This process is too much hassle. In my case, my TIN was registered to RDO 57 which is in Binan, Laguna because my first company. Since I lived in Metro Manila, I went to the nearest BIR Office as expected they can’t process your TIN Card and RDO Update. They asked me to go to Binan, Laguna to get one. I read cases like this in other forums which someone lives in Visayas but his RDO is somewhere in Luzon. I hope with the new BIR head Joel Tan address this case. Kawawa naman yung nakatira sa malayo. It’s acceptable if the RDO is within Metro Manila but it it’s located in different province, it’s hard.

Yung perang ikakain mo sana, nauwi lang sa pamasahe at nasayang pa oras mo.

Thank you for airing us your concerns. It is indeed problematic if your TIN is registered in another province. This is why we try to inform as many people about this so they can take steps in transferring their to the nearest BIR RDO where they plan to work. But there is a another solution for this. You can actually FAX your application form 1905 for transferring your TIN to the BIR RDO which has jurisdiction over the area where you are currently working. So after your TIN is transferred to the BIR RDO near your place of work you then request for a TIN card with that office. Using also the BIR Form 1905.

The number of TSS unit in RDO 57 is 511-9010 you can call them up to assist you with your request for transferring your TIN. So before faxing to them your 1905 call them first ask the person who will assist you. Here’s their fax numbers are (02) 5208262 local line for Manila residents and (049 )511-9797. Again after faxing call them up again to know if they receive your fax. You may want also to ask when they can transfer your TIN. So when this is done. You can go to the BIR RDO office where you requested your TIN to be transferred and apply for TIN Card. Hope this would help. Thank you and good day.

Hi, is there an online directory where i can get the ful name of the TSS head at RDO57? I’m processing an LOI for eFPS, can’t print coz i cant recall the names posted on the org charts. thanks! YES to e-government!

The online directory of the BIR is not yet updated. but will look up the name of the TSS head tomorrow. And will post it immediately. Thanks for visiting my blog.

The name of the TSS Head is Cherry Pie T. Gonzales. Good day.

hi gud evening, I aM writing/asking in behalf of a close friend, since he will be working in one of the major call centers here in the manila area, the H.R. representative handed him B.I.R. form 1905, the H.R representative told my friend to ask his former employer about its three digit RDO, so the funds will be transferred to the call center’s RDO. The issue is, my friend did not include all his previous employers in his resume to avoid the hassle of too many Certificate of employments and to avoid too many questions from the new employer’s H.R (:, His recent job was supposed to be from a hotel in q.c., his contract ended May 2009, since he did not pass the probationary period, but my friend only put his recent job as school teacher which was early 2008, The questions are, Wat does RDO stand for? Can my friend ask for the RDO of his previous employers not listed in the resume? Will the call center find out,? my friend ’s former employers never asked him for the RDO nor any 1905 forms ever. please help.

On your first question, The RDO stands for Revenue District Office of the BIR. There is an RDO who has a certain jurisdiction of a particular area. When your friend first applied for a TIN, there was an RDO who issued that TIN to him and thats where his TIN is currently registered. Second question, if understand it correctly. Lets be clear the RDO is not usually indicated in any resume. The HR is requiring your friend to file the BIR form 1905 because the TIN of your friend might not be registered with the RDO where that company is currently registered. For example the company is located in Pasig. That would be RDO 43 of the BIR but the TIN of your friend is in another RDO where he first got his TIN lets say his first job was in company located in Cubao. RDO 40 has jurisdiction over that area. So he should file the BIR Form 1905 to RDO 40 where his TIN is currently registered, to transfer it to RDO 43. Some employers would not ask this because the case might that those former employers are also registered with the same RDO where the TIN of your friend is also registered. IN the 1905 form at the bottom portion, you are required to fill the RDO number of your old RDO or the current RDO where the TIN of your friend is registered and the NEW RDO where you will transfer the TIN registration. So your friend should ask the new office on which RDO they file their taxes.

