BIR sets up Tax Tulungan Centers
Negros Occidental -- To better serve the taxpayers, the Bureau of Internal Revenue is setting up "Tulungan Centers" especially for this filing season in order for taxpayers to meet the deadline.
Revenue Region 12 (RR12) has chosen two major malls in the city for the Tulungan Centers to assist taxpayers file their income tax returns before the filing deadline on April 16.
Two Tulungan Centers in Bacolod City are in SM South Wing (near Ace Hardware) and Robinson's Mall (near the fountain area).
In Negros Oriental being part of RR12, the centers are in Evermall and Lee Plaza along Perdices Street in Dumaguete City proper.
The centers will assist those who have tax-empted returns or the no-payment returns from April 10 to 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Sundays.
Regular taxpayers may file their income tax returns and pay the corresponding taxes due with the Office of the Collection Agents of the different Revenue District Offices (RDO) in the province and authorized agent banks.
Taxpayers are urged to meet the deadline by avoiding the rush and the long lines as alternative venues are provided for by the bureau.
Authorized Agent Banks (AABs) are requested by the BIR to extend their office hours from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily until April 16 while selected banks are open on Saturdays to cater to the taxpayers.
For queries, please contact the Taxpayers Assistance Unit, at (034) 434-7848 or the different RDOs in the province. For Victorias City RD 76 at (034) 399-2953 or 399-2733; RD 77 in Bacolod City at (034) 435-2418 or 435-2419; RD 78 in Binalbagan at (034) 388-8421 or 388-8441; and RD 79 in Dumaguete City at (035) 225-6345.
(BIR/PIA)