Acceptance of Tax Returns and Payments from Taxpayers under the Areas Classified as Alert Level 3 per Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) Resolution No. 155

January 5, 2022 BANK BULLETIN NO. 2022-01 TO : All BIR Authorized Agent Banks SUBJECT : Acceptance of Tax Returns and Payments from Taxpayers under the Areas Classified as Alert Level 3 per Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) Resolution No. 155 Due to the declaration of Alert Level 3 classification as per IATF Resolution No. 155 in the National Capital Region (NCR), Cavite, Bulacan and Rizal for the period January 3 to 15, 2022, all Authorized Agent Banks (AABs) shall: 1. Accept all tax payments from taxpayers registered under the Revenue District Offices (RDOs) in the areas placed under Alert Level 3, including out-of-district returns and follow the following procedures: a. Stamp the words "Out-of-District" on the face of the return; b. Batch the out-of-district returns separately; and c. Encode the tax payment data using the Limited Data Bank Entry System (LBDES)/Bank System indicating the Revenue District Office (RDO) of the accepting AAB branch in the required field of the LBDES/Bank System and NOT the RDO number of the taxpayer. 2. Accept check payments from any taxpayer even without the name of receiving AAB Branch indicated in the check during the said period, provided that all check tax payments shall be made payable to the Bureau of Internal Revenue. 3. Accept all out-of-district returns with payments from taxpayers paying thru check even if the said checks have different collecting AAB branch name, provided that the payment is made through the same AAB. The taxpayer shall indicate the name of receiving AAB branch that actually received the payment at the back of the check. This Bank Bulletin shall take effect immediately until the Alert Level 3 has been lifted . For your guidance and strict compliance. (SGD.) CAESAR R. DULAY Commissioner of Internal Revenue