Good day! My current employer handed me a BIR 1905 Form. I understand that I should ask my previous employer for the RDO code. The problem is, I was as AWOL on that company (IBM-Daksh). Can I still ask them for the RDO code though? I will work in TP which has RDO 043. Or, is there any way for me to know the RDO of my previous company without asking them? Your response will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

No, you don’t need to ask your previous employer of your RDO code or the Revenue District Office where your TIN currently registered. This article provides the contact number where you can get this info. Call BIR TIN Verification Office at 981-7000 local 7030 or the BIR Contact center at 981-8888 or email contact_us@cctr.bir.gov.ph.

Hi, I would like to ask if there’s any way that I cna retrieve my TIN I got it from my previous employer which is Telus International Philippines (call center). I tried asking them of the RDo and if they have my number, They where my first employer, i receive no response form them. I called the Contact Center of BIR and I spoke to a guy he said that BIR has no records of my name or number. He only asked for my name, Ma. Theresse Zafra was my name registered under my TIN birthday is July 06, 1989. I hope to hear from you soon, I also emailed your contact center. I really need my TIN so I cna start working. Thank you.

If the Contact Center of the BIR hasn’t responded to you yet on this matter let me know. If you indeed have no record under your name then you need to apply for a TIN using 1902. This usually happens as personnel of companies tasked to do this aren’t really doing their jobs. Sometimes giving even bogus TIN only to find out by those employees later when they try to verify or update their TIN. Its is wise to follow up TIN with your office immediately if they indeed have done it for you. If they say they did but cannot give you the TIN then call BIR, if you found out that they haven’t filed one then its up to us to file for a TIN. This is unfortunate but things like this does happen. There is no BIR policy between employer and employee on who will get the TIN. Because there are companies who do not have the man power to give this service to their employees, In which in this case the employees personally apply for their TIN.

i have a problem. i was mistakenly registered as non-employee by a friend. i should be registered as an employee. now, i have to pay P500 for my TIN. what should i do?

First, why are you being ask to pay P500? unless you were registered thru 1901 for SELF EMPLOYED most probably as a professional or an agent of some insurance. You don't have to pay, because if you do, you are already telling BIR to go ahead with that registration as SELF EMPLOYED. But please be AWARE that once you have a TIN whether you got it thru first as SELF EMPLOYED or AS AN EMPLOYEE … that TIN is already yours for WHATEVER purpose you may need it. Meaning you can only have ONE TINE thats it. Whether you got it thru as an EMPLOYEE OR YOU GOT IT THRU AS A SELF EMPLOYED individual. Now again don't pay the P500 since you are employed you can use the BIR Form 1902 attach photocopy of your birth cert. pass this to the BIR Revenue District Office (RDO) where your current employment is also registered. Get the number of the attending personnel to call when or what is the TIN# assigned in your name. Thats it.

Hello po. I am registered at Paranaque but I work in Taguig. This is my first job and I started only last November. I went to BIR Taguig city to file my ITR but they said I should file it in Paranaque because I’m registered there and my BIR form 2305 (update of employer) was filed by my employer 2010 na so it is effective 2010. But since I’m filling for my 2009 income, I should file it in Paranaque. Are these procedures correct? If not what should I do. Thank you.

Yes Melissa, if your TIN is currently registered in Parañaque then the BIR Taguig office cannot touch or accept your request because they cannot access it only view it as some may say. So they would advise you to go to the said RDO where your TIN is currently registered. Your employer filed your BIR form 2305 in Taguig most likely and again even if BIR Taguig accepted it, but when they find that your TIN is not registered with them, they cannot process the said application. You need to request your TIN registration to be transferred using form 1905 from BIR Parañaque to BIR Taguig. Naturally, you need to file this with your current RDO which is BIR Parañaque as you said. So they can transfer your TIN to Taguig so that BIR Taguig can now accept your application for update thru BIR form 2305. Should you have any other concerns please drop a message. Good day.