on Tax Relief Availment.

"By putting additional sections in our newIncome Tax Forms, the BIR can generate dataon how much revenues are foregone due to thegrant of tax relief and exemptions to taxpayers,which senators and congressmen always askfrom the Bureau", said DCIR Nelson M. Aspeof the Operations Group.

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THE BIR PARTICIPATED in the 9thJoint Training Program (JTP) of theStudy Group on Asian Tax Administra-tion and Research (SGATAR) held lastOctober 11 to 13 at the Marriot Hotel inBrisbane, Australia.

Delegates from fif-teen (15) SGATAR mem-ber-countries/regionsattended the trainingprogram, which carriedthe topic, "EffectiveStrategic Planning andReporting Processes -Setting and Deliveringon the Vision".

The Philippines wasrepresented by Commis-sioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares and AssistantCommissioner Leonor S.Villalon-Rogers of thePolicy and Planning Ser-vice.

In addition to pre-sentations and discus-sions on the strategicplanning and reportingprocesses, the three-daytraining program alsocovered other high-leveltopics, namely: reputation manage-ment; brand management; and commu-nity engagement through help and as-sist approaches and deterrence of taxavoidance and evasion.

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Specifically, said payments ofPHIC to MPs are subject to EWT atthe rate of 10%, if MP's annual grossincome does not exceed P 720,000.00,or 15%, if MP's annual gross incomeexceeds P 720,000.00. For the facilityfees paid by the PHIC to hospitals/clinics, the EWT rate is 2%.

RMC No. 49-2011 further clarifiesthat for medical cases and surgical pro-cedures where the entire case rateamount (covering payment for the use

of facility and professional fees of MPs)is required to be paid by the PHIC di-rectly to the hospital/clinic, the appli-cation of the EWT rate shall be on theentire case rate payment at the rate of2%. In this case, the hospital/clinic isthe party in control of the fund, and assuch, it has the obligation to withholdthe 10% or 15% EWT on payments tobe made to doctors or medical practi-tioners for their professional fees.

In addition, the PHIC is likewiseunder obligation to comply with the

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BIR clarifies...from p. 1 5% withholding VAT on governmentmoney payments. RMC No. 49-2011emphasizes that for purposes of VATexemption, Section 109 (G) of the TaxCode covers only medical, dental,hospital and veterinary services, ex-cept those rendered by professionals.Thus, PHIC should withhold the 5%VAT on money payments to profes-sionals and other facilities, if any, whoare not VAT exempt. (See full text ofRMC Nos. 38-2011 and 49-2011 atwww.bir.gov.ph)

Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares, together with ACIR Leonor S. Villalon-Rogers, attends the 9th SGATARJoint Training Program held from October 11 to 13, 2011 at the Marriot Hotel in Brisbane, Australia.

The role of technology in enhan-cing tax compliance and participation,and managing change and identifyingopportunities were tackled on the lastday of the JTP.

Commissioner Henares discussedthe new vision and mission statements

of the BIR which, she said, underscoredthe agency’s role in nation-building."We pay our taxes because we love ourcountry. As a citizen, we have two obli-gations - to pay our taxes and to make

sure that government spend it cor-rectly”, the Commissioner said. She fur-ther mentioned that this strategic state-ment is the new message that the BIRwants to instill in the mind of every Fili-pino.

The Commissioner also discussedthe challenges inPhilippine tax ad-ministration andthe BIR’s objec-tives, strategyroadmap and ma-jor programs andprojects. She al-so discussed theextent of com-puterization inthe Bureau, thee-GovernmentFramework andthe correspon-ding priority pro-jects per compo-nent, as well asthe strategic con-cerns for ICT usein the BIR.

The SGATARJTP is an annualevent that startedin 2003. It servesas a venue for sha-

ring of SGATAR members' expertiseand experiences in various areas oftax administration. Last year's SGATARJTP was hosted by and held in thePhilippines.

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THE BIR, in collaboration with theDepartment of Trade and Industry(DTI), held a Briefing/Walkthrough onthe Philippines Business Registry (PBR)last October 17 at the Bureau's NationalTraining Center auditorium.

