LESSON OBJECTIVES:
To have an idea about the Bureau of Internal
Revenue or BIR
To have an idea of the acronyms commonly
used in the BIR
To know the purpose of the various
regulations issued by the BIR
THE BIR
WHAT IS THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE?
BIR
The government agency in charge of tax collection is known
as the BIR or Bureau of Internal Revenue. The BIR is
under the Department of Finance (DOF) and is headed by
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The
Commissioner is appointed by the President of the
Philippines. The Commissioner for the past Aquino
administration was Kim Henares while currently holding
the position is Caesar Dulay under the Duterte
administration.
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