It is now easy to apply online for a Tax Identification Number Online one can log in to www.bir.gov.ph
The eREGISTRATION (eREG) system is a web
application system for various taxpayer registration services, such as TIN
issuance, payment of registration fee and issuance of Certificate of
Registration.
The eTIN is a module of the eREG
System. It offers convenient access to application for Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN) over the internet. It currently caters to the
following types of individual taxpayers: Self-employed individuals such as
Single Proprietors and Professionals, Mixed Income Earners (e.g. employee and
single proprietor and/or professional at the same time), Employees, and
Executive Order (E.O.) No. 98.
Single Proprietors and
Professionals may
apply for TIN straight to the eTIN. Each user should have a unique and valid
email address through which the TIN and other instructions on taxpayer
registration shall be sent. After securing the TIN, Single proprietors and
Professionals are required to pay the Registration Fee (RF) of P500.00 thru Authorized Agent Banks (AABs) located within the RDO indicated on the email notification or
thru the following BIR-accredited payment facilities:
- eFPS
- G-Cash
Employees may secure their TINs from their respective employers who in
turn must be enrolled in the eTIN. Employers should be active Withholding Tax
Agents for Compensation Earners. Employers may enroll in the eREG by clicking
on Create Employer User Account at the left side of the page.
Prospective EO 98 taxpayers may secure their TINs through authorized Government
Agencies and Instrumentalities (GAIs). GAI authorized users may logon to the
eTIN by clicking on the Authorized User Login at the left side of the screen.
Securing more than one
TIN is criminally punishable pursuant to the provisions of the National
Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended. Every
person who uses this facility for any purpose other than as intended will be
investigated and dealt with accordingly.
NOTE: Issuance of TIN is
free of charge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is e-REGISTRATION?
e-REGISTRATION offers a convenient on-line internet access to taxpayer registration services. These services include Issuance of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) online for individual taxpayers, payment of Registration Fee (RF) for both newly-registered and existing taxpayers, and issuance of Certificate of Registration (COR) for Single Proprietors, Professionals and Mixed Income Earners who are newly-registered online.
eTIN , a module of eRegistration system, is a web-based application system that allows for online issuance of TIN to taxpayers.
The system has the following functionalities:
- Basic Taxpayer Data Validation
- TIN Issuance for Single Proprietors, Professionals,
Mixed Income Earners, Employees, and Taxpayers per E.O. 98
- RDO Verification of Taxpayer Data
- Payment of Registration Fee (RF) for new eTIN
Registrants and Existing Business Taxpayers
- Generation and Printing of Certificate of Registration
(COR)
- Update of Old TIN and Manual Entry of Pre-Generated TIN
- Reports Generation
- System Administration
All new individual taxpayers classified as Single Proprietors, Professionals, Mixed Income Earners, Local Employees, and Persons in need of TIN for E.O. 98 purposes are qualified for TIN issuance via eTIN
Is
the TIN issued through eTIN temporary?
No. The TIN issued through eTIN is a valid and permanent TIN.
No. The TIN issued through eTIN is a valid and permanent TIN.
ver, a business registration
fee of P500.00 is required for taxpayers registered as professionals, single
proprietors and mixed income earners. These taxpayers are required to
accomplish and present Form 0605 at any Accredited Agent Bank or authorized
collection agent under their respective Revenue District Offices (RDOs), or pay
via the following BIR-accredited payment facilities:
Is
securing more than one TIN (i.e, multiple TINs for the same taxpayer) allowed?
No. Only one TIN shall be assigned to a taxpayer. Any person who shall secure more than one TIN shall be criminally liable under the provision of Section 275 of the National Internal Revenue Code.
No. Only one TIN shall be assigned to a taxpayer. Any person who shall secure more than one TIN shall be criminally liable under the provision of Section 275 of the National Internal Revenue Code.
In order to use eREG, the following are required:
- A computer with modem;
- An Internet service provider; and
- Any of the following browsers: Microsoft Internet
Explorer version 5 or higