{"id":200646,"date":"2019-02-03T04:16:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T09:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=200646"},"modified":"2019-02-03T04:16:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T09:16:10","slug":"bir-chief-vows-further-widening-of-tax-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/02\/03\/bir-chief-vows-further-widening-of-tax-base\/","title":{"rendered":"BIR chief vows further widening of tax base"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dulay said the major goal that has been set for the bureau this year is the intensification of the audit program. \u201cWe also would like to expand the tax base,\u201d he said, noting the 5 percent expansion last year. (PCOO via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Caesar Dulay on Friday vowed to set in motion a more stringent audit program to further improve the tax base, which grew 5 percent in 2018.<\/p>\n

In his speech during the national tax campaign kickoff at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City Friday, Dulay said 96 percent achievement of their 2018 collection goal is \u201cstill healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, the agency collected PHP1.961 trillion, 4 percent short of its PHP2.043 trillion goal but 10.15 percent higher than its PHP1.779 trillion revenue collection in the previous year.<\/p>\n

Dulay said the major goal that has been set for the bureau this year is the intensification of the audit program. \u201cWe also would like to expand the tax base,\u201d he said, noting the 5 percent expansion last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we grew by 5 percent in the previous year, we have a lot of work to do,\u201d he said, noting that this improvement \u201chas called our attention that there are tax payers that we need to check.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the tax payer verification drive would be pursued continuously,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, during the same event, lauded the BIR\u2019s performance last year.<\/p>\n

He attributed the higher collections to administrative reforms, increased availability of electronic payment options, the Run After Tax Evaders and Oplan Kandado Campaign and the broadening of the tax base. \u201cThis year, even if the goals are set higher, I am confident the Bureau will achieve a higher attainment rate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The finance chief also stressed greater vigilance against illicit manufacturing and trade. He said a Strike Team has been established by the BIR to ensure that illicit trade would be countered.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder the Duterte administration, illicit cigarette manufacturing will not be tolerated and tax evaders will be hounded ceaselessly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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