Acceptance of Out-of-District Tax Returns for Calendar Year 2011 Filed by Certain Government Officials and Employees

March 22, 2012 BANK BULLETIN NO. 11-12 TO : All BIR Authorized Agent Banks SUBJECT : Acceptance of Out-of-District Tax Returns for Calendar Year 2011 Filed by Certain Government Officials and Employees Pursuant to Revenue Regulations No. 13-2010 dated November 25, 2010, all Authorized Agent Banks (AABs) shall not accept out-of-district tax payments. However, certain government officials and employees who, due to peculiar nature of their work, may be assigned, transferred, detailed, seconded, or required to be physically present in other places outside the jurisdiction of the Revenue District Office (RDO) where they are registered. Most of these taxpayers are having problems in filing income tax returns and payment of their taxes. For their convenience and in order to address the concerns of these taxpayers, all Authorized Agent Banks (AABs) are hereby advised on the following: 1. AAB shall accept out-of-district income tax returns for CY 2011 (BIR Forms 1700 and 1701) filed on or before April 16, 2012 by the following government officials and employees: a. Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP); b. Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP); and c. Public School Teachers/Professors/Instructors. The AAB shall request the abovementioned taxpayers to present their valid official identifications or other documentary proofs to show that they are actually members of the AFP, PNP or Public School Teachers/Professors/Instructors. 2. The following procedures shall be observed in the receipt of income tax returns and tax payments from the above government officials and employees: a. Stamp the words "Out-of-District" on the face of the return; b. Batch all Out-of-District returns received, in accordance with the existing revenue issuances, and prepare the corresponding Batch Control Sheet (BCS) a for pick up by the representative of the Revenue District Office (RDO) having jurisdiction over the collecting bank or by the representative of the Regional Data Processing Division (DPD) for collecting banks under the jurisdiction of the following Regional Offices: aDSIHc Revenue Region No. 2 Cordillera Administrative Region: RDO No. 7 Bangued, Abra RDO No. 8 Baguio City RDO No. 9 La Trinidad, Benguet RDO No. 10 Bontoc, Mt. Province RDO No. 11 Tabuk, Kalinga RDO No. 12 Lagawe, Ifugao Revenue Region No. 7 Quezon City RDO No. 28 Novaliches RDO No. 38 North Quezon City RDO No. 39 South Quezon City RDO No. 40 Cubao RDO No. 41 Mandaluyong City RDO No. 42 San Juan RDO No. 43A East Pasig RDO No. 43B West Pasig RDO No. 45 Marikina City RDO No. 46 Cainta-Taytay Revenue Region No. 9 San Pablo City RDO No. 54A Trece Martirez City RDO No. 54B Bacoor, Cavite RDO No. 55 San Pablo City RDO No. 56 Calamba City, Laguna RDO No. 57 Bian, Laguna RDO No. 58 Batangas City RDO No. 59 Lipa City RDO No. 60 Lucena City RDO No. 61 Gumaca, Quezon RDO No. 62 Boac, Marinduque RDO No. 63 Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro; and c. Indicate the RDO Number of the accepting Bank Branch in the required field of the Limited Bank Data Entry System (LBDES) and NOT the RDO Number of the taxpayer. No penalties shall be imposed to the abovementioned taxpayers for filing income tax returns for CY 2011 and paying the taxes due thereon at the wrong venue. No penalties shall likewise be imposed to the concerned AABs for accepting the same. For your guidance and strict compliance. (SGD.) KIM S. JACINTO-HENARES Commissioner of Internal Revenue