RMO No. 81-98 — Prescribes the policies and guidelines on the use and maintenance of the BIR internet facilities Digest

REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER No. 81-98 issued November 12, 1998 prescribes the policies and guidelines on the use and maintenance of the BIR Internet Facilities by specifying the: a) authorized users; b) user accountabilities; and c) management, administration and maintenance. As an interim procedure, the internet facilities will be made available to the following users, through a proxy software using a third party Internet Service Provider: a) BIR Management (Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, Regional Directors with network connection, Revenue Data Center Heads); b) inter- agency projects such as Finlink and those approved and identified by the Deputy Commissioner- Information Systems Group; c) BIR Division Chiefs of offices with required on-line activities with other government agencies; and d) BIR Division Chiefs of offices with constant research activities. Transmission of any material/document/information in violation of any existing policies of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Department of Finance and the Philippine Government law is prohibited. This may result to the revocation of issued account plus the imposition of appropriate administrative sanctions depending on the degree of violation committed.