THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Monday rolled out in Metro Manila its Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Roadshow (Metro Manila Cluster) in ceremony held at the at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.
The roadshow aims to educate taxpayers on the updates brought about by the EOPT law to the country’s taxation system.
The BIR will be holding roadshows all over the country to educate taxpayers about the EOPT law and the new regulations issued by the BIR in furtherance of the EOPT law.
These exercises are a manifestation of BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui’s commitment to his standard of excellent taxpayer service, a part of which is having an inclusive approach to taxpayers.
“Taxation is for everyone. Everyone needs to be educated with our system of taxation. The BIR aims to create an inclusive environment with taxpayers,”Lumagui said.
The BIR will reach out to taxpayers so they can be informed of their tax obligations. The taxpayer can also reach out to the BIR for comments or suggestions on improving tax administration in the Philippines. The BIR and taxpayers are partners in nation-building,” he added.
During the Metro Manila Cluster roadshow, the BIR focused on explaining EOPT updates on classification, value-added tax, registration and invoicing, refund, income and withholding tax, and penalties and publication.
“Ang taxation po ay para sa lahat, kaya naman po ang BIR ang mismong lilibot sa buong Pilipinas para turuan ang ating kababayang kung papano magbayad ng tamang buwis. Ito po ang Bagong BIR sa Bagong Pilipinas,” Lumagui said.