Exemption from the Master's Degree Requirement

August 5, 2004 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 37-04 SUBJECT : Exemption from the Master's Degree Requirement TO : All Internal Revenue Officers Concerned In line with CSC MC No. 12, s. 2003 of the Revised Policies on Qualification Standards, this Memorandum Order amends the master's degree requirement for positions of Division Chief and Revenue District Officer with Salary Grade 24 as provided under CSC MC No. 29, s. 1995. Section 9, Part II of CSC Resolution No. 030962 is hereby quoted : "Completion of the degree of Bachelor of Laws and Doctor of Medicine from a CHED-recognized institution shall be considered appropriate education for appointment to division chief positions or positions requiring a master's degree the duties of which do not involve practice of profession covered by bar/board laws." Thus, a candidate for positions of Chief Revenue Officer TV, SG 24 who is not a master's degree holder but is a Bachelor of Law graduate may be considered. However, the CPA requirement for candidates for positions of Revenue District Officer is maintained. This Order takes effect immediately. IcDCaS (SGD.) GUILLERMO L. PARAYNO, JR. Commissioner of Internal Revenue June 24, 2004 ACIR Norms Lipana Officer-in-Charge Resource Management Group Bureau of Internal Revenue Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City Dear ACIR Lipana : This is in reply to your letter of April 29, 2004, informing the Commission that the Bureau of Internal Revenue will adhere to the policies embodied in CSC Memorandum Circular No. 12, s. 2003. In reference to the qualification standards of Revenue Officer I, II, III and IV, please be informed that in the 1997 Revised Qualification Standards the requirements prescribed in the manual are as follows: Position Education Training Experience Eligibility Revenue BS degree 8 hours of 2 years of CS Officer IV relevant to the relevant relevant Professional/ job training training 2nd Level Eligibility Revenue - do - 4 hours of 1 year of - do - Officer III relevant relevant training experience Revenue - do - None required None required - do - Officer II Revenue - do - None required None required - do - Officer I Accordingly, Item No. 2 Part I of CSC MC No. 12, s. 2003 Revised Policies on Qualification Standards, "Agencies are encouraged to set specific or higher standards for their positions. These standards shall be submitted to the Commission for approval and once approved, they shall be adopted by the Commission as qualification standards in the attestation of appointments of the agency concerned." SCADIT As we have been noted that the 1996 Qualification Standards for the position of Revenue Officers I, II, 111 & IV of that office has not been approved by the Civil Service Commission, please submit the same together with its appendices to conform with the above-mentioned revised policies: CS Form 58 (Working Sheet on QS) Position Description Form of Revenue Officers I, II, III and IV in the following Offices/Group: Assessment Group Collection Group Regulatory Document Processing Tax Assistant Group Further, we acknowledge and thus recognize that you are now adopting the provision of Section 9 Part II of the Revised Policies on QS which provides: "Completion of the degree of Bachelor of Laws and Doctor of Medicine from a CHED-recognized institution shall be considered appropriate education for appointment to division chief positions or positions requiring a master's degree the duties of which do not involve practice of profession covered by bar/board laws." The return of the needed documents within five (5) days from receipt hereof will be highly appreciated. Thank you. Very truly yours, (SGD.) MERCEDITA V. DE VERA Director II CSFO-BIR