BIR Region-1 Tasks to Collect P17.9 -B

 PREMIER BIR CENTRAL P’NAN OFFICE TO RAISE P4.8-B

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – The regional office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Region-1 is tasked to collect P17.9 billion this year by the national government, according to Revenue District Office (RDO) No. 4 Chief Aldrin A. Camba.

BIR Region-1 is under the watch of Director Josephine S. Virtucio.

The 11% increase from its last year’s collection as goal this year is part of the yeoman’s job of the six RDOs in the four provinces’ region.

BIR EXECS. Region-1 Director Josephine S. Virtucio (left) and Revenue District Office No. 4 Chief Aldrin A. Camba

The 11% hike of the region was similar to the increases this year of the national government and most of the RDOs all over the country.

RDO No. 4 which is the premier tax office in Region-1 however has an increase only of 8.7 %.

Camba learned about this rise in April 2023 where his tax target this year is P4, 823,177, 000.

“Nabawasan ako ng 2% or P100 million as compared sa collection last year. Iyon na ang actual collection ko last year P4.9 (billion). Ang goal ata noong last ay nasa P4.7 (billion) may excess ako ng last year pero ang goal binibased doon sa actual collection. Ang actual collection last year is P4.9 billion iyong binigay na goal sa akin ay 4.8 o mga 2% o P100 million ang binawas”.

Despite the P100 million reduction and the addition of P75 million for the withholding taxes he would be collecting from the contractors working with the Department of Public Works & Highway (DPWH), RDO-4 lost P590 million at the office of the Large Taxpayers Service where it took from Camba six of his top big taxpayers in central Pangasinan.

“So ang contribution ng DPWH is 1.5% of my total collection. Iyong nawala 12%. So pag ni add ko binawas ko iyong nawala ni add ko iyong nadagdag compare doon sa goal ko for this year na ni set meron akong increase na 8.7%”.

Meanwhile, RDO No. 4 is seen to eclipse its P4.8 billion goal after the national government through the Department of Finance approved its new zonal valuation (Z.V) that would be the basis of the tax on the deed of sale of real properties between the vendor and the vendee. The fee imposed by the tax office is 7.5% capital gain and documentary taxes. Camba said the ZV was just sanctioned by the national government last May 7, 2023.

The new Z.V implementation has been delayed for six years despite of its every three years' revision as dictated by the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC).

“It’s in the Tax Code that every three years dapat may update”.

Its revision was snagged after the Corona Virus Disease-19 (Covid-19) wrought havoc to the economy in years 2020 to 2222.