Oplan Kandado: BIR RDO 72 strikes again! Lanot General Merchandise Closed

Roxas City, Capiz (August 11, 2010)–BIR RDO 72 strikes again! Lanot General Merchandise, owned by Mr Richard Dadivas, is the first taxpayer to be ordered closed this year. Following hints of complaints constantly posted by customers against the said establishment for its failure to issue receipts, RDO GIL G. TABANDA asked that a Mission Order be granted to warrant an overt surveillance to find out the truth of the complaints.

Mass Media Campaign on Project: “Iboto Mo”

In photo from L-R: Atty. Neri Yu-Asst. Legal Division Chief, RDO Curly Lozano of RD 81, RD Jose N. Tan and ARD Conrad Lee

BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) 13 officials yesterday reminded candidates that expenses for campaign materials are subject to tax.

“So, anytime the politicians spend for campaign materials and they receive campaign contributions, they should report to the Comelec per guidelines on campaign expenditures,” BIR 13 Assistant Director Conrad Lee said.

BIR Warns Judges and Taxpayers: “Do not TRO our Tax Collection”

Quezon City, 07 May 2010 – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued recently Revenue Memorandum Order No. 42-2010 pointing out the legal provisions in the Tax Code that no Court except the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has the authority to prohibit BIR from collecting taxes imposed by the said Tax Code. This prohibition applies to issuance of temporary restraining order (TRO) on all collection activities, service of warrants of distraint and garnishment, levy on final decisions of the BIR on disputed assessments, cases filed before the CTA and the sale of property distrained and garnished.

BIR FORGIVES MMDA WITH LIFTING OF FREEZE ON BANK ACCOUNTS

In response to a request by Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Oscar Inocentes for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to lift its garnishment of MMDA’s bank accounts and for a “reinvestigation of the assessed tax or a possible abatement of tax liability”, BIR Commissioner Joel Tan-Torres instructed his personnel to immediately accomodate the request. The BIR served Warrants of Garnishment on several bank accounts of the MMDA last March 24, 2010 for MMDA’s failure to settle its withholding tax liabilities for the years 1997, 2000 and 2001 amounting to P 116,451,132.98.

BIR Sustains Good Start, Exceeds February 2010 Collection Goal

Quezon City, 25 March 2010 – Looks like the December 2009 collection performance is a prophesy slowly taking shape as the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) posted its third successive month of surplus collection under the leadership of Commissioner Joel L. Tan-Torres.

BIR Revokes Ruling on Build Your Own (BYO) Scheme

BIR issued Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 20-2010 to circularize the revocation of BIR Ruling No. DA-245-2005 regarding build-to-own (BTO), build-your-own (BYO) and similar schemes which resulted in non-payment of taxes due to government.

High Hopes in High Places

Through the collective efforts of the agency’s officials and staff members and sincerity of its taxpayers, the BIR Cordillera Administrative Region exceeded its collection by 36.24 percent or P122,313,630.41 for the month of February 2010.

BIR Launches 2010 Handang Maglingkod Project

Quezon City, 18 March 2010 – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) launched its 2010 Handang Maglingkod Project (HMP) today to institutionalize the establishment of one-stop-shop Taxpayer Service Areas (TSAs) in all BIR offices rendering frontline services to taxpayers.

TMAP Vows to Assist BIR this Tax Filing Season

Quezon City, 18 March, 2010 – As partner of the bureau to improve delivery of service to taxpayers through the Handang Maglingkod Program that would encourage voluntary compliance, the Tax Management Association of the Philippines, Inc., forged a Memorandum of Agreement with the Bureau of Internal Revenue on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, to establish a Taxpayer’s Assistance Center that would provide assistance to taxpayers this income tax filing season.

Videoke, Karaoke Bars Subject to 18% Amusement Tax, Not VAT

BIR Commissioner Joel L. Tan-Torres signed last March 8, 2010 Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) 18-2010 clarifying the coverage and taxability of amusement places.

“This so-called amusement places” according to Commissioner Tan-Torres, now includes “videoke bars, karaoke bars, karaoke televisions, karaoke boxes and music lounges” which were previously called night or day clubs and cabarets.”