Penalties for taxpayer who filed ITR beyond deadline - Taxman

By Mortz C. Ortigoza 

CALASIAO – Despite the decline of the numbers of taxpayers who beat the deadline for the filling of their income tax return (ITR), the chief of the Bureau of Internal Revenue in central Pangasinan cites the penalties a person incurred if he files beyond the April 15 deadline.

Revenue District Office-4 Chief Ernesto Mangabat enumerated that a taxpayer pays a 25 percent surcharge, 12 percent interest, and a compromise fine.

“One time lang iyang 25 percent. Pero iyang interest lumalakad 12 percent per annum,” Mangabat, who assumed his position here late last year, referred to the penalties in the National Internal Revenue Code.

He said that tardy taxpayers learned the hefty priced consequences thus they are prompted to pay earlier.

TAXMAN - Revenue District Office-4 Chief Ernesto Mangabat (right) after being interviewed by the author at his office in Calasiao, Pangasinan. Mangabat oversees the herculean job in the collection of PhP6.1 billion tax target this year for the Bureau of Internal Revenue in the two cities 14 towns' central Pangasinan. 

“Kaya nga ang sinasabi natin avoid. Kasi nagiging kumplikado ang pina - file natin kung minsan saka last day sasabihin nila bakit kami mag mumulta, nandito naman kami. Alam natin na pag ganoong deadline rush hour and even our online system  kapag ganoon at lahat ay nagdadagsaan e siyempre may tendency na iyong line natin ay mas mabagal na,” he stressed in Filipino.

He advice that filing a week or a month before the deadline for the Income Tax Return (ITR) in April 15 could avoid the hassles of a long queue and by filing a wrong information on their BIR forms.

With a PhP 6.1 billion  goal given to him by the national office in the two cities and 14 towns’ central Pangasinan revenue district until the end of this year, it was a tall order, according to Mangabat, after the the Large Tax Payers’ office in Quezon City took from the RDOs all over the country the collection of the contractors' withholding taxes under the Department of Public Works & Highway and the exception of PhP250, 000 a year for an individual taxpayer.

He deplored that the proceed of the taxes from the Train Law will also go to the national government and not to the RDOs.

Train Law or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion imposes higher taxes on cars, fuel, tobacco, cosmetic surgery, tobacco, and some sweetened beverages.

“Well tall order talaga. But with the help of the media like you and the taxpayers I am sure sana makuha namin. Ngayon pa lang nagka- campaign na kami para naman at least malaman  namin ng mga kababayan natin at taxpayers at least nag mag tulungan tayo to hit that target,” he cited.

As his strategy with his staff here to spike the collection, he targets the unregistered businesses and dishonest taxpayers in Pangasinan who did not declare their correct taxes to the BIR.

TOP BRASS - Four provinces' Region - 1 Bureau of Internal Revenue Regional Director Thelma S. Milabao being interviewed by Northern Watch Newspaper at her office in Calasiao, Pangasinan.

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