The event was spearheaded byDCIR Lilia C. Guillermo, together withACIR Lucita G. Rodriguez and HREACarolyn Ann C. Reyes, and wasattended by Taxpayers Service Section(TSS) Chiefs from Metro Manila districtoffices and selected revenue officialsand personnel in the National Office.

DTI representatives, Rhoda DelRosario (Project Manager) and ChichieMabutas (Project Specialist) briefed theattendees on the Vision/Mission,Objectives and Status of the PBRProject and gave a walkthrough of thePBR System. This was followed by anopen forum wherein clarificatoryquestions were asked by the attendees.

DCIR Guillermo responded to someof the issues raised in relation to theissuance of Taxpayer IdentificationNumber (TIN) via the PBR System. Shealso echoed to the TSS Chiefs theinstruction of Commissioner Kim S.Jacinto-Henares for BIR frontliners tocomply strictly with the requirements

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in registering taxpayers "so as to comeup with a clean taxpayer database forthe BIR".

The Philippines Business Registryis a government-initiated projectspearheaded by the DTI by virtue ofExecutive Order No. 587 issued onDecember 8, 2006. It was first launchedin July 2008 and was re-launched onJuly 22, 2011.

The BIR was one of the six (6)national government agencies thatentered into an Inter-Agency Memoran-dum of Agreement (MOA) with the DTIfor the establishment of the PBR.

The PBR is a web-based systemthat serves as a one-stop shop forentrepreneurs who need to transact withseveral agencies to be able to startoperating a business. By integratingthe information from the databases ofthe participating agencies, a nationalbusiness registry database will be

created that will make data verificationeasier on the part of the government.

The ready source of business datawill also create opportunities for part-nership with other businesses locallyand globally, thereby facilitating com-mercial transactions for Philippineenterprises and encouraging moreinvestments in the country.

The PBR also harmonizes thebusiness registration systems ofvarious agencies through the provisionof a single-window online transactionprocessing system. This makes busi-ness registration easier on the part ofthe registrants because they do nothave to go to various agencies or accessdifferent online systems of agencies tobe able to register their businesses.

Sole proprietors can actually applyfor business registration in computer

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THE HUMAN RESOURCE InformationSystem (HRIS) was rolled out in seven(7) more Regional Offices last October6.

The second batch of Regional Of-fices where HRIS was rolled out areRR Nos. 1-Calasiao, Pangasinan, 2-CAR, 3-Tuguegarao, Cagayan, 9-SanPablo City, 10-Legazpi City, 11-IloiloCity and 12-Bacolod City.

The HRIS covers Personnel Ad-ministration, Property Accountabilityand Forms Accountability Modules,which were initially rolled out in RRNos. 4-San Fernando, Pampanga, 5-

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Caloocan City, 6-Manila, 7-QuezonCity, 8-Makati, 13-Cebu City and 19-Davao City last July 15.

The HRIS is a comprehensive andintegrated human resource manage-ment system designed to allow track-ing and updating of all BIR personnel-related information.

"It is through the HRIS that theBureau will be able to have a compre-hensive and complete human resourcedata focusing on the Current Person-nel Strength and Personal Data Sheet,"said DCIR Lilia C. Guillermo of theInformation Systems Group.

"The HRIS will also enable us toexpedite the processing and issuanceof office clearance to BIR officials and

employees through its Property Ac-countability and Forms Accountabi-lity Modules," said DCIR Celia C.King of the Resource ManagementGroup.

In their joint Memorandum datedSeptember 29, 2011, DCIR Guillermoand DCIR King directed concernedpersonnel to use the system and to logwith their respective Help Desk all per-tinent issues and concerns relating toactual use of the system.

"Rollout issues will be immedi-ately acted upon to ensure smoothimplementation of the HRIS, and willbe considered as additional inputs forthe enhancement of the system in thefuture," the DCIRs said.

DCIR Lilia C. Guillermo responds to issues raised in relation to TIN issuance during the Briefing on the PhilippinesBusiness Registry held last October 17.

