May 2, 2019
BANK BULLETIN NO. 09-19
TO | : | All BIR Authorized Agent Banks |
SUBJECT | : | Encoding of the Buyer's Name and Taxpayer's Identification Number for Transfer Tax Payment of BIR Form 1606 (Withholding Tax Remittance Return for Onerous Transfer of Real Property Other Than Capital Asset, Including Taxable and Exempt) |
All AABs are advised that the proper encoding of BIR Form 1606 (Withholding Tax Remittance Return for Onerous Transfer of Real Property Other than Capital Asset, including taxable and exempt), Annex "A" hereof, as payment for transfer tax should be in the name and TIN of the buyer, instead of the name and TIN of the seller, even if it was the latter who paid the corresponding tax due. This return is filed by every Withholding Agent/Buyer on the sale, transfer or exchange of real property. cHDAIS
For your guidance and strict compliance.
(SGD.) CAESAR R. DULAY
Commissioner of Internal Revenue