It was year 2000 when I
started to work in a company of Government-Owned and/or Controlled
Corporations. But alas! I still do not have a TIN ID card. I know my Tax
Identification Number though since I have been filing my Income tax Return
every year. I am just really fond of
collecting ID’s--- government- issued preferably--- because it makes me feel
like a good citizen (and complete!). Well, after 12 years, my
friend/co-employee, Ferdie, and I decided to finally get a copy once
and for all.
It was pretty simple. We
headed straight to Bureau of Internal Revenue,
Intramuros branch via taxi. Upon entering the building,
the guard shot a copy of any of our IDs—for security reasons, of course. We were asked what our agenda was and we told
the guard that we would want to secure a copy of our TIN ID. We were then instructed
to proceed to 2nd Floor. From
there, we found the desk responsible for the issuance of the ID card. We were
questioned if it was our first time to secure a copy. Yes, we said! Because you
see, it is free of charge for first timers. But for reissuance, you have
to pay 100pesos.
And so we filled up a small form with the following information: Complete name (Last, middle, first), address, TIN number, Company, Company address, contact number. It is a MUST
to know your TIN number. This would facilitate the person in-charge in verifying
your identification. Anyway, we were
requested to come back after 2 weeks since they ran out of blank ID cards for
printing. But they say in most cases, they could easily release your TIN
ID if there are less applicants (and there’s the availability of materials). Overall,
it took us less than 10 minutes to finish the process.
Note: Bring with you 2
copies of 1x1 photo J
 |
| |
