RMC No. 9-2026 — Observance of the Month of February as "Tax Awareness Month" Per Proclamation No. 486 S. 2024 Digest | Full Text | Annex A | Annex B | Annex C | Annex D

BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Bringing In Revenues for Nation-Building Ouezon City January 16,2026 PILIPINAS BAGONG

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SUBJECT Observance of the Month of February as "Tax Awareness Month

Per Proclamation No. 486 S. 2024

TO All Revenue Officials, Employees and Heads of National Government

Agencies, Local Government Units, Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations, Government Financial Institutions, State Colleges and Universities, and Others Concerned

Background

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR),being the premier revenue-generating agency of the country, needs all the support it can get from various sectors of society in disseminating information on the various requirements of taxation, particularly relative to taxpayer registration, filing of applicable tax returns, and payment of the correct taxes

To enhance the taxpayers' awareness and understanding of the tax laws, regulations, and the importance of tax compliance to improve the nation's tax collection, President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr.has declared the month of February of every year as Tax Awareness Month through the issuance of Proclamation No. 486, S. 2024 on March 1, 2024.

The BIR's theme for its year-round tax campaign is Mahusay na Serbisyo, Katumbas ng Buwis Mo which highlights the BIR's commitment to deliver excellent service to taxpayers with integrity and professionalism in order to collect the correct taxes for nation. building. RUREAUS RFANAGEMENT DIVISION BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE

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This Circular is issued to: By. D ADMIN UNIT-1 3:05Pm 1. Enjoin all agencies of the government, local government units, academic institutions.

state universities and colleges, non-government organizations, multi-sectoral partners and the private sector at the national and local levels (collectively called BIR External Partners) to actively participate and support the activities that shall be undertaken by BIR National Office Bldg., Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago Avenue,Diliman,Quezon City Trunkline: 8981-7000 ; 8929-7676 Website: www.bir.gov.ph

the BIR to promote and enhance taxpayers' awareness of the importance of paying the correct taxes on time: and

2.Encourage BIR External Partners to undertake/initiate activities that will help enhance the voluntary compliance of taxpayers.

III. Guidelines

The following guidelines are hereby provided to attain the objectives of this Circular:

A. BIR External Partners

Assist the BIR in undertaking activities that will promote and enhance taxpayers

activities include the following: awareness of the importance of paying the correct taxes on time. Some of these

1. Posting of tarpaulin/banner on the Tax Awareness Monthat the facade of office

building/compound, and official website and social media accounts.(See Annex A) 2. Re-posting in their official social media accounts of BIR tax information materials.

3. Conducting activities (e.g. poster/slogan contest, etc.) that will highlight the Annex B): which include the Annual Income Tax Return Filing and Payment reminders.(See importance of paying the correct taxes; 4. Printing and display of tarpaulin bearing the message,This is Where Your Taxes

5.Initiating the conduct of tax seminars/briefings to be attended by their agency's Goduring implementation of social, infrastructure, and relief projects

group's employees/members with resource speakers coming from the BIR; or 6. Participating in other tax awareness activities that may be conducted by the BIR.

Such as sending participants to BIR-initiated seminars/briefings.

B. BIR Revenue Regional/District Offices

1.Undertake the following activities to promote the observance of the Tax Awareness

Month for the whole month of February:

a. Printing and posting of tarpaulin/banner on theTax Awareness Month" at the

b. Printing of tax information materials prepared by the Client Support Service. regional/district office. (See Annex A): facade of office building/compound and official social media accounts of the

which include the Annual Income Tax Return Filing and Payment reminders (see Annex B), for posting/display in conspicuous places in the office and in the official social media accounts of the regional/district office

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c. Preparation of tax information materials i.e. flyers, leaflets, socmed cards

videos, reels, etc.) in English, Tagalog and/or local dialect, and dissemination of the same using various channels (i.e. e-mail, social media, etc. to promote awareness and understanding of the tax laws and the BIR's tax compliance requirements; d. Conduct of tax update seminars and other information dissemination/tax

education activities,such as Tax Quiz,poster/slogan contest, guesting in TV/radio programs, etc.; and e.Sending of resource speakers to tax seminars/briefings initiated/organized by BIR

2. Send letter to heads of agencies (both in the public and private sectors) at the local level requesting for assistance from their Office in undertaking activities that will External Partners.

promote and enhance taxpayers' awareness of the importance of paying the correct

3.Provide soft copy of BIR-prepared tax information materials to public/private sector taxes on time.(Use letter-template in Annex C);

agencies, for their dissemination; and 4. For the Revenue District Offices, prepare an Accomplishment Report on Activities

Undertaken to Promote the Observance of the Tax Awareness Month (use template in Annex D) and submit the same through your respective Client Support Unit (CSU Head or Revenue Service, for consolidation. The consolidated list shall be submitted and/or uploaded via link at bit.ly/45tTV6K on or before April 30,2026

C. Public Information and Education Division

l. Prepare tax information materials i.e. social media cards, tax information

advertisements for electronic billboards, tax reminders in tarpaulin, etc., for

2.Prepare a memorandum to all regional/district offices containing the link to the soft dissemination/display during the Tax Awareness Month;

copy of all approved tax information materials for wide dissemination; 3. Prepare letter to heads of agencies (both in the public and private sectors at the

national level requesting for assistance from their Office in undertaking activities tha will promote and enhance taxpayers' awareness of the importance of paying the correct taxes on time; and 4. Prepare a Consolidated Accomplishment Report on Activities Undertaken to

Promote the Observance of the Tax Awareness Month and submit the same to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue thru the Assistant Commissioner, Client Support Service and Deputy Commissioner, Operations Group on or before June 1, 2026

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IV. Use of the Tax Awareness Collaterals Released by the BIR

Agencies/organizations are enjoined to access the 2026 Tax Awareness Collaterals (e.g. banner, streamers.tarpaulins. social media cards/social media cover photo template, digital infographics, etc.) prepared by the BIR through the following links:

PLATRFORM LINK Google Drive https://tinyurl.com/2026BIRTaxAwarenessMonth BIR Website https://www.bir.gov.ph/home BIR Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/birgovph XBIR Twitter https://x.com/birgovph BIR You Tube https://youtube.com/@birgovphl

All concerned are enjoined to be guided accordingly and to give this Circular as wide a publicity as possible.

CHARLITO MARTIN R.MEND YOZA BUREAU OFINTERNALREVENUE RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION R Commissioner of Internal Revenue

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