1604CF Alphalist.. Chaotic. Confusing. Corrupting.

Emelino T Maestro, Father of Tax Accounting, Tax Guru

Yesterday, February 3, 2014, a student of ETM asked his help for chaotic and confusing situations that may lead to graft and corruption in the BIR's frontlines.

The dynamic duo, Honorables as they were called, once again issued a revenue regulation that regulates the filing of 1604CF and the accompanying Alphalist.

The rules therein says that the compensation, whether they are paid, accrued or incurred, shall not be allowed as a deduction from gross income of the claimants if the latter failed or refused to use the facilities of the BIR in submitting the same.

The submission as the said regulation stated is to be via email where the claimant-taxpayer shall email his/her Alphalist to the prescribed email address of the RDO where his/her principal place of office is located or via BIR-portal where he/she is required to type one by one the entries thereof.

Although comical and ridiculous as the new regulation sounds, the dynamic duo who consciously disregarded the fact that their software and hardware are not ready and their manpower are ill-equipped and untrained for the implementation of an untested and untried prescription. The result is madness and frustration on the part of the BIR-frontliners and the filing-taxpayers.

ETM believes that the dynamic duo once again deliberately disregarded the very basic foundation of taxation... that is THE RULE OF TAXATION SHALL BE UNIFORM AND EQUITABLE.

Please be informed that the said regulation is contrary to the laws of the State for no public hearing and consultation has been made. There are so many laws that were violated and ETM is much willing to discuss them in public (maybe TV interview). For his readers, the Philippine Constitution and the Tax Code were maliciously disregarded. There is no uniformity in the application and implementation of the said administrative regulation as well as there is no equitableness because instead of making the tax-compliance fast and easy, the dynamic duo has once again created an opportunity for the graft and corruption monsters to be on the go/move.

Too much regulations and restrictions kill the patriotic desire to pay the true and correct taxes.

Let us make the Philippines a liveable place to raise our family and pursue our dreams.

PLEASE DON'T KILL US BY WAY OF MAKING THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE. CUMBERSOME.

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