The Bureau of Internal Revenue-Davao Region (BIR-Davao) expressed confidence that it will hit the target collection of P9 billion for this year.
Teofilo J. Barbiran Jr, group supervisor of Revenue District Office 132 East Davao Revenue Region No. 19, told the media on Wednesday that BIR-Davao intends to achieve the goal through payments from income taxes, business taxes, value-added taxes (VAT), and withholding taxes.
The BIR-Davao has set the deadline on April 17, 2023 for taxpayers to pay their taxes.
“The P9 billion mami-meet yan ng district namin, like January to March this year our district can meet our goal. The bulk of that P9 billion comes from income taxes. So, it’s very crucial and critical for us that on April 17 kailangan maka-kolekta na ng medyo maganda-ganda. Our taxes not only come from income tax, but we also have business taxes as well as value-added taxes. The withholding tax that we collect, your company withholds, and meets with the BIR every month and quarterly basis is what you call the scheme on how to pay taxes. Tayo na manggagawa, empleyado lahat tayo contributes to our taxes by way of withholding taxes,”
Barbiran explained during Wednesdays at Habi at Kape media forum on Wednesday at Abreeza Mall.
Barbiran said District RDO 132 (BIR-Davao Region) was able to surpass the district’s goal of around P8 billion last year and contributed to the BIR’s overall goal of P2.34 trillion last year.
He explained that when setting a target revenue for this year, BIR just added 10 percent to the total collection from last year.
“The whole BIR is probably targeting P2.5 trillion this year and the region or district per se was able to collect P8 billion the target would be P8.8 billion or P8.9 billion. Our district is on the positive side and I think we can meet that and rounding off the P8.8 that would be around P9 billion, the target for this year,” he said.
Yasser Blo, revenue officer of the Revenue District Office 132 East Davao Revenue Region No. 19, said BIR-Davao Region has set up additional tax centers for the convenience of the taxpayers. Taxpayers can also pay via Gcash and drive-thrus in Victoria Plaza and Centro Spatial.
“We are making it convenient for you. BIR is going into digitalization also,” Barbiran said.
Barbiran urged those who have not yet filed to file early and not wait for the April 17 deadline.
“Ang tanging hiling namin sa mga taxpayers is to file early. Just a reminder that paying our taxes is not just a legal obligation but a civic duty as well. We always want to emphasize that our taxpayers are our partners in nation-building and we hope to continue being your partners in us providing service to all,” Blo said.
