BIR Region-1 Leads School Online Tax Quiz

 

The Bureau of Internal Revenue – Revenue Region No. 01 spearheaded by Revenue District Office No. 03 San Fernando City, La Union held its 1st Regional Schools Online Tax Quiz last December 10, 2020.

The tilt was participated by 36 student contestants from 19 colleges and universities from all over the four provinces’ Region -1.

The online tax quiz was made possible via Zoom and Kahoot's online platforms that provided automated scoring and tabulation system. It involved not only providing the correct answers but also speed up on how fast a contestant can give the correct answer.

  

WINNERS. The three winners of the First Regional Schools Online Tax Quiz held last December 10, 2020 at the regional office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue in Calasiao, Pangasinan. Those who garnered the top three of the tilt, from the highest to the lowest, are Rosemarie T. Abrigo from Colegio de Dagupan, Ivan P. de Vera from San Carlos College, and Franz Josef DS. de Guzman from Kingfisher School of Business and Finance.The winners were flanked by top BIR officials in Region-1.  

BIR Region 1 OIC-Regional Director Josephine S. Virtucio, together with Revenue District Officer Charmaine C. de la Torre and Assistant Revenue District Officer Doris G. Rimando, led the awarding ceremonies last December 16, 2020 at the BIR Region 1 Covered Court, in Calasiao, Pangasinan.  
As the tilt became tougher, the chances of all the contestants who were scored by points narrowed to the top three winners.

Those who topped the quiz from the highest to the lowest were Rosemarie T. Abrigo from Colegio de Dagupan, Ivan P. de Vera from San Carlos College, and Franz Josef DS. de Guzman from Kingfisher School of Business and Finance.

Their coaches and schools were likewise recognized and awarded during the ceremony.

 The online tax tilt was the first and only tax quiz conducted by the Bureau for the year 2020 pursuant to the Taxpayer Awareness Program of the BIR. It was also made possible in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (Region 1) and the National Federation of Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA).