REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE
Quezon City

BANK BULLETIN NO. 2014 23

TO : ALL BIR AUTHORIZED AGENT BANKS

FROM : The Commissioner of Internal Revenue

SUBJECT : Manual/Over-the-Counter Acceptance of BIRForms/Returns

DATE : November 03, 2014

It has come to our attention that a number of Authorized Agent Banks (AABs) refuse to accept
the downloaded, photocopied or pre-printed returns/forms from taxpayers. These AABs insist that only
computer-generated forms thru the Electronic Bureau of Internal Revenue Forms System (eBIRForms
Systems)/Interactive Forms System (IAFS) shall be accepted by the concerned AABs.

Relative thereto, all AABs are hereby advised to accept BIR returns/forms (pre-
printed/photocopied/downloaded) which are manually filled-up as well as those which are prepared thru
our Offline eBIRForms Package, in accordance with existing guidelines and procedures.

The returns/forms prepared thru the Offline eBIRForms Package shall conform to the following
specifications, in accordance with Revenue Memorandum Order No. 24-2013:

a. Folio size bond paper (8.5 x 13) for all forms except for the annual income tax return
which shall be printed using the A4 size bond paper (8.27 x 11.69);
b. Portrait orientation/layout;
c. Page setup margins Left: 0.146, Right: 0.148, Top 0.14, Bottom: 0.14.

In all cases, all returns/forms filed shall be originally signed by the taxpayer/authorized
representative.

For your information and guidance.

(Original Signed)
KIM S. JACINTO-HENARES
Commissioner of Internal Revenue

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