BIR shuts 332 erring firms, collects P1.87-B unpaid taxes

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said Friday it has closed 332 establishments in the first nine months of 2021 for various tax code violations.

The BIR operations resulted in the collection of P1.867 billion worth of unpaid taxes.

In his report to the Department of Finance, Internal Revenue Deputy Commissioner Arnel Guballa said that the BIR’s accomplishment under its “Oplan Kandado” program included shutting down the operations of two establishments in the month of September, which yielded P290 million in tax collections.

Guballa also said the BIR had rolled out its Internal Revenue Integrated System (IRIS)–Taxpayer Registration System (TRS) in the third quarter in all revenue district offices (RDOs), except in 12 offices that do not yet have fiber optics capabilities.

"The RDOs now have an electronic facility for capturing, monitoring and reporting taxpayer's primary and secondary registration data—whether   individual or non-individual, and whether with or without businesses," the BIR official said.

He said the TRS will "also facilitate the update of registration information and generation and printing of Certificate of Registration (COR), Authority to Print (ATP), Tax Clearance  (TC), and Tax Identification Number (TIN) ID card."

Dominguez had earlier ordered the BIR and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to further intensify their operations against tax cheats, in keeping with President Duterte's war on graft and corruption.—AOL, GMA News