Some personnel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) plans for a mass resignation under the administration of President Rodrigo Rodrigo because of the incoming president’s pronouncement to abolish BIR, the government’s main tax collector and considered by Pres. Duterte as one of the most corrupt government agency in the country. BIR personnel already plans to welcome the newly-elected president with mass resignation.
The planned mass resignation of BIR officials and personnel will start on July 1, 2016, the very first day of Mayor Rody Duterte’s six-year term as head of the Republic of the Philippines. The officials of BIR also noted that they were offended by Mayor Rody Duterte’s statement referring the bureau as being one of the most corrupt agencies in government.
A ranking BIR official said she will take the lead in resigning because she believes Duterte’s accusations against the bureau is “below the belt” and uncalled for without having concrete proof to substantiate his allegations. The alleged mass resignation of BIR employees was first reported by The Daily Tribune and since then it went viral on social media.
During previous interviews with the media, the of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Henares, admitted that she was hurt by Mayor Rody Duterte’s tirades. Commissioner Henares was quoted as saying “I am hurting for my subordinates because I worked with them for six years and now their hard work is not being recognized,” Henares said. Mayor Duterte released a statement that he plans to abolish the BIR due to rampant corruptions.
Deputy commissioner Lilia Guillermo, one of the three deputies of BIR Commissioner Kim Henares, is now w contemplating on filing for an early retirement as a sign of protest. She also promised to to lead a plan mass resignation at BIR even though she has been working at BIR for more than three decades.
Ndi kau corrupt? Ask the businessmen…magkano ba sa examiner 30%, sa supervisor 10%…huwag nyong lukuhin mga tao at si mayor…the president is telling the truth…truth really hurts
Then go ahead, Resign! You are not indispensable! The Digong government is lucky that you are all gone…. The corrupt as they are the one who will go rather that be humiliated in oublic! Bye and good riddance!
Kunyari lang ang mga yan na magresign dahil nasasaktan sila sa salita ni Mayor???eh..totoo nman na isa sa mga corrupt agencies ang mga nakaupo dyan sa BIR!!Kamo ang sasabihin nyo…magresign kayo pagdating ng July 1 dahil natatakot na kayong mga opisyal dyan sa BIR na mahalungkat at magkabistuhan na sa kakakurakot ninyo!!!!M(removed) resignation ba kamo??SO BE IT!!!!
masmaganda umalis kayo dahil maraming nag aapply dyan na mas karapat dapat dyan sa mga posisyon niyo.isipin nyo lang milyon ang walang trabaho sa pinas kaya di kailangan.matakot….
Kim can easily say resign because she already has millions and millions in the bank. How about those at the bottom tier? We are victims ourselves of BIR!!!haaayyy!!!
She will be further scrutinized for un-explained wealth (life style checked).
Hopi henares bags ka maka pag resign kuha ka muna ng clearance if ur cleared from any accountabilty if not u can not resign. Mag aol kana dahil tsansa ko di ka maka pag resign dahil dami mong atraso sa ahensia Nino. Bulok. Tang Ina ka.
Ang tagal naman at saka kung hindi kayo sigurado wag kayo mag biro bka maunahan kayo ni Duterte magsisi pa kayo alalahanin nyo ang daming walang trabaho mga bagong graduate. Kaya mag isip at kung desidido na kayo unahan nyo na si Duterte.
Bkit ang tagal ng resignation, pres. Digong is not afraid yan lng ang hinahamon ninyo hahaha bka pagbaba ninyo may nka antabay na papalit sa inyo haha july first pa ang hintayin asus anu ba yan tagal nman niyan, many graduates of Accountancy ang magreplace sa position niyi mga top CPA pa kaya larga na.
RESIGN because of fear that Duterte will check your agendas or put you guys to shame. Dont say something else as alibi.
Kong wala kang ginawang masama o nag currap bakit kay masaktan ikaw henares maraming galit sayo
UMALIS NA KAYO MGAYON NA PARA MARAMING MAKAPASOK NA BAGO/ B.I.R hehe
The truth hurts right?y wait for july 1 ifnu can do it now….kulang pa ba ang nakulimbat or naglilinis pa ng mga kabalbalan para walang evidence pag nag audit na si mayor..whew
Mabuti na nga na mgresign kayo lahat! Wala naman kayo kwenta. Pg kukuha kayo ng tax ang bilis. At kesyo may mali sa pgregister ng mga type of employment at kelangan mg bayad. Sinadya nyo naman talaga! At pababalik balikin ka kesyo wala pipirma. Mgresign kau wala kmi pkielam.
Pu..%##?!;#@ nyo nagmamalilinis kayo eh open secret naman sa mga Pilipino na corrupt kayo. Dapat sa inyo ibitin at itali sa bahay ng langgam
tama,,, why bother if you have clear conscience… RESIGNATION MEANS YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING WRONG… GUILTY FEELINGS BA ITO????
