RMO No. 29-2003: Prescribes the policies and mechanics for the conduct of the BIR Text Raffle Promo: “Bayan, I-txt ang Resibo”- PART II

Key points

1. Qualifying receipts. Official receipts, sales or cash invoices, and cash register or point of sale receipts issued to consumers from September 15, 2003 up to December 14, 2003 for purchases of at least P 100.00 qualify. Official receipts from government offices and machine-validated utility bills or statements of account also qualify. Provisional or temporary receipts, delivery receipts and similar documents may be entered if the original OR or SI is presented to the Receipt Verification Team when claiming the prize.
2. How to enter. The initial entry is a text in the format RESIBO(SPACE)NAME*ADDRESS*TIN OF PROFESSIONAL/BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT*RECEIPTNUMBER*AMOUNT OF PURCHASE. Later entries use RESIBO(SPACE)TIN OF PROFESSIONAL/BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT*RECEIPT NUMBER*AMOUNT OF PURCHASE. An establishment that did not issue a receipt on request can be reported by SMS with its name and address.
3. Draw schedule. Entries join the weekly draw covering the week they were issued, starting October 10, 2003, and then later monthly, bonanza and Christmas draws if not drawn. Weekly draws run October 10, 17, 24, 30, November 7, 14, 21, 27 and December 5, 12. Monthly draws are October 31 and November 28, the Christmas Draw is December 15, and the Bonanza Draw date is to be announced.
4. Prizes. Weekly draws have 2 winners for each RO at P25,000.00 (texter). Monthly draws have 1 winner at P1,000,000.00 (texter). The Christmas Draw has 3 winners at P1,000,000.00 each (texter) and 3 winners at P 50,000.00 each (issuer). The prize schedule states that tax on prizes has been paid.
5. Duplicate entries. A texter with several entries may win more than one prize in any draw. Several entries with the same information count as one entry, and the first texter who sent it is entitled to join.
6. Informer’s reward. A consumer who reports an establishment that did not issue a receipt may get a reward equal to 10% of the penalties imposed and collected. The cap is P1,000.00 per establishment, regardless of the number of official receipts not issued.

Who is affected

• Consumers who text in receipts
• Professionals, business and commercial establishments that issue receipts

Deadlines and effectivity

• Qualifying receipts: September 15, 2003 up to December 14, 2003
• Weekly draws start October 10, 2003
• Monthly draws: October 31 and November 28
• Christmas Draw: December 15