The Special Services Department — Its Organization and Functions

August 1, 1964 REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 06-64 SUBJECT : The Special Services Department Its Organization and Functions TO : All Internal Revenue Officers and Others Concerned Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 79(B) and 551 of the Revised Administrative Code and the exigencies of the revenue service so requiring, there is hereby organized the Special Services Department which shall be under the supervision and control of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. It shall be the general objective of the Special Services Department to assist all organizational levels of management in the Bureau to effectively carry out the policies enunciated by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue insofar as the special services performed by the department is concerned: LLjur I. Organization The head of the Special Services Department shall be a Revenue Operations Head who shall be responsible for carrying out the duties and functions of the department. He shall be assisted by an Assistant Revenue Operations Head who shall act for and in behalf of the former. The special Services Department shall have four (4) units under it, namely: 1. Data Processing Center 2. Tax Census Division 3. Tax Information Division 4. Laboratory Center The Accounting Machines Division, currently operating under the Collection Department, shall become the Data Processing Center and for this purpose all personnel, equipments, supplies, records, documents and pending papers of the Accounting Machines Division shall be transferred to and absorbed by the Data Processing Center. The Tax Census Division and the Tax Information Division currently operating under the Management & Planning Department shall be transferred to the Special Services Department. The Laboratory Section, currently operating under the Alcohol Tax Division of the Assessment Department shall become the Laboratory Center, and for this purpose all personnel assigned thereto as well as equipment, supplies, records, documents and pending papers thereat shall be transferred and absorbed by the unit. II. FUNCTIONS : A. Special Services Department 1. Recommends policies and programs affecting special services of the Bureau. 2. Implements policies formulated by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on a nationwide scope as regards the dissemination of tax information; implementation of the tax census law; gathering, processing and analysis of statistics; and the application of scientific methods in the analysis of stamps and labels. 3. Recommends the adoption of instructions, rules, regulations, manuals, forms, etc. in furtherance of the dissemination of tax information; implementation of the tax census law; gathering and processing of statistics; and the determination of the genuineness of stamp and labels. 4. Sets up standard techniques and procedures relating to the tax census law and the gathering and processing of data. 5. Plans and recommends the allocation, transfer and promotion of all personnel in the department. LLphil B. Data Processing Center 1. Prepares and maintains a list of all taxpayers in the country containing all the information about the transactions of the taxpayer with the Bureau of Internal Revenue and such other data on the taxpayer as may have been made available to the Bureau. 2. Prepares and maintains an overall list of delinquent taxpayers. 3. Prepares and maintains an overall list of filers of all kinds of returns required by the Bureau. 4. Processes and collates all data and statistics relating to internal revenue. 5. Prepares payroll, checks, refund checks and treasury warrants otherwise as issued by the Bureau. 6. Performs such other functions relating to the processing of data . C. Tax Census Division 1. Supervises the taking and consolidating into a national tax census all the information or contained in the statement of assets, income and liabilities of the persons, individuals and corporations. 2. Develops and coordinates tax census data as basis for tax reforms and tax policies. D. Tax Information Division 1. Plans and arranges means of disseminating information on the application and enforcement of tax laws to every media. 2. Gathers, prepares and distributes information materials such as pamphlets, primers, charts, posters, etc. 3. Conducts tax clinics, seminars, conferences, panel discussions and other method to facilitate mass information. cdpr 4. Performs such other functions relating to tax information. E. Laboratory Center 1. Formulates, develops and carries out programs for the application of scientific methods to the solution of problems of tax enforcement. 2. Furnishes technical advise and assistance to officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue in the field of chemistry and physics. 3. Examines and analyzes samples formulas and processes of permittees to determine taxable status and examines samples which may be referred to it from other units of the Bureau. III. Repealing Clause : All orders, circulars or provisions thereof in conflict with this Revenue Administrative Order are hereby revoked. IV. Effectivity : This Revenue Administrative Order shall take effect upon approval. cdta (SGD.) BENJAMIN N. TABIOS Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue APPROVED: (SGD.) RUFINO G. HECHANOVA Secretary of Finance