GOOD DECISION!!!!
Yay! Marami nang new job openings!! Start a new BIR!!
well pangatawanan nyo yan ha kung may dignidad pa kayo bakit july 1 pa ang tagal tagal non
Hehe at least bawas na agad sa time frame ni prez digong 6 months. Day 1 pa lang hahaha putsng ina nilang mga corrupt officials. Yung corrupt sa lto, customs at police sumabay na kayo.
Go! Resign! Now na! A great opportunity for the unemployed honest people. Hindi kawala po kasi madaming nangangailangan ng trabaho. Truth hurts ika nga. Wag pairalin ang pride kung di naman totoo. Nakakahiya!
Kapag naksaktan may kalokohan. Tawanan mo lang si DIGONG kung di ka mag nanakaw o mandarambonbg.
Antagal nyo magresign, ngayon na agad para yung mga m(removed)ipag, qualified, at honest na tao na may lisensya na walang matinong trabaho o walang trabaho makapag apply na. Andame-daming nangngailangan ng trabaho sa Pilipinas. Makkatulong talaga kayo sa paglago at pag unlad ng bansa pag ginawa nyo yan. Mga tamad at corrupt nman kayo ehh. Palitan na kayo ng mga mattino. I’ll encourage my qualified and industrious friends to apply. Lol
Totoo naman number 1 kau sa listahan ng mga corrupt agencies. Sus naghamon pa kayo ng m(removed) resignation. Eh d wow. Sino b magugutom. Dmi wa trabaho ngaun ano. Kya d kau kawalan.
Kami naman!!!
Magsabay sabay na kayong lahat para makauwi na kami dyan at mag-apply.lol
Like Pres. Digong warned, you corrupt officials should resign before he takes his oath! Do it right now kasi kapag inabutan nya kayo dyan, hindi lang trabaho mawawala sa inyo, pati benpisyo at repurasyon ninyo. Tama na ang maraming taon ng pagpapasasa ninyo sa kaban ng bayan!
Resign right now…why wait for july 1? There are plenty of job seekers who are highly qualified and whose reputations are unblemished to fill your posts…
Onli in d Philippines. The nerve to threat the incoming President. He can replace each and everyone of those na nagtapangtapangan anytime. Not a loss for the country…it will be a gain pa nga dahil m(removed)ive overhaul yan for both system and corrupt individuals.
Nakakatawa talaga ang mga ganito pag matagal ka nang nakatira sa ibang bansa at naabsorb na ang maayos na systema.
Hahaha…magresign na kayo lahat ngaun pa lang kc sa july 1 tatanggalin din kayo lahat jan…
Yesss now na!!!i m a recent victim of the system if the BIR.i paid my tax honestly pero tinira pa rin ako after i was examined,they made up so many errors like disallowing legitimate expenses and accused of sales i did even make,so with there made up conclusion my net income became very big resulting to big unpaid tax of P2.2 M.it really caused me so much anguish,the examiner asked me to
Come across with 1M, w/ c i did not do of course because for the number one reason i dont to tolerate what they are doing teaching us to be corrupt like them,so in short my case is still pending just waiting for our RDO to accompany us to there regional head for further negitiation.
Tama! Kung mabubuwag na yang Bureau of InFernal Revenue, palitan lang naman ng mga bagong empleyado at bagong pangalan na Bureau of Improved Revenue. BIR pa rin! Kaya, kayong mga mag-m(removed) resignation kuno, wag nang magpapresyo at magpa media-media pa. Alis na kayo pronto ora mismo! And good riddance!!! ???
its not a good move to resign en m(removed)e.. we are still obliged to continue serving the govt..regardless of who becomes the president.. its true that despite Ms. Henares’ drive to get rid of corrupt BIR employees there are still makakapal ang mukha to ask for palusot and threaten taxpayers to audit if they dont meet the requested amt.. Ms. Henares has done much to clean the BIR and ensure collection of taxes but there are still many who are crocodiles.. christians and non-christians..
Go on resign!!!!! We know how corrupt majority of BIR personnel, lazy and wasting the time of their working hour. We experience dealing with them.
Resign now their are so many unemployed accountant waiting to replace them….,,,,
Bakit hintayin pa ang july 1! Tomorrow na dapat file resignation! !!
It would be a blessing to the filipino people to see those corrupt officials walking out of the BIR corridors. Wag kayo magbanta baka bumalik pa inyo yan…magsisisi kayo! Maraming mas qualified sa inyo. Lalo na ngaun gusto ni digong yong mga computer literate. Karamihan kasi sa BIR hindi marunong gumamit ng PC man lang..
hehehehe bat aantayin nyo pa ang july 01 2016 dapat nga matagal na kasi ang mga pumapalag lang naman dyan ang ayaw sa reporma ibig sabihin ayaw pakialaman ang kalokohan bakit ka naman matatakot kong wala kang ginagawang kalokohan sa iyong trabho binabayaran na kayo ng taong bayan sa serbisyo ninyo tapos magagalit kayo kong i rereporm kayo ng uupong presedenti?