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Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama shares light momentswith RR13-Cebu City Regional Director (RD) RoditaGalanto and Asst. RD Conrado Lee during their cour-tesy call at the Mayor's Office.

TAU Head Ma. Luchi Ong of RR 11-Iloilo City attended thejoint annual conference of the Philippine Statistical As-sociation, Inc. and the Department of Tourism held lastSeptember 26 to 27 at Sarabia Manor Hotel in the city.

RDO Melquiades Cancela of RDO Masbate City met withMASELCO Finance Officer, Junie Marcos and his staff inthe Internal Audit & Finance Divisions and ExternalAuditors during their visit to his office last September29 to clarify issues on VAT, Income Tax and the provi-sions under RMO No. 22-2011.

Regional Director Alert B. Alocilja addresses the RotaryClub of Zamboanga City during the Club's regularmonthly meeting held last October 6, 2011 at the LantakaHotel, this City. As the guest speaker, he also highlightedthe Bureau's strategies and special efforts /initiatives toincrease tax collection in the region while appealing forthe Club's full support and cooperation. He received aCertificate of Appreciation from Rotarian PresidentFrederick"Rikki" Lim.

RDO Beverly Milo of RD 6-Urdaneta participated in themeeting of Pangasinan Association of Local Govern-ment Accountants (PALGA) conducted by the CityGovernment of Urdaneta, Pangasinan last September15. City Mayor Amadeo Gregorio Perez IV served as re-source speaker on Taxation Updates concerning go-vernment issues.

RDO Isabel Paulino of RD 41-Mandaluyong, togetherwith Asst. RDO Olivia Amanse, appeals to the officers ofMandaluyong Chinese Chambers of Commerce to vo-luntarily pay the correct taxes during their meeting heldlast September 12 at the district's office.

RR 10, LEGAZPI CITY - Regional Director(RD) Esmeralda Tabule, together withRDO Ariel Calabia of RD 67-Legazpi City,guested last October 4 at the "Kapihanat Balitaan sa Embarcadero" whereinshe announced her thrust to strengthenthe region's tax information drive.

"I believe that a well-informedtaxpayer is a compliant taxpayer, thatis why we will strengthen our tax infor-mation dissemination campaign star-ting with the self-employed indivi-duals and professionals," said RDTabule.

She also mentioned that RR 10 willtap other sources of revenues aside fromthe tax remittances derived fromgovernment projects. In line with this,RD Tabule took time to discuss the majorprograms of the BIR, particularly the TaxCompliance Verification Drive (TCVD),

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Run After Tax Evaders (RATE) Programand "Oplan Kandado".

The TCVD, according to her, is a year-round activity of the BIR that monitorsbusiness establishments' compliance withthe bookkeeping rules and regulations,particularly the issuance of official receiptsor invoices in every sale transaction.

"Though the RATE and “Oplan Kan-dado” Programs enable us to identify and

penalize tax evaders, as much as possible, Idon't want taxpayers to be subjected underthese programs. So please, cooperate withus and declare and pay the correct amountof taxes", appealed RD Tabule.

News reporters from different radiostations covered the "Kapihan" programand simultaneously aired RD Tabule’sinterview in their respective morningprograms.

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RDO Rolando Espina of RD 87-Catbalogan, togetherwith Assessment Chief Rizalina Estrada, discusses withgovernment withholding agents the withholding taxsystem, process and compliance; year-end adjustment;eFPS compliance and other tax matters during a semi-nar/workshop held last September 28.

Revenuers of RD 87-Catbalogan, led by RDO RolandoEspina (seated 4th from L), pose with barangay chairmenand withholding agents who attended the seminar/work-shop on withholding tax system, process and compli-ance conducted by the district office last September 27.

RDO Rolando Espina of RD 87-Catbalogan discusseswith lessors of real property the provisions of RR 12-2011 and returns filing, deadlines and reportorial require-ments during a tax forum conducted by the district of-fice last September 29.

Asst. RDO Tohammie Yahya of RD 84-Tagbilaran Citytalks about the issuance of TIN to compensation in-come earners and persons engaged in trade/businessor practice of profession during an ambush interviewconducted by DYTR reporter, Gene Ugboc last September14 at the district's office.

