Summary
RMC No. 22-2025 prescribes the CY 2025 BIR Priority Programs and Projects, categorized under the Four (4) Pillars of Good Governance.
Key points
- Fearless and Aggressive Enforcement Activities. These include the Run After Tax Fake Transactions (RAFT) and Run After Tax Evaders (RATE) Programs, Oplan Kandado, a nationwide raid of illicit cigarettes, vapes and other excisable articles, intensified audit and collection, and broadening the tax base. They also include monitoring VAT compliance of digital service providers and eMarketplace operators, and institutionalizing the Transfer Pricing Service.
- Excellent Taxpayers Service. These include the Taxpayer Education and Awareness Program, the Integrated ONETT (iONETT) System, the Taxpayer’s e-Lounge Facility, expansion of ISO Certification, the Online Registration and Update System, and online application of permits to operate for Excise Tax.
- Integrity and Professionalism. These include re-organization and staffing, recruitment and promotion, capacity building and the Integrity Management Program.
- Digitalization. These include Electronic Invoicing/Receipting and Sales Reporting System (EIS), full use of the Internal Revenue Integrated System (IRIS), Project 230X (Online Withholding Tax System), eFiling and ePayment, the Taxpayer’s Portal, Digital Kiosk, the Internal Revenue Stamp Integrated System for alcoholic products and sweetened beverages, and eSubmission of eORB.
Deadlines and effectivity
- Covers CY 2025
- Issued March 24, 2025
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