BIR’s Henares warns of ‘fake’ tax assessors, collectors

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Category: Economy

Published on Monday, 28 January 2013 19:23

Written by Paul Anthony A. Isla / Reporter

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Monday warned that certain parties are misrepresenting the agency by calling taxpayers for supposed tax arrears or audit.

The BIR said in an advisory of one of such misrepresentations pertains to alleged calls from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner-Operations Group telling the party called that its alphabetical list of employees has a problem or “tax difference.”

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The BIR said a taxpayer contacted the office of the deputy by e-mail and was advised that said calls did not come from that office. The BIR added that another taxpayer contacted by these impostors personally knew the deputy commissioner himself, and immediately informed the deputy of such “calls.”

The modus operandi consists of informing the intended victim of alleged tax obligations, mostly but not limited to tax on compensation, and advises the intended victim to call certain numbers, among which are telephone numbers 387-4416, 703-9954 and 408-3947, purportedly for settlement. The BIR said these numbers are not subscribed to any office under the BIR.

The agency advised taxpayers contacted through these numbers to ask for documentary proof of the BIR assessment or letter and determine the identity of the caller and report the same to the nearest law-enforcement office like the police or the NBI.

Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares, through Revenue Memorandum Circular 6-2013, advised the taxpayers to hire or engage the services of tax agents or practitioners who are accredited by the tax-collecting agency.