Acceptance of Out-of-District Tax Returns from Taxpayers Registered under Revenue District Office Nos. 88-Tacloban City and 89-Ormoc City

November 13, 2013 BANK BULLETIN NO. 25-13 TO : All BIR Authorized Agent Banks SUBJECT : Acceptance of Out-of-District Tax Returns from Taxpayers Registered under Revenue District Office Nos. 88-Tacloban City and 89-Ormoc City In view of the super typhoon "Yolanda" that devastated the cities of Tacloban and Ormoc which also affected the operations of the Authorized Agent Banks (AABs) located in these cities, taxpayers registered under the jurisdiction of the said areas are having problems in filing their tax returns and payment of their taxes. In order to address the concerns of these taxpayers, all AABs are hereby advised on the following: 1. All AABs shall accept out-of-district tax returns by the taxpayers registered under the following Revenue District Offices: a. RDO No. 88-Tacloban City b. RDO No. 89-Ormoc City 2. The following procedures shall be observed in the receipt of tax returns and tax payments from the above taxpayers: 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). aDSIHc 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 tax returns 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