Because BIR personnel felt it,,, corruption can not be erased at BIR …So instead erase themselves. We’ve got a lot of people to replace their positions.
Go resign pero tuloy ang investigation sa allegation at dpt bawal umalis ng bansa lahat ng mag reresign for atleast 1 year pra makapag pa imbestiga ang bagong administrasyon at kung d nmn bubuwagin ni president duterte ung agency atleast magkakaron ng malakihang job openning for the fresh grads and unemployed
I bet siguro the COLLECTION for the year 2017 will increase to 20-25% to surp(removed) Ms Henares actual target for that year. I’m just guessing and THE BIG BUSINESS sector will adjust and hurt their pockets, but they have to submit it what is due.
Bago sila mag resign e check yung bank account nila yung kabuhayan yung mga ari arian tingnan natin chene check nga nila si digong eh sila pa kaya para patas kung di sila guilty di sila matakot di ba mag file sila ng early retirement bakit magkano na ba na ipon nila kay kung pwede e check din yung mga account nila
Yan, mabuti yan! Para naman mag karoon ng job opening yung mga matitinong tao na gusto tumulong sa gobyerno at willing magtrabaho ng marangal. Apply na ako para maibago na ang imahen ng BIR at mapasukan ng mga marangal na tao gustong manungkulan sa grobyerno.
Go ahead, why wait for July 1, you should do it now.
Truth really hurts, right BIR? 😀 Sa tagal nyo nang nagnanakaw ngayon lng kayo nkaramdam at naging emotional? Come on! Such Hypocrites…
Di kayo kawalan dming fresh graduates at mas magaling pa s enuo..pweeee
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Thru: The people of the Philippines
Today, Information travels fast. It’s really amazing. Technology helps the people to express their knowledge, feelings and thoughts on the Internet where everyone can immediately read and response.
People have called for rallies through the Internet. People have enjoyed voicing out their concerns on the Internet. They made themselves to participate even by writing simple comments on Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, and other websites.
The outcome is good. In fact, the rallies calling for the removal of PDAF were made through the Internet. Although there are those who don’t do it right—hackers defacing the government websites—it affects the government.
People make comments. Some are true arguments while some are fallacies. People are participating to fight against the wrong actions of the government, especially against corruption. This is very healthy. I would like to give an input that may help to save the country from the slavery of poverty.
I am a Revenue Officer at the BIR and designated as Tax Examiner.
When the President said, “Kung walang korap walang mahirap and tuwid na daan”, my impression was that he will look into the lifestyle of the government employees especially of those branded as corrupt government agencies. That he will look into their banks accounts. That his administration will file the corresponding cases against them if found to have unexplained wealth. That he will remove them. That he will implement strict and concrete procedures to reduce, if not eradicate entirely, the corruption. That after cleaning up, he will increase the salaries of the employees of these agencies.
I was so excited at the beginning. I saw his administration making the former president, the former ombudsman, the former chief justice, and other members of the former administration accountable. But suddenly, I have felt dismayed. He stopped. I have wondered. The actions were not against corruption but against the opposition. It’s not what the people wanted. The people want to eradicate corruption from all government agencies at different level.
The president’s term is about to end. Where are we now? We are like a car that was cleaned up and fully furnished on the outside but the engine is totally wrecked. What’s the use of that but for display?
I saw hope when the Supreme Court decided that PDAF is unconstitutional. Until now, it’s like I am dreaming. Right now everything could happen. As an examiner, it’s normal to audit government contractors’ records. It’s not surprising that you will find how the money for the projects is divided among COA auditor, budget officer, the accountant, and of course, corrupt politicians.
The issue I am raising is bigger than PDAF. It’s about the corruption in the BIR. Indeed, corruption through PDAF is just the tip of the iceberg.
I would like to share how corruption works at the BIR. I want everybody to understand and feel its gravity to our life. This is bigger than PDAF because the accumulated amount is enormous. Continuous pain is worst than short time severe pain.
Voluntary payments, withholding taxes, and investigation of taxpayers—these are the ways of collecting taxes by the BIR. An example of voluntary payment is the filing of an annual income tax return. This is the one we rush to pay every April 15. Withholding tax on compensation—deducted by the employers from the employees together with the pag-ibig, sss, and other deductions monthly—is an example of a withholding tax. The case of Manny Pacquiao is an example of audit of taxpayer.
Corruption transpires during the investigation of businesses by the revenue officers.
Examiners, supervisors ((removed)sment section), (removed)istant RDO, Revenue District Officers (RDO), Directors, and some commissioners—these are the specific revenue officers involved to the scheme. No examiners, supervisors, RDOs, & Directors can claim that he was never been involved in this scheme. Is there any policeman who has never touched a gun? Is there any fisherman who has never tasted the fresh or sea water?
