BIR Online Filing

[summer888]

Anyone here who is also having problems with BIR's online filing regulation? I'm really very much frustrated on this. Until now hindi naman ma access yun BIR laging "not responding" then if tatawag ka naman sa BIR eh wala namang sumasagot both sa RDO ko and their customer service.

[sugar n spice]

Same here!!!!! Grabe!! I was only able to register . After non, hindi ko na alam kung saan pupunta at anong susunod na step. I tried going to BIR office para magpaturo, pero itinuro lang ako sa isang cubicle, nakaharap lang ako sa pc pero walang naga-assist. Wala man lang hard copy ng step by step instruction kung paano. Ang siste nagbayad na lang kami ng extra 30pesos para lang may mag-print nung filled out form sa tabi ng BIR office wag lang kami ma-late mag-file ng tax.

[mearah]

hello mga sis. Ito po ba yung computerized na form na? If ito po yung nagdownload lang po ako ng application ng BIR tapos nag fill in ng mga info, then nag print ng form. Frustrated po ako matuto kasi yung MIL ko nagbayad through bank tapos na decline dahil old form daw dapat computerized copy na. Nagpatulong cya sa bookkeeper pero siningil cya ng 200 pesos per form. Naawa ako sa matanda so pinag aralan ko. Naka print naman po ako kagad gamit lang ang piso print and nakabayad naman si MIL sa bank.

[danda]

Nakapagfile naman ako. Wala nga lang akong printer sa bahay so ayon ang naging problema ko. Nasend sa email ko pero naka-encrypt so paano ako magbabayad db! Kaloka! Ang sabi dadalhin daw sa RDO ang saved file then sila magpprint tsaka magbabayad sa bank! Ang hassle lang. Pupunta pa ng RDO e db dapat direct bank since my payment. Ang hassle rin na sa computer shop mag-file, paano na ang mga personal info mo! Tsk.

[17glut]

I was able to finish the ITR (1702RT) online filing and got it received sa SEC na rin for our business. Sa mga gagamit ng EFPS eto technique, do it AFTER office hours para hindi congested ang network, naging problema ko din to a week before the deadline so what I did was I accessed the EFPS around 6PM and mga 8PM tapos na ko, actually it can be done under an hour, tumagal lang ako sa formatting for printing kasi required yata ang A4 accdg to our accountant.

Prior to doing everything online, I used the OFFLINE application first at dun ako nag encode ng mga kelangan, tapos when I went online retype na lang ng details ginawa ko, medyo hassle kasi yung mga hindi available na info from our last year's ITR eh need na i-encode this time around so hagilap pa ko sa details. Lucky for me, we had those details ready.   

The entire procedure is really, really complicated lalo na sa mga first time gagamit so understandable ang frustration that they're getting pero kahit papano very simple to process naman kasi more on fill-in the blanks na lang gagawin dahil auto-compute na ang ibang fields. Just make sure that all necessary info are available by the time you do it online kasi the system will kick you out if you've been idle for over 5 minutes yata so ulit ka na naman kaya hindi mo afford na mag backtrack ng matagal. Also for your payment dapat may naka-ready na rin kayo account for the online banking para dire-diretso.

Oh and don't bother calling up the RDO, malabo kausap mga yan (from my experience). Sure you can try calling them up PERO don't get your hopes up - trust me I've tried that myself. Accountant pa namin nagturo sa kin on how to proceed tapos trial and error na lang hanggang sa nagamay ko din.

[summer888]

@17glut Haaay...buti ka pa.Alam ko medyo okay naman yun mga eFPS pero kadalasan ng mga small businesses is yun fill-out the forms sa offline eBIR then go online to submit. Ang problem pag dating sa submit ayaw ng tumuloy. I've been trying every day at ibat-ibang time of the day but still the same. Sa totoo hindi pa talaga maayos ang system ng BIR. At ang mahirap is wala kang mapagtanungan kung ano ba talaga ang tamang procedure. Nung kaguluhan sa filing ng ITR si BIR kung mag release ng memo sa site nila eh last day na ng filing. Like yun 1601C which is due on the 10th. Ayaw, tanggapin yun manual filing then on the 10th at hindi pa umaga ng 10th biglang naglabas na pwede na pala muna mag manual file. So ayun balik na naman sa BIR to file. Yun sa ITR naman yun memo nila na extend ng June ang pag refile online is on the 15th din nilabas ang memo. Sabi mag file daw ahead of time eh papano nga eh paiba-iba sila.
Tapos yung system requirements eh dapat lawakan nila. Gusto IE9 lang. Muntik pa akong hindi makahanap ng IE9 kase wala ka ng mapag downloadan nun dahil laging IE11 (latest) na dapat.
Sana matapos na ang problema ko sa BIR na ito at makapag trabaho ng matiwasay.

[17glut]

Yung online filing matagal na kasi niro-rollout ng unti-unti kaso andaming ayaw mag comply kaya naghigpit ng ganito. Pagkakaalala ko as early as 2009 "daw" sinimulan na yan pero ako mismo I've been doing the efps thingy for over a year now on a monthly basis kaya kahit papano napractice ko.

Para seamless ang online processing mo, just use IE (ok lang kung latest version) at wag mag browse ng ibang websites while doing EFPS para hindi magulo ang loading ng page. Then, yun nga tulad ng advice ko early on, do it AFTER office hours para hindi ka masyado makaranas ng topak ng website kasi konti na lang nagamit ng mga oras na yun.

[linusoft]

The best time to successfully access their website is from 12am to 5am. Hopefully maayos na ng BIR yung network congestion nila at ma-accommodate yung mga gustong mag file online ng maaga. Their online system also works in IE10 browser, but better use IE9.

[ionmom]

Hi! Update to BIR online : 1.To those who are using eBIR offline package, there is Package v5.0 for you. :-)
2. Filing of BIR form/remittances/taxes through email is no longer accepted.  Please check BIR RMC 31-2015. :-)

[danda]

mga sis pati ba renewal sa eBIR din?

[ionmom]

Ano pong renewal?Magrerenew o magbabayad po ba uli kayo ng annual registration fee sa BIR? Yes, ebir form na po lahat. (in your case kung registration fee BIR form 605). :-)

[danda]

Yes sis. Salamat!

[adrian]

I have no business yet, but I am thinking of registering as self-employed/freelancer once I get a steady project. Ang pinaka-nakakagulo sa akin, and pinakamalaking hadlang, is the process of figuring out and paying taxes.

There's monthly filing (and paying if applicable). Then there's quarterly filing, right? Then in April dagsaan na ng mga taxpayers, tapos ang alam ko, you file electronically AND on paper, so online upload, AND submit a CD with your tax information, tama ba? Madugo daw.

1) For anyone who has experience in processing their freelance or business financials, how do/did you go about it?
2) How is/was it?
3) Meron ba kayong accountant to help you along?
4) What did/do you do to help make the process easier and faster?

Medyo familiar na and BIR ngayon sa term na freelancer (years ago nung nagtanong ako, no one at my RDO even knew what 'freelancer' meant.) Pero magulo pa din, because I was still asked to register as a business, eh ako lang. Ipinapafile ako ng business name etc. sa DTI -- but I'm not a business, I just write when I get the rare project.

I don't think I'm the only one having such anxiety about registration and especially tax processing, so I hope you guys can help with your experiences and advice. Thank you.

[ionmom]

Hi Adrian! Best thing for your to do is go to the BIR office or the Revenue District Office (RDO) which depends on your business address kung walang office, yong address na gagamitin mo. After you are registered you can check your Certificate of Registration, andon nakalagay don yong required taxes mo.

Kung freelance aka professional practice sabihin mo sa BIR pag register mo. After you register, message me, i can teach you so it would be easier for you to pay your taxes. :-)

[ionmom]

Freelacers Guide to Paying Tax - Part 1


http://taxinsider.blogspot.com/

[hannahlee]

Thanks for all the read.