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THE
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), which has been urging
the public to prepare early for the April 15 submission
and tax-payment deadline, has reminded tax filers anew
of its regulation issued in 2002, providing for
substituted filing of income-tax returns of employees
receiving income from one employer.
This
regulation was issued in hopes of reducing queues, since
not all income earners are still required to go to the
BIR and file their returns. That task, however, was
placed in the hands of their employers, and the tax
agency urged them to attend to the necessary measures
prior to the filing, such as giving the BIR in diskette
form a list of all the company’s employees.
The
April 15 deadline of filing will not be extended, so the
BIR invited attention to its Tulungan Centers (see box)
to help tax filers. The list of such centers will run in
the BusinessMirror in the run-up to April 15.
The BIR
also has a contact center, (02) 981-8888, that can
accept as many as 30 calls at the same time on all
questions on the BIR issuances and policies, among
others. |