Every year the BIR conducts tax examinations to most business establishments. Initially, the BIR issues letter of investigation.
Letter of Authority (L.A.), Tax Verification Notice (T.V.N.), and Letter Notice (L.N.)—these are the letter of investigations issued by the BIR, although the L.N. is not actually used for thorough investigation.
The LA is used for regular audit. The TVN is used when LA is inappropriate. This includes closure of small businesses. Another used of TVN is when transferring the ownership of real property by inheritance.
The LN is used for some circumstances. When the BIR found a discrepancy between the information submitted by a taxpayer and the information gathered by the BIR from another taxpayer outside the formal audit, an LN is issued.
This happens usually between a distributor and a whole seller. Both of them submit information to the BIR. Considering their relationship, the former being the buyer and the latter being the seller, the information are compared based on the records submitted to the BIR. Any discrepancy will lead to the issuance of LN. As a consequence, the taxpayer can pay the tax if he agrees; otherwise, he can explain why such discrepancy occurred.
The main source of corruption is the LA because this is the normal way of authorizing the audit.
In the eyes of the revenue officers, LA means money. With LA, revenue officers are like stockholders of every corporation. In some case, when a revenue officer received a LA, he is already borrowing money for casino because he is sure that on or before 120 days he has money, specifically from that LA.
LA is like a certificate of deposit. It’s like a check. It smells money. It’s money. Revenue Officers call it “the bread and butter”.
Examiners and group supervisors quarrel for LA. Each lobbies, some even make advance payment to their RDO just to get the taxpayer they desire to audit.
The LA is (removed)igned to the examiners with a group supervisor. An examiner can have several LA at the same time, more or less ten (10) LAs per examiner depending on the number of examiners in a district. A group supervisor can have more than one group of examiners.
The transaction is straightforward and simple. The audit is conducted by the examiners. The findings are presented to the taxpayers, often with the supervisor. The taxpayer arrange schedule with the supervisors to discuss the settlement which includes the amount to be shown on the receipt and the amount that goes for the boys—the bribe money.
The supervisor discusses the settlement with the RDO. If approved, the payment form is prepared signed by the RDO and the taxpayer pays with the bank. The taxpayer returns to the supervisor and with him are the payment form and the money for the boys. In some cases the taxpayer just gives the whole amount to the examiner or supervisor and let them pay with the bank. The revenue officer will just send the original copy of the payment form to the taxpayer after payment with the bank.
The supervisor divides the money among himself, the examiners, and the RDO. The RDO divides the money given to him by the supervisor. He gives to the (removed)istant RDO and to the Director. And finally, the Director distributes the money to the commissioners of his choice.
These are the common scenarios that you would see almost every day at the BIR. There are some districts where the supervisor reports the money to the (removed)istant RDO. The reason why the usual distribution of money is from the supervisor to the RDO and not to the (removed)istant is because of “Bukol”. This is a common word inside the BIR. It refers to the amount of money not reported by one to another.
At first, I cannot believe what I see. I know it’s illegal but I wonder if it’s illegal why it’s happening plainly and nobody seems to care. Regardless of age—from the youngest revenue officers to the retirees—everyone is engaged in the scheme. I see even those appearing to be religious individuals involved in the scheme. They conduct m(removed) at the office as they involved themselves to this detestable scheme of corruption. It’s very mind twisting. I don’t know how the president could say “tuwid na daan” as this is happening. If he only knows, maybe, he will not say these words. It’s confusing. An ordinary Filipino hears different thing from his president compared to what he sees.
But the main issue here is that no one can prove it except through entrapment. Currently, unless you entrap a revenue officer you won’t prove it. There are no audit trails. How can anyone prove it? Money transfers from one hand to another in seconds. Transactions occur anytime and anywhere. It happens inside the BIR office. It happens at the lobby. Transactions take place at the revenue officers’ car. It happens at the restaurant near the BIR offices. Anywhere the transactions transpire.
That’s why I think the only way to address this issue is to p(removed) a law requiring all personnel in that position to be subjected to regular audit of their bank accounts and regularly conduct lifestyle check. It must be on regular basis and not just on random or especial occasions.
The government’s loss from this scheme is tremendous. There are about more or less 2,000 examiners including supervisors across the country. If each gets P1,000,000 each month, in a year the total loss of the government must be P24,000,000,000.00. This is every year. It happens every year.
But, be noted that, that’s not the actual loss by the government. That’s just the portion of the total amount of tax that must be collected for the government.
The amount is just those got by the examiners and supervisors. Remember the taxpayers settle with the revenue officers. Why? It’s because in exchange for something.
It’s not surprising that majority of the taxpayers intentionally don’t pay the correct taxes simply because of our environment.
Let’s take for instance the case of the contractors, particularly, the government contractors.
There are expenses that cannot be deducted from the gross income. That’s bad for the business because it leads to overpayment of taxes. An example of this expense is the kickbacks. It’s a common knowledge that most government projects have kickbacks. The contractor cannot deduct this resulting to higher taxes.
Another problem of the contractors is that they cannot transact with the government unless they have tax clearance. One of the requirements for the clearance is that a taxpayer must not have a pending case with the BIR.
Arbitrary (removed)sment or not is still an (removed)sment. The taxpayer must prove it wrong first before it can be taken aside. If a taxpayer refused an offer of the revenue officers for settlement, they will issue an (removed)sment. Regardless whether it’s valid or not the taxpayer is obliged to deal with it first before he can secure a clearance. Consequently, the taxpayer needs to secure the services of a lawyer. That means additional expenses. The damage is not only money but time also.
It is; therefore, wise for a contractor to under declare transactions either by decreasing his gross income or increasing his expenses or both.
A 50% or more under declaration is not surprising. This makes businessmen feel safe. When the BIR comes, they settle for the 50% to 75% of the under declaration. If you are the businessmen, why file your taxes correctly? You will just put yourself in trouble. This has became the attitude of the taxpayers towards taxation.
Let’s set an example. If the total amount of tax to be paid is P100.00, the taxpayer will declare P60.00 resulting under payment of tax amounting to P40.00. The examiners will settle for P20.00 and out of this P10.00 goes to the government and the other P10.00 goes to the revenue officers.
The amount shown at the beginning amounting to 24B, in the example above represents the P10.00 stolen by the revenue officers. Can you imagine how much is the actual loss of the government? That P10.00 represents 25% of the total loss by the government. The 100% must be P96B.
But not yet, it was just based on the amount stolen by the examiners and supervisors. How about the amount that goes to the (removed)istant RDO, RDO, (removed)istant Director, Director, and some commissioners? The amount taken by these officers were not yet included to the above computation. At least you have the idea of how serious this problem is.
If the government could just collect properly these amounts, is there a need to impose a VAT on gasoline and in electricity?
The salary of Revenue Officer I, including the examiners, is just about P13,000.00 gross of deductions but look around the BIR offices and notice the brand new cars parking on the parking space. Who owns it? How an examiner with such salary is capable of buying this kind of cars?
The BIR says, “Run after the tax evaders” but the real tax evaders are inside the BIR. All revenues whatever the source—legal or illegal—is subject to tax. How much the revenue officers have declared to their income tax return compared to their bank accounts and properties? They are the root of tax evasion. They teach the taxpayers to evade taxes. More often than not, the issuance of LA is just for formality only. Beforehand, the agreement is already arranged. A taxpayer is informed in advance that a LA will be issued and the amount of settlement is already arranged.
Recently, the BIR goes with the big issues. When the case on the chief justice broke out, there’s the BIR. When the PDAF scandal broke out there’s the BIR. There’s also the case of Manny Pacquiao. That’s the magic trick—leading the eyes of the audiences to one direction using one hand as the other hand performs the trick. It’s okay to ride with these issues, after all there’s a legal and factual basis, but it must be (removed)ured that the real issue are being addressed and that’s the corruption at the BIR.
The BIR has filed tax evasion cases to countless taxpayers. They are those who refused to settle with the revenue officers. Some of them are just sacrificial lambs. Others are the enemies of the administration. That’s sad.
I cannot undo the past. I want the country to prosper—the real prosperity and not by figures, not by non-sense surveys, not by standards used by the government which is far from the truth. Is this the kind of environment the next generations shall receive? Until this issue is properly addressed, the country will never kick off.
Taxes, the main source of revenues of the government is like the engine of a car. How can a car run fast with a wrecked engine? You can beautify the body by painting it, change its side mirrors, change the seat covers, and so on and so forth but they are all useless if the car won’t run properly because of wrecked engine.
The corruption at the BIR cannot be eradicated alone by the commissioner, the secretary of finance, not even by the president. It requires law. It requires the coordination of the congress, senate, and the executive. There must be a law that would strictly monitor the revenue officers and the president must exert the effort because he is the highest authority.
The connivance is within and outside the bureau. This is a call for the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Most accountants don’t value the “Auditor’s Independent Report” anymore. There are those who express an “unqualified opinion” even the financial statements are incomplete. They don’t care whether the financial statements are totally distorted. They connive with the revenue officers because they get 5% to 10% commission for every settlement; consequently, it does not matter to them whether the financial statements are fairly presented or not.
This is also a call for the Board of Accountancy. The time will come that our “Auditor’s Independent Report” will lost its credibility. Who will rely on the works of the accountants in the future?
You will know the tree by its fruits. “Kung walang korap walang mahirap, tuwid na daan” are more than words. It requires actions. The fruits of those words should be beneficial to the people; not to the leaders and their political party.
