BIR-Capiz kicks off 2010 tax drive
ROXAS CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue District Office (RDO) No. 72 has formally started its 2010 tax campaign with a caravan around the city to drum up the Income Tax filing season.
BIR Regional Director lawyer Glen Geraldino and BIR RDO No. 72 head Gil Tabanda led the caravan after a brief press conference with Capiz tri-media practitioners.
“We are encouraging taxpayers to file their ITR for the taxable year 2009 and pay the corresponding taxes early to avoid rush in banks and BIR offices,” Geraldino said.
The deadline for Income Tax Return (ITR) filing and payments is April 15.
The intensified communication campaign to make the people aware of the Income Tax filing season is in line with the Bureau’s 2010 theme and slogan “Making The Public Know” which aptly reflects the thrust of Commissioner Joel L. Tan–Torres of pursuing a high visibility communication to all stakeholders of the BIR’s tax administration activities and initiatives.
“This is all about the high visibility of the BIR people which means that everybody is being watched as to their tax obligations,” Geraldino explained.
For his part, BIR RDO No. 72 head Gil Tabanda said that BIR – Capiz has also started its countdown towards the April 15 ITR filing and payments deadline.
“The District will also set up Tax Tulungan Centers in malls to help tax filers in the province,” he revealed.
The caravan with a recoreda (Mobile Public Address System) was participated in by local government units, national government agencies, private and business sectors, and BIR employees, among others. (PIA/A.Lumaque)
