As instructed by the Department of Finance (DOF), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is currently exploring methods to properly tax activities under the digital economy and enhance revenue collections by closing tax leakages.
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) released Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 47-2019 which prescribes the revised documentary requirements for the processing and granting of VAT refund claims.
BIR aims to “provide world-class frontline services to the taxpayers” by requiring all Revenue District Offices (RDOs) to introduce a feedback system which can measure customer satisfaction based on the services rendered by RDO personnel.