1996 Tax Quiz Bee

May 7, 1996 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 29-96 SUBJECT : 1996 Tax Quiz Bee TO : All Revenue Officials and Employees Concerned In line with the 92nd Anniversary celebration, the Bureau of Internal Revenue shall conduct a Tax Quiz Bee. The objectives of the Tax Quiz Bee are the following: a) To enhance the public's knowledge and awareness of the tax system of the country, particularly that of the student sector; b) To further the Bureau's plans of continuing the education and information campaign of the Tax Administration Strategic Plan. The Tax Quiz Bee shall be open to all college students nationwide. Employee of the Bureau of Internal Revenue are not allowed to join the quiz bee. To ensure this, students registering for the contest shall be required to present their college ID and their registration forms for the current semester. Registrations shall be held at their respective colleges or at Regional District Offices of the BIR before July 8, 1996. The quiz bee shall be conducted by the Regional Directors at designated regional offices. They shall be assisted by representatives from the National Office. The Regional offices shall be responsible for the conduct of the information drive. They shall also be responsible in informing the colleges and universities of the Tax Quiz Bee through posters and other means. The regional offices shall prepare a list of entries using the format in Annex A. The list of entries shall be finalized a week before the contest. Should the number of entries exceed 15, two, (2) rounds of the quiz bee shall be conducted by the region concerned. The questions in the Tax Quiz Bee shall be based on the National Internal Revenue Code 1993, as amended. The contest mechanics and rules are as follows: 1. There will be three (3) categories for the Quiz Bee, the EASY category, the AVERAGE category and the DIFFICULT category. 2. There will be ten (10) questions for each category. For every correct answer, 10 points will be given for the EASY category, 15 points for the AVERAGE category, and 20 points for the DIFFICULT category, the total of which is 450 points (100 pts. for the Easy category, 150 pts. for the Average category and 200 pts. for the Difficult category). 3. The contestants shall be given the chance to answer the EASY questions in 30 seconds, the AVERAGE questions in 60 seconds and the DIFFICULT questions in 90 seconds. 4. A Quiz Master shall be designated by the Regional Director to act as the emcee of the program. 5. The participants shall be required to present themselves one hour before the conduct of the Tax Quiz Bee. 6. Each of the participants shall be provided with chalk (pentel pens), a chalkboard and a blackboard eraser. 7. The participants shall write their answers on the chalkboards (or papers) instead of answering the questions orally. 8. The points system shall be used in the conduct of the Tax Quiz Bee. 9. The contestants shall start writing their answers at the first ring of the buzzer. On the second ring, the contestants shall stop writing. On the first instance that a contestant starts writing before the first ring of the buzzer, he/she shall be given a warning. Upon the third violation of the rule aforementioned, he/she shall be disqualified from the quiz bee. 10. The first instance that a contestant continues writing after the second buzzer has sounded, he/she shall be given a warning. He/she shall be disqualified after the third warning. 11. Wrong Spelling shall be considered as an Incorrect Answer. 12. Coaching from the audience shall not be tolerated. 13. Regional employees shall act as proctors during the contest. This is to ensure the proper scoring and that no copying of answers and other forms of cheating will occur. The proctors shall be the ones to check the answers and make sure that points are given accordingly. They shall be consulted in case an error in scoring occurs or when there is any doubt about the final scores. 14. The participant if found and proved to be cheating, shall immediately be disqualified from the quiz bee. 15. In case of a tie, tie-breaker questions will be asked until the tie is broken. 16. The BIR National Office representative and/or RDO officers shall compose the Committee which will decide on the validity of answers given. The decision of the Committee shall be final and irrevocable. 17. The participant with the highest score shall be declared as the winner in his region. 18. In case two (2) rounds of the quiz bee are conducted, the score of the winner in the first round will be compared with the score of the winner in the second round. The one with the higher score will be declared as the official winner of the concerned region. 19. The top three regional winners will then compete against each other for the championship title. The competition will be televised nationwide. 20. The championship shall be conducted at the National Office of the BIR or at a designated place during the 92nd Anniversary celebration. 21. Awarding of the Tax Quiz Bee shall be held during the Anniversary celebration of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. The regional winners shall be awarded cash prizes amounting to P5,000 and Certificates of Recognition. For the championship, first prize shall be P10,000.00, second prize shall be P7,500.00 and the third prize P5,000.00. Aside from these cash prizes, the champion and the runners-up shall also receive Plaques of Recognition. For the information of all concerned. LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO Commissioner of Internal Revenue ANNEX A ANNEX B