Verification of Tax Compliance of Applicants for BIR-Importer's Clearance Certificate and BIR-Broker's Clearance Certificate for Accreditation Purposes with the Bureau of Customs

February 5, 2015OPERATIONS MEMORANDUM NO. 1-2015TO:All Regional Directors  All Revenue District Officers  All Chiefs, Legal Division  All Chiefs, Collection Divisions   SUBJECT:Verification of Tax Compliance of Applicants for BIR-Importer's Clearance Certificate and BIR-Broker's Clearance Certificate for Accreditation Purposes with the Bureau of Customs It has come to the attention of this Office that delays in the submission of the requested tax compliance verification pursuant to the provisions of Revenue Memorandum Order No. 10-2014, as amended, is caused by the applicants' non-compliance with the prescribed criteria in order to qualify for the issuance of the Importer's Clearance Certificate (ICC)/Broker's Clearance Certificate (BCC). Some concerned offices are waiting for the applicant's compliance (e.g., comply with the stop-filer cases, settle the tax liabilities, submit the necessary annual information returns, enroll in the electronic filing and payment system, etc.) before they accomplish the questionnaire attached in the Request for Verification (RFV) sent by the Accounts Receivable Monitoring Division (ARMD). As a consequence, ARMD could not act immediately on the submitted applications for ICC/BCC. ITAaHcIn view of the foregoing observation, you...