Philippines - Obtain Tax Clearance Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To Obtain a Tax Clearance Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Bureau Internal Revenue link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting it.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• The Certificate of No Tax Liability
• Duly accomplished application form for Tax Clearance link
• Fee receipt
• Photocopy of the COR
• Two loose documentary stamps (do not affix)
• Previous tax clearance issued (if applicable)
• The Written request for tax clearance
• Latest Tax Returns filed and paid through eFPS from the payment for Registration Fee.

Office Locations & Contacts

Bureau of Internal Revenue
BIR National Office Bldg.,
BIR Road, Diliman,
Quezon City, Philippines
Trunkline: 8981-7000; 89297676
Contact link

Eligibility

• An individual taxpayer, or a non-individual taxpayer, or a foreign company in Philippines
• A registered taxpayer in the BIR Electronic Filing and Payment System (eFPS), and
• Did not miss any tax payment.

Fees

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.

Validity

• The validity for this procedure is one year.

Documents to Use

• Application form link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name
• Applicant’s address
• Contact number
• Tax number
• Email id
• Fax
• Income details
• Tax number
• Other details
• Date
• Signature

Need for the Document

• Tax clearance certificate. Document issued to a taxpayer by the tax authorities certifying that the taxpayer has either paid all taxes due or that he is not liable for any taxes.
• In certain countries, a tax clearance certificate must be produced before a person can leave the country.

Information which might help

For more information link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Link

Others

• A Tax Clearance Certificate is confirmation from Revenue that an applicant's tax affairs are in order.
• Revenue may issue a Tax Clearance Certificate to a customer who has tax arrears where the arrears are covered by an instalment arrangement.