The main reasons why the BIR goes with the highly profile issues is for everyone to see it visible, as if it doing everything to collect the taxes needed, and create fear to the taxpayers. This is the style of the new management which is good. However, to run after the tax evaders, it must start from within; otherwise, the outcome is different. The revenue officers can easily intimidate the taxpayers to settle with them rather than guiding the taxpayers to pay taxes appropriately. In the end, it’s always the people who suffer.
If the taxes collected are insufficient, the normal course of the government is to either increase the tax rates or the coverage. Electricity and gasoline used to be vat exempt. The most basic commodities that the poorest among us can’t almost afford were included among the vatable commodities. The real issue is not the tax but the proper collections. If the taxes are properly collected, is there a need to increase the tax rate or increase the coverage? This will always be the case until this concern is properly addressed.
Should we wait that sale or importation of agricultural and marine food products in their original state, etc as stated on Sec. 109 (A) of the NIRC be included to VAT just to cover the deficiency of the government considering the real concern is that the taxes are not properly collected and just being pocketed by the revenue officers?
Today the BIR has difficulty in reaching its goals. That’s not surprising. What’s surprising is, it’s always the people that suffer. The equation is very simple. You cannot completely fill a gl(removed) full of holes with water. What goes in goes out. No matter what increases in tax rates & coverage is useless if the actions of the revenue officers are still the same.
I love the BIR. This is not to destroy it but rather to clean it. The current culture at the BIR is like termite in a house.
Look around and (removed)yze what you see. With the current salary grade where did the examiners, supervisors, RDO, & Directors get their wealth? Each drives brand new cars. Some has condominium units. Some goes to casino regularly. The houses are big and expensive. Some has many houses. Some has farm lots in their provinces. Some has many businesses. Many wear expensive jewelries. They have up-to-date gadgets. Some often goes to other countries like Hong Kong and Singapore. And you know what…? This is the funniest… Some has their own drivers, yes, that’s plural, drivers… more than one driver.
It’s very rare to see an examiner who has no car. Indeed, a new examiner, in three months time already owns a brand new car.
LA is not just the source of corruption. Corruption takes place even in TVN and LN. LA and TVN, in process are just the same. They are both authority to investigate. The process is just the same. Even in LN corruption takes place. The revenue officers tango with the taxpayers. They even fake the supporting documents to cover up the discrepancy. Often, the money involved with LN is bigger than LA especially if it is the first time a taxpayer received a notice from the BIR.
Other source of corruption at the BIR is the transfer of property mostly by way of deed of sale. The taxpayers under declare the amount of sale and connive with the revenue officers. This is almost impossible to resolve. One must really audit the buyer or the seller if they have businesses to see how much really came in and out from their bank accounts. There’s also a need to look into the lawyer’s records. But the point here is, it’s almost impossible to know it. The only remedy is to really look into the bank accounts of the revenue officers.
Most of the time the revenue officers will arbitrarily (removed)sed the taxpayer by overstating the zonal value of a property. This is done by using a different cl(removed)ification of the property. This is not corruption but robbery. Whatever it is, it’s inappropriate.
During the time of I think Pres. Erap, some revenue officers made a rally against this scheme. They shouted against the connivance of these revenue officers with the taxpayers and accountants. It was in the News. Nobody had cared. Until now I see no action from the government.
Those who go against this scheme were displaced. Most of those who went to the rally, were displaced. Some are still Revenue Officer I until now while those who go with the scheme are already RDO, promoted several times.
Compromise… The BIR can enter into compromise agreements with the taxpayers. Compromise simply means that instead of filing a case against a taxpayer, the BIR and the taxpayer agree that the latter will pay, aside from the basic tax, surcharge, and interest, a compromise penalty so that the former will no longer file a case.
Sadly, the term is used by the revenue officers in bad way. It is the word used by the revenue officers to offer illegal settlement with the taxpayers. The taxpayers thought that they are doing a compromise with the BIR. They are not. They are doing illegal activities with the revenue officers.
I hope this information enlighten everybody, especially the law makers, to understand, why, despite of so much effort, it seems very difficult for the government to move forward. I further hope that, with this, they can make laws to address this concern.
I hope the people will also participate against this scheme at the BIR.
I don’t think the current administration is exactly what we wanted. But compared to the previous administration, this is better. At least, even though they don’t listen to the people—the opposite of their claim—they react to the comments of the people.
They are pissed off if the comments are unfavorable to them. Most of all, unlike the former administration, they are afraid of the people. That is good.
If the president can address this issue, is it not appropriate to support whoever he endorses for the next presidential election to make sure that this concern will be addressed in case the effort during his current administration would not suffice?
Would it be inappropriate to support the lawmakers who will address this issue when they run for the next election?
I wish also that the president will look into the COA auditors, BOC officers, budget officers, & government accountants. The congressman who said PDAF is just the tip of the iceberg was right.
The administration keep on saying, in fact, boasting itself that it is against corruption. By its fruits you will know the tree.
The president is about to live his post, where are we now? What his battle cries mean? He is living so as corruption still lives. Corruption at the BIR has never been touched.
