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Monday, February 27, 2006
Tax agency conducts on-the-spot verification ops in city
BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) Regional Director Marcelinda Omila-Yap said the agency is now conducting on-the-spot mapping and verification strategies in the wake of mounting complaints on non-issuance of sales invoices and official receipts by business establishments particularly on San Pedro, Uyanguren, and in Agdao district.
She also instructed new revenue district officer Jose Eric Furia, who replaced former RDO Evelyn Sardido who filed an optional retirement, to embark on a massive campaign to make the public, especially the businessmen, aware of the importance of issuing official receipts for purchases made by customers regardless of the amount.
As the journalists took their time to help BIR in its advocacy campaign on the issuance of ORs, Omila-Yap explained that government's tax verification drive should be unannounced.
"Business establishments should not be aware that the BIR team is coming to inspect and verify their books of accounts," she said.
On top of the mapping operations, BIR is also conducting a continuous dialogue with jeepney and drivers association urging them to demand an official receipt every time they purchase gasoline.
It was observed that almost all jeepney drivers, including taxi drivers, do not really mind if they are issued ORs or not.
"If you don't ask for an official receipt, malaki ang nawawala sa kaban ng gobyerno dahil liliit and ibabayad na buwis ng mga may-ari ng gasoline stations," Omila-Yap said.
Furia said tax verification compliance monitors all business establishments to ensure that they are not violating BIR laws.
"We are calling on the public to demand for an official receipt for every purchase they make. Ang tulong ng publiko sa paghingi ng resido ay para na rin sa kabutihan ng bayan at ang makikinabang nito ay mismong Pilipino din sapagka't maibibigay ng gobyerno ang sapat na pondo kahit na ang paghingi lamang ng resibo ang hihingin ng bawat consumers," Furia explained.
The penalty for non-issuance of ORs is P10,000 while other fines include confiscation of business permits, unregistered business machines, increments of 25 percent up to 50 percent surcharge, and compromise penalty which ranges from P1,000 to P50,000 depending on the nature of such violation.
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