Availability of Electronic Bureau of Internal Revenue Forms (eBIRForms)

October 7, 2013 BANK BULLETIN NO. 22-13 TO : All Authorized Agent Banks SUBJECT : Availability of Electronic Bureau of Internal Revenue Forms (eBIRForms) All Authorized Agent Banks (AABs) are hereby advised on the issuance of Revenue Memorandum Order (RMO) No. 24-2013 dated September 11, 2013 regarding the guidelines, policies and procedures on the use of Electronic Bureau of Internal Revenue Forms (eBIRForms) in relation to Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 61-2012. The eBIRForms is available to the non-Electronic Filing and Payment System (non-eFPS) filers and to Accredited Tax Agents (ATAs) filing in behalf of their clients who are non-eFPS filers. Only thirty-one (31) BIR Forms listed in "Annex A" of the said RMO shall be initially available for use by the abovementioned filers or ATAs. Non-eFPS filers or ATAs have the option to prepare and print the required tax returns using offline eBIRForms System or to prepare and transmit online eBIRForms and print only the Filing Reference Number (FRN) generated by the online eBIRForms System. The printed eBIRForms or FRN shall be used as reference in paying the taxes due thereon thru the AABs. Relative thereto, all AABs receiving manual/over-the-counter payments from taxpayers using eBIRForms are hereby instructed as follows: 1. Receive from the concerned taxpayers the printed copies of the system-generated FRN Page or printed eBIRForms, and corresponding deposit slip; ETHIDa 2. Accept payment and validate the submitted FRN or printed eBIRForms, and deposit slip in accordance with existing policies and procedures; and 3. Batch tax returns and encode tax payment data using the Limited Data Entry System (LBDES), in accordance with existing policies and procedures. Please be guided accordingly. (SGD.) KIM S. JACINTO-HENARES Commissioner of Internal Revenue