Who am I is not important. The issue is not about me but the corruption at the BIR. How would the corruption at the BIR be addressed accordingly?
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Note: Please p(removed) it over until everybody knows. Lights shine when people know and take actions. In the absence of light darkness prevails.
dapat instead na mag-resign eh patunayan ninyo na hindi totoo ang paratang nila. takot kayo no? mga guilty lang ang takot. #alamnathis
Sino tinakot nyo! Resign na agad! My business men friends regularly “doctor” their earnings w/ the help of BIR personnel and the BIR person gets a % of that undeclared earnings! The truth hurts — let the corruption be exposed for the good of the country. No one is indispensible!. Mismo si BIR Chief Kin Henares umamin sa ANC this morning as interviewed by Karen Davila na ang daming exemptions na bibibigay ang gobyernong ito keas i tax ang malalaking negosyo! Kaya nga mayaman lang ang yumaman.
Thanks for notifiyung of your m(removed) Resignation!
Approved!
No retirement benefits; No service benefits.
Now.
Wanted: 5,000 Positions availbale for all BIR offices..
New graduates, Honest,Trustworthy, with integrity, willingness to be trained by the new Administration of Pres. Digong.
Kong mag m(removed) resign sila, pwd maraming bakante sa BIR Kaya samantalahin na natin mag apply sa ngyon.sila nmn mawalan ng trabho isapa hindi nmn sila kawalan.
Yes,some of them were really corrupt!I experienced it firsthand during the time when i was in a hurry to get my official tin id. Pagpasok mo palang sa loob ang laki na ng reminder na nakapost sa wall na “NO FIXERS ALLOWED!”…when i ask the as to how long will i wait for me to get my official tin id sabi niya mga 2-4 weeks pa daw..i got worried kasi i really need it the next day but then again i decided to just leave since after almost a month pa marerelease yung id ko..i was about to leave when the guard suddenly approached me and said “Ma’am baka may 500 Php kayo?Pwde ko po kayong matulungan na makuha agad yung id nyo mamayang hapon. Kami napo ang bahala sa lahat.”. So i was really shocked kasi that was my first time na makaexperience ng ganun! Mapapaisip ka talaga na kung pagpasok mo plang eh gwardiyang corrupt na ang sumasalubong sau how much more yung ibang employees sa loob. Although hindi naman cgro lahat sa kanila ay corrupt. O anong say mo diyan maam Kim Henares?
Go for it. Who cares if you all resign ? At the end of the day, you are all corrupt and the truth hurts . I had a very bad experience with BIR way back when I was working there
BAKIT SILA MAGRERESIGN?? IAABOSLISH NA NGA!!! No need for resignation!hhahaa
MAG RESIGN NA KAYO KAMI NMAN MAG APPLY DIYAN…….. AYAW DIN NAMIN NG MGA KURAKOOOOT….RESIGN NOW NA.
Life must go on whoever is the President !!!
ayayay!!dami naghahanap ng trabaho ngayon—jejejejje–huwag nyo hamunin ang bagong admin–kita nyo ano nangyari sa media?? naghamon ng boycott–sila ang binoycott—jejejej
May monthyl tax, may quarterly tax tas yearly. Wala na kkinita ang mga maliliit na negosyo. Pag di naman nagdeclare ng tama ng sales hihingan ka ng malaki. Ganun din. Super corrupt naman talaga ang bir. Pag di umorder sa loob ng resibo ang bagal ng kilos. Paki lifestyle check lahat ng matataas sa bir please. Masasaktan talaga kayo kasi yun ung totoo. Corrupt talaga ang BIR. Gagatasan ka na nila hanggang sa ikaw na gumive up.
Kung guilty ka nmn talaga mag iisip ka talaga mag resign kysa mahanapan ka ng e kakaso sau mapapahiya ka pa sa publiko… mag resign na kayo para malaman namin kung sino2 ang mga corrupt sa ahensya nyo. Defense mechanism lng kasi yan eh..
Pag affected ang isang tao, gagawa at gagawa na ng paraan para hindi mabisto or mahuli. By words palang affected nah! Kung wala naman kayong ginagawang masama, bakit kayo magre-resign, Actions speaks for itself. Atachaka, meron nabang umamin or nahuli or nakulong na taga BIR? Aber? Puro may ginagawa ng pagbabago, eh wala namang resulta, puro lang press release!
Mabuti nga yan, dapat puro new employees lahat! Sa dami nating mga magagaling at mas batang CPA’s or Accountants. kumbaga New Breed of BIR employees.
They’re resigning because they say that they’ve been hurt by the good Mayor’s statement that the BIR as one of the most corrupt gov’t agency.
Drama. They’re just making the statement a pretext when in fact natatakot sila na mahuli sa kabalastugan nila.
They should have resigned a long time ago WHEN even the international communities said that the BIR is indeed corrupt.
Anyway, resign and be done with it.
