BIR Updates

Issues in Invoicing During ECQ Due to the strict implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), many taxpayers experience difficulties when it comes to the issuance of receipts/invoices to their customers.  Manual receipts with Authority to Print (ATP) and computer-generated receipts with duly approved Permit to Use (PTU) or Acknowledgment Certificate are not accessible due the closure of most business establishments. Sending or mailing of the actual receipts/invoices through postal services is currently impossible due to non-observance of standard operating hours.  Also, some taxpayers have their ATP expired during ECQ.  Work-around Invoicing Procedures During ECQ BIR has issued Revenue Memorandum Circular [...]

By: Hergie Ann De Guzman, CPA The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued last April 30, 2020 Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 11-2020 dated April 29, 2020 to further extend the deadline of filing/submission of returns/reports and payment of taxes due to the extended Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).  Taxpayers who will file their tax returns within the original deadline or prior to the extended deadline can amend their tax returns at any time before the extended due date. An amendment that will result in additional tax can still be paid without penalties provided that it should be done not later than [...]