AABs to accept payments for 2019 Annual ITR until 5pm of June 15, 2020

AABs to accept payments for 2019 Annual ITR until 5pm of June 15, 2020

(Bank Bulletin No. 2020-08, June 11, 2020) 

This Tax Alert is issued to inform all concerned taxpayers on the responsibilities of Authorized Agent Banks (AABs) in relation to the acceptance of payments for the annual income tax returns (AITR) for calendar year 2019. 

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued a Bank Bulletin addressed to all AABs on their responsibility to accept AITR until June 15, 2020, since the deadline of June 14, 2020 falls on a weekend. Likewise, banking hours shall be extended until 5:00 PM to accept AITRs.  

AABs shall accept tax payments from taxpayers who are already within the bank premises by the close of the said extended banking hours.