Most corrupt talaga sila kaya Di Nila matanggap n matanggal sila dhil dyan, I’m sure lhat halos ng taong bayan alam yan pag tax related hahahaha, mga hokage paraparaan sa pangungurakot andami ko n maranasan dyan, taasan n lng ni digong ang sahod ng mga kapalit nyo sorry kau, antagal nyo nman umalis
ABOLISH BIR NOW!…PARA PULUTIN SA KANGKONGAN…ANG MGA BELIEVERS NI PREZ DUGONG!…HA HA HA!
Good riddance to bad rubbish. At least they had the decency to voluntarily resign their positions. This pending m(removed) resignation is probably the greatest service they have ever done for the Philippines, and for that, I thank you for your service.
Mga loko kau kla nyo b ppayagan b kau mgresign ni mayor digong pg nkaupo n cia. ipacheck muna nya mga saln nyo bgo kau payagan mgresign kya dpat ngaun plng mgresign n kau pra my mkuha p kau keysa iterminate kau tpos may kaso pa
I personally experienced the corruption in BIR. It hurts to the people who do good on their job and I understand the feelings of Comm. KIM HENARES. Not ALL but MOST of them as I mostly encountered them. As a Licensed Real Estate Broker, I do experienced that. Name the price and they will release your documents. But there are also Honest employee from BIR, they will really follow the procedures and if they say you will be able to claim your documents that day, rest (removed)ured it can be picked up. I just hope that at the Presidency of Duterte, corruption will lessen slowly by slowly until it is all eliminated. God bless!
Sabi ni Mayoor Digong STOP hindi “lessen slowly”
Eh di mag resign kayo. Sino kaya ang mawawalan pag ginawa nyo yon?
Don’t dare say that, Ms. Kim, if you can’t do it. Ngayon pa lang, nagUmpisa na ang job interviews na papalit sa inyong lahat. Good luck po!
Mag reresign nalang sila kasi mas nakakahiya pag tinggal sila sa trabaho….
Resign napo kayo at yung mga kasamahan nyo para maka fresh start na at ma change na yung old system. Ok lang yan maraming naghahanap ng trabho.
baket sa july pa? Now na!
Go ahead resign kau lahat,mas maraming qualified na papalit.It is your lost not anybody.
DU it NOW… why wait for July 1st?
Ok ngaun din mag sipag resign na kayo, 16 million pilipinos ang pwdeng pumalit sa inyo, wag kayong manakot matagal ng takot ang mga pilipino, takot sa mga corrupt na kagaya nyo, malas lang nyo hindi matatakotin ang bago nating presidente lalong hindi sya titindigan ng balahibo sa mga kagaya nyo, get out of his way, bago sya ang magwalis sa mga kagaya ninyong dumi sa lipunan!!
IRS na lang ipangalan then kung sinong matinong nagtratrabaho sa BIR irehire.
Grabe tagal nyo magresign *&^*(^@#(*^$ ina nyo. hahahaha. Mejo makati ang tax na binabayaran namin. tapos ganyan wala pa ding pagbabago sa pilipinas. Eto ang naisip ko sa isang cutoff halimbawa 2000 php ang kaltas sa tax, eh may mahigit kumulang pagpalagay nateng 51milyon na voters, as per cencus nsa 100milyon tyo db dko sure hahaha.
(&^#$ ina ***
51,000,000 x 2000 = 102,000,000,000 ===>>> PER KINSENAS!!!! pero xempre di naman lahat may trabaho at 2k ang tax i mean ung more pa nga. Pero since kayo ang nsa Bureau,,, PAKI COMPUTE NGAAAA!!!! hahahah easy lang tyo mga sir/mam
“love our country as we love ourselves”
Mag resign na kayo bakit pa mag press release pa kayo na mag banta mag m(removed) resign dami nyo nang na nakaw na pero but ngayon pa kayo nang magreresign sana noon pa.. Pero di pa huli ang lahat NGAYON NA!! Alam na namin yan stelo nyo marami malaki negosyante Tax Evader kasi biyan lang kayo nang pera pwedi na silang hindi mag bayad nang Buhis ang mga Connivance nyo mga CPA FIRMS kayo lang mag maniubra sa mga records and tax calculation…Corrupt kayo lahat!!!!
Mag reresign dahil may ginawang kurakot sa loob ng ahensya??? ha ha kanit mag resign kayo hahbulin pa rin kayo ng batas sa mga ginawa nyo dyan kakapal ng mukha nyo resign resign nanakot pa
Praise the Lord magre-resign na cla… Maraming naghahanap ng trabaho kaya dalian nyo na… sa wakas mababawasan ang mga corrupt sa gobyerno…
D naman to kawalan..opportunity po ito sa mga naghahanap ng trabaho..stay tuned lang po tayong lahat..di lang sa bir maraming corrupt, sa ibang gov. Offices napakadami din.. Kaya prep na natin requirement..yahoo!!!!…