CITY OF SAN FERNANDO– In line with the directive of the national office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), old official receipts (ORs) that were not printed from authorized printers will no longer be valid.
But businessmen are complaining of the BIR’s “lack of sufficient information dissemination in requiring the new receipt format.” They added that many establishments have not been notified about the BIR directive.
Revenue Region 4 OIC Regional Director Araceli L. Francisco explained that the BIR campaign to eradicate old ORs that were printed from unauthorized printers started last February. She said businesses will have until July 1 to have their ORs printed from authorized printers or face the corresponding penalties.
Revenue District Officer (RDO) Armando Ducut said under the law, a corresponding penalty will be imposed on violators of the directive.
Businesses which issue unregistered ORs or invoice will be penalized for the first offense with a fine of P20,000, the second offense is P30,000 and the third offense will merit a fine of P50,000 and cancellation of their permit.
For possession or use of unregistered ORs or invoices, the corresponding penalty will be a fine of P10,000 for the first offense and P20,000 for the second offense, Ducut said.
But some of the businessmen complained that the BIR directive should be published in newspapers for proper dissemination. A list of accredited printers should also be included in the publication.
According to the BIR “all persons who are engaged in business shall secure from the BIR an authority to print receipts or sales or commercial invoice before a printer can print the same.”
Francisco said this is in line with the BIR’s computerization program.