RDO Monib Dimakuta of RD 93B-Zamboanga Sibugay,during an interview conducted by news reporters, ap-peals to taxpayers for their continuous support in theimplementation of their district office's strategies, plansand projects for the attainment of their annual collec-tion goal by November 2011.

RDO Nasrollah Conding of RD 92-Pagadian City, to-gether with Assessment Chief Myrna Maslamama, TSSChief Zenaida Obaob, Proserphine Godines and IrishBrañanola, conducted a tax seminar last September 19at the Philippine Army Headquarters TABAK Division inAurora, Zamboanga del Sur wherein they discussed theremittance of withholding taxes, money payment bygovernment and substituted filing of tax returns.

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RD 73-SAN JOSE, ANTIQUE, headed by RDO UrsulaEquiña, conducted tax mapping operations of pro-fessionals in the town of San Jose, Antique last Sep-tember 27 to 29. Photo shows the briefing conductedprior to the conduct of tax mapping.

RDO Isabel Paulino of RD 41-MANDALUYONG CITYleads her team of revenuers in checking the compli-ance of business establishments with the BIR's require-ments during their conduct of Tax Compliance Verifi-cation Drive.

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RDO Rebe Detablan of RD 59, Lipa City discusses theBIR registration requirements as well as the differentcollection programs of the district office during the In-vestors’ Forum held last October 6 at the Tanauan CityGymnasium. The event was participated in by propri-etors and owners of different establishments in TanauanCity and was sponsored by City Government of Tanauan.

Revenue Examiner Charles Culo of RD-86, Borongan,Eastern Samar, together with TSS Chief Roswell Go,discusses with taxpayers the BIR registration require-ments, their tax obligations and various tax updatesduring a Briefing/Conference on How to Start a Busi-ness held last September 14 at the Municipal Auditoriumin Balangiga, Eastern Samar.

RD 78-Binalbagan, headed by RDO Arturo Acabal andAsst. RDO Fred Subaldo, conducted a tax dialogue, whichwas graced by Mayor Alejandro Mirasol of Binalbagan,Negros Occidental and RR 12-Bacolod City RegionalDirector, Perfecto Anaras. Assessment Section Chief Ma.Angeles Remolano and TSS Chief Liezl Araola served asresource speakers during the tax dialogue.

Asst. RDO Joey Hernandez of RD 34-Paco Manila dis-cussed various tax-related queries during his guestinglast September 10 in DWIZ's radio program "Mr.Taxman", hosted by Gerry Flores.

Assessment Section Chief Eileen Briones of RD 112-Tagum City attended a Consultative Forum coordinatedlast August 26 by the Provincial Cooperative Develop-ment Council-Davao del Norte wherein she discussedtax/program updates on cooperatives.

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VISITATION OF RD 60'S NEW OFFICE. Regional Direc-tor Rodita Galanto of RR 9-San Pablo City, togetherwith Finance Division Chief Purificacion Laylo and Ad-ministrative Division Chief Adelina Ramos, visited thenew office of RD 60 - Lucena City (headed by RDOYolanda Ferrer) located at Lucena Grand Terminal Inc.,Ilayang Dupay, Lucena City.

CSC’S AUDIT OF RR 18 HRMU. The Human ResourceManagement Unit of RR18-Koronadal City underwent aCSC Audit under the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC)Audit Accreditation Program last August 11.

RD 115 IN DTI'S LIVELIHOOD ENCOUNTER PROGRAM.RD 115-Digos City, headed by RDO Herma Escudero, par-ticipated in a two-day Livelihood Encounter Program orga-nized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in linewith the Digos City Foundation anniversary celebration.

HRIS FUNCTIONAL TEAM'S VISIT IN RR 7-QC. The HRISFunctional Team conducted a site visit at the HRMU ofRR 7-Quezon City last August 25 in relation to the forth-coming HRIS Regional Rollout. During the visit, SME/Trainors checked/verified the status and progress of theregion's data build-up and availability of system accessin the Regional Office as well as resolved issues encoun-tered in the implementation of the HRIS.

RD 20’S TREE PLANTINGACTIVITY. Revenuers ofRD 20-Bataan joined theCentral Luzon Associa-tion of Regional Officers(CLARO) in their treeplanting activity held lastSeptember 14 at Bagac,Bataan, in compliance withExecutive Order No. 25 (Na-tional Greening Program).

RD 86 IN PADUL-ONG FESTIVAL PARADE. Revenuersof RD 86-Borongan, Eastern Samar, together with rep-resentatives from other National Government Agencies,participated in the Padul-ong Festival Parade held lastSeptember 7 at the Provincial Capitol Ground inBorongan City.

TURNOVER CEREMONY IN RR 19. Revenue officials ofRR19-Davao City, led by Asst. Regional Director NuzarBalatero, perform a special dance number during theTurnover Ceremony held for incoming Regional Direc-tor (RD) Glen Geraldino and outgoing RD PerfectoAranas last September 16 at the region's social hall.

RD 70 IN CIVIC PARADE. RD 70-Masbate City revenuers,led by RDO Melquiades Cancela, joined the civic paradeheld last September 30 around the Poblacion of MasbateCity, in celebration of the 11th cityhood anniversary.

RDO Irene Goze of RD 9-La Trinidad, Benguet updatesDCIR Nelson Aspe on the district office's collectionperformance during the latter's visit at their office. DCIRAspe suggested possible activities that the district of-fice can implement to enhance its collection perfor-mance. Top photo shows revenuers of RD 9 posing withDCIR Aspe.

Gender and Development (GAD) focal persons/advo-cates of RR 2-Cordillera Administrative Region and itsdistrict offices, led by GAD Chairman, Legal DivisionChief Elena Rillera, conducted a Planning Session forGAD's Activities for Calendar Year 2013.

Selected revenuers from different offices attended a Seminar on Automated Compu-tation of Withholding Taxes conducted by OIC-Chief Edwin Guzman of LT RegularAudit Division 2 last September 20 at the BIR National Training Center.

Regional Director Jonas Amora of RR 7-Quezon City, together with the region's Asst.RDOs, Division Chiefs, Asst. Division Chiefs and Administrative Officers, attended aRe-orientation on Administrative Policies and CSC Leave Laws conducted lastSeptember 29 by RR 7 HRMU, in coordination with the CSC-BIR Field Office. CSCDirector Lucila Pagdanganan served as resource speaker.

Asst. Regional Director Manuel Mapoy and AssessmentDivision Chief Miriam Aguila (Chairman and Vice-Chair-man of RR-8 Makati's Bids and Awards Committee, res-pectively) spearhead the conduct of public bidding forthe following projects of the region: waterproofingproject; security services; janitorial services; airconmaintenance and building maintenance.

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54th Case: Bulwagang Filipino Restaurant, Inc. (including former Manila

Register of Deeds, Atty. Marissa Timones) ........................................... P 31.71 M

55th Case: Manuel Garcia (Former PCSO Official) ............................................... P 18.91 M

56th Case: Prospero Pichay (Former House Representative and dismissed

LWUA Chairman) ................................................................................. P 32.73 M

57th Case: Carlo Sera of Gerona, Tarlac (Total Gas Dealer)................................... P 82.54 M

58th Case: Carlota Cristi Manalo Tan (PAGCOR coffee concessionaire) .................... P 59 M

59th Case: Antipuesto Trike for Life Foundation, Inc. .............................................. P 17.38 M

60th Case: Gammon Metal Products, Inc. (including its President, Joaquin Chua) .......P 1.7 B

61st Case: Silver Trumpets & Company, Inc. (including its President,

Ma. Luz Pangilinan) ............................................................................... P 9.15 M

62nd Case:Vintage Fashion, Inc. (including its corporate officers,

Michael Tung Lim, et. al.) ................................................................... P 410.57 M

63rd Case: Best Seller Manufacturing Corporation (including its General Manager,

Charlie Yao (a.k.a. Yao Ching) ............................................................. P 37.72 M

64th Case: Dr. Willy Go Lopez (Neurosurgeon)*

65th Case: Dr. Sylvia Huang (Dermatologist)*

66th Case: George Erwin Garcia (Lawyer) ............................................................. P 37.94 M

67th Case: Abelardo Aportadera, Jr. (Lawyer) ........................................................ P 26.05 M

68th Case: Nilo H. Alegado (Rice Importer) .......................................................... P 102.94 M

69th Case: Danilo P. Cariaga (Lawyer) .................................................................... P 1.95 M

70th Case: Spouses, Marcelle Marie Palanca Tan-Chen and SW Tenglee Tengsico

Taan (Medical Practitioners)*

71st Case: Gerardo Caligner Teves (Rice Importer) ............................................ P 136.07 M

72nd Case: Emelino T. Maestro (CPA & Tax Practitioner)......................................... P 7.10 M

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In line with the BIR's thrust to collect its P 940 Billion target in 2011, the Bureau's Run After Tax Evasion (RATE) Teamcontinue to develop and file tax evasion cases against tax cheats. As of October 19, 2011, the BIR has already filed atotal of seventy-two (72) tax evasion cases at the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares' stewardship, with estimated total tax liabilities amounting to P 29.73 Billion. Below is a list of recently-filedtax evasion cases under the RATE Program.

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IssuancesIssuancesIssuancesIssuancesIssuancesRMO No. 33-2011 Prescribes the re-portorial requirements of the Informa-tion Planning and Quality ServiceRMO No. 34-2011 Prescribes the as-signed office codes for the newly-cre-ated and split offices of the BIRRMO No. 35-2011 Re-classifies theRevenue District Offices (RDOs)RMO No. 36-2011 Amends certain pro-visions of RMO No. 26-2011 re: guide-lines in the tax treatment of separationbenefits received by officials and emplo-yees on account of their separation fromemployment due to death, sickness orother physical disability and the issuanceof Certificate of Tax Exemption from In-come Tax and from the Withholding TaxRMO No. 37-2011 Prescribes theguidelines in the processing of Tax DebitMemo applications

Rodriguez, and the former head of RR7, Regional Director Nestor Valeroso.

The ISO Certification conferred toRD Nos. 40 and 43B covers the primaryand secondary registration processesof the BIR. This includes application,issuance and cancellation of TaxpayerIdentification Number (TIN); applica-tion and issuance of Certificate of Re-gistration, Authority to Print Receipts/Invoices, Permit to Use Cash Register/Point-of-Sale Machines and Permit toAdopt Computerized Accounting Sys-tem; and application for RegistrationInformation Update.

The QMS for the BIR's businessregistration process was rolled out inthe Taxpayers Service Section (TSS) ofthe two district offices last February 23.

RDOs Cubao...from p. 1 After almost six (6) months of pilotimplementation of the QMS in the saidoffices, auditors from TUV SUD PSBPhilippines conducted Stage 1-Docu-mentation Audit, which yielded favo-rable findings and a recommendationto proceed to the 2nd stage audit.

Stage 2-Certification Audit wasthen conducted in RD Nos. 40 and 43Bon September 8 and 9, 2011. The auditfindings stated that "The requirementsof the standard of which the audit wasbased had been satisfied and the or-ganization has been recommended forCertification to ISO 9001:2008".

The results of the two-stage auditconfirmed the readiness and complianceof RD Nos. 40 and 43B with the ISO9001:2008 Certification standards, whichtook almost 1 ½ years to complete. The

certificate awarded to the two districtoffices (bearing Registration No.TUV100 05 1980) is valid until September2014.

The QMS Project for the BIR'sbusiness registration process waslaunched in the Bureau on March 24,2010, in partnership with the Develop-ment Academy of the Philippines(DAP). This in line with the Govern-ment Quality Management Programpromulgated under Executive OrderNo. 605, which is geared towards thepromotion and enhancement of publicsector performance through the adop-tion of ISO 9001:2008 QMS in all go-vernment agencies. (By RowenaAltura / With inputs from Media Re-lease of the Taxpayer Information &Education Division)

OIC-Regional Director Jonas Amora of RR 7-Quezon City and Revenue District Officers Edgar Tolentino and Luis Alberto, Jr. of RD Nos. 40-Cubao and 43B-West Pasig,respectively, proudly display the ISO 9001:2008 Certificate awarded to their respective offices by the TUV SUD Asia Pacific TUV SUD Group (third party certification body) afterthe flag-raising ceremony held last October 3 at the BIR National Office. Witnessing the conferment of the certificates were Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares, the DeputyCommissioners, former RR 7 Regional Director Nestor Valeroso and revenue officials and employees.

Chief Remegia B. Lauron Oct. 01Asst. Chief Enrique Z. Gatchalian Oct. 01OIC-ARDO Wrenolph D. Panganiban Oct. 01ARDO Jesusa B. Cabello Oct. 02Chief-of-Staff Teresita M. Angeles Oct. 03Chief Ambrosio L. Tungol Oct. 03Chief Felix B. Pepito Jr. Oct. 03OIC-RDO Angeles C. Bautista Oct. 03CRO Maria Zorahaida S. Dela Cruz Oct. 03OIC-RDO Solomon B. Barsaga Oct. 04Chief Merlina B. Celeste* Oct. 05OIC-ARDO Charmaine C. Dela Torre Oct. 05OIC-ARDO Jose Proceso M. Gorospe Oct. 06ACIR Ma. Rosario Charo E. Curiba Oct. 07RDO Gil G. Tabanda Oct. 07RDO Franklin C. Ladores Oct. 07OIC-Reg. Dir. Araceli L. Francisco Oct. 08Chief Teresa A. Cancino Oct. 08ARDO Meynard U. Princesa Oct. 10Reg. Dir. Alert B. Alocilja Oct. 11Chief-of-Staff Nema Benita M. Larines Oct. 11Asst. Chief Sherlita A. Del Mundo Oct. 11Chief Roberto R. Taron Oct. 12ARDO Rolando C. Ompoc Oct. 12OIC-ARDO Rodrigo A. Calib Oct. 12OIC-Asst. Regional Dir. Jose Eric C. Furia Oct. 13Asst. Chief Danilo T. Pasiliao Oct. 13Asst. Chief Jerry N. Benaning Oct. 13OIC-Asst. Chief Teresita L. Tubianosa Oct. 13Chief Angel G. Pasion Oct. 14RDO Rogelio T. Balaga Oct. 15

OIC-RDO Melquiades A. Cancela Oct. 15OIC-Asst. Chief Emily C. Caga-Anan Oct. 15OIC-RDC Head Melissa G. Bernal Oct. 16Chief Ruth Vivian G. Gadia Oct. 16RDO Lilivic M. Gatdula Oct. 16RDO Ma. Teresa Noemi A. Pizon Oct. 16Asst. Chief Avelino F. Samson Oct. 16Asst. Chief Ma. Jocylin B. Dumdum Oct. 16Chief Cynthia S. Rabang Oct. 20RDO Carlos S. Salazar Oct. 20Chief Rodrigo D. Simporios Oct. 21Asst. Chief Josephine B. Paragas Oct. 21OIC-RDO Manuel J. Trias Jr. Oct. 23OIC-Chief Rosario F. Arimado* Oct. 24ARDO Frumencio A. Belisario Oct. 24ACIR Alberto A. Pio de Roda* Oct. 25Actg. ARDO Naruddin H. Dapilin Oct. 25OIC-ARDO Ma. Bernadette B. Mangaoang Oct. 25Asst. Chief Jesusa C. Vedeja Oct. 26Asst. Chief Rolando T. Ti Oct. 27Asst. Chief Imelda M. Ligason Oct. 27OIC-RDO Arturo A. Acabal Oct. 28OIC-Asst. Chief Ma. Judith B. Grozen Oct. 28Chief Charito T. Homeres Oct. 29Chief Narcisa Z. Nubla Oct. 29ARDO Ernesto I. Mangabat Oct. 29CRO Joaquin L. Libardo Jr. Oct. 29Chief Edgar R. Quejada Oct. 30RDO Rolando B. Espina Oct. 30Asst. Chief Julianreine Rhea L. Bunoan Oct. 30Asst. Chief Estrella E. Bassig Oct. 31OIC-ARDO Fritz S. Buendia Oct. 31*Retired from the revenue service

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cafés or at the convenienceof their homes or offices usingtheir PCs with internet con-nection, or go to DTI officeswith designated PBR Kiosksor tellers and register theirbusiness through them. Thiswill not only facilitate pa-perless transactions andeliminate the repetitioussubmission of the sameinformation to governmentagencies, but this will alsohelp government reduce itsprocessing cost and time,thereby improving its deliveryof service to the people.

The PBR System wasmade accessible to the publiclast October 4. The BIR,together with the DTI, SocialSecurity System (SSS), HomeDevelopment Mutual Fund(Pag-IBIG) and PhilippineHealth Insurance Corporation

(PhilHealth) are now connectedonline to the PBR.

Under the PBR Project, theBIR will have access to PBR'sbusiness registry database,which its Revenue Officers canuse in their enforcement ope-rations. Electronic and near realtime issuance of TIN to newbusinesses will also be madepossible as well as batch repor-ting (thru email) to the BIR ofnew businesses with existingTIN that were registeredthrough the PBR System.

Currently, sole proprietorscan already do the followingtransactions via the PBRSystem: validate existing/register their Business Names(BNs) from the DTI; get orvalidate their existing TINs fromthe BIR and employer regis-tration numbers from the SSS,PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG.

The PBR will eventuallyallow the online filing of

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Briefing on...from p. 3 applications for businessregistration, business permitsand licenses and businessdissolution using a single dataentry facility, with links to thesystems of national governmentagencies and local governmentunits.

Once a business entity isregistered through the PBRSystem, it will be given a uniquePhilippine Business Number(PBN) that will serve as theiridentification key to contractsand availment of various goodand services.

"By providing a fasterprocess for business regis-tration, the government canprovide quality service to thepeople and realize its com-mitment of curbing corruptionand reducing red tape in thebureaucracy", said ProjectManager Del Rosario of the DTI.( W i t h i n p u t s f r o mwww.business.gov.ph)

METRO MANILA RegionalDirectors and Revenue DistrictOfficers attended a Workshopon the Implementation ofBenchmarking Strategy lastOctober 3 at the BIR TrainingRoom.

The workshop was spear-headed by Commissioner KimS. Jacinto-Henares and Re-gional Director (RD) Nestor S.Valeroso of RR 8-Makati whopresented a proposed Re-venue Memorandum Order(RMO) for the bureau-wideimplementation of the Bench-marking Program.

RD Valeroso underscoredthe importance of bench-mar-king as a tool to enhance theaudit capability of the BIR."Benchmarking is a systematic

process that enables us togauge the level of taxpayercompliance per line of indus-try. Using the benchmarks setper industry group, we wereable to evaluate the tax pay-ments made and identify tax-payers who are paying belowthe minimum amount set for taxcompliance purposes," he said.

Under the proposed RMO

on the Benchmarking Program,Revenue District Offices willuse their taxpayers' ratios onIncome Tax due and Value-Added Tax due in relation togross sales/receipts vis-à-visthe profit margin rate to set thestandard of taxpayers' perfor-mance/compliance per line ofindustry.

Commissioner Henares

talked about benchmarking asa logical way of selecting tax-payers who should be audited."We should be disciplined inbeing logical. And if we are logi-cal, people will not think we areharassing our taxpayers," theCommissioner said.

The Commissioner alsoreminded the participants of theprovisions of Revenue Regula-tions on the lease of commer-cial establishments/spaces. Sheemphasized that mall owners areequally liable as their tenantswho do not issue receipts andinvoices.

"We should be vigilant inmonitoring non-compliant tax-payers, especially those whodo not submit their SummaryList of Sales/Purchases," shesaid.

Regional Director Nestor S. Valeroso of RR 8-Makati talks about the importance ofbenchmarking during the Workshop on the Implementation of Benchmarking Stra-tegy held last October 3 at the BIR Training Room.