BIR establishes dedicated service counters for RBEs

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it established dedicated service counters to streamline tax filing and payment by registered business enterprises (RBEs).

“We are launching Special RBE Express Counters at 20 Revenue District Offices nationwide and at the Large Taxpayers Service,” BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza said in a speech on Tuesday.

The Registered Business Enterprise Taxpayer Service (RBETS) will provide a centralized, consistent, and responsive approach to tax administration for RBEs, he said.

In preparation, the BIR trained personnel assigned to the new service counters, covering the RBE tax regime as outlined in the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act.

“RBETS is not yet a full service as the necessary plantilla positions are still being finalized. But rather than wait, we move forward,” Mr. Mendoza said.

Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go said RBETS will ensure the government’s incentive system is implemented in a fair, efficient, and responsive manner.

“By providing a centralized end-to-end taxpayer service for Registered Business Enterprises, to ensure a single, consistent interpretation and application of incentive rules across the tax system,” he said.

Mr. Go said the program will improve monitoring, enhance data quality, and curb revenue leakage.

“This allows the government to safeguard revenue collection, correctly identify high-risk cases, and focus enforcement where it matters most, while easing the burden on compliant taxpayers,” he said.

Trade Secretary Ma. Cristina A. Roque said reforms that streamline compliance build trust within the business community and show the administration’s commitment to an investor-friendly Philippines.

“We are currently finalizing the rules for the enhanced deduction regime alongside the BIR and the FIRB,” she added, referring to the Fiscal Incentives Review Board.

The BIR also extended the deadline for the filing of tax returns and the payment of the corresponding value-added tax by nonresident digital service providers to Jan. 25. — Aubrey Rose A. Inosante