Production of Books, Papers, Documents and Other Pertinent Data for RIPS Purposes

October 20, 2005 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 58-05 SUBJECT : Production of Books, Papers, Documents and Other Pertinent Data for Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) Purposes TO : All Internal Revenue Officers and Others Concerned Section 3(e) of Executive Order (EO) No. 259 provides that the Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) shall have the power to require the production of books, papers, documents and other pertinent data, including income tax returns, among others. For the effective implementation of this provision, all internal revenue officials and employees are hereby directed to entertain only written requests signed by the Secretary of Finance or the Undersecretary in charge of RIPS, Undersecretary Emmanuel P. Bonoan . Any other request signed by persons representing themselves to be from RIPS must be reported to Undersecretary Bonoan, with a copy of the purported request. All internal revenue officers and others concerned are hereby enjoined to strictly implement the provision of this Circular. (SGD.) JOSE MARIO C. BUAG OIC-Commissioner of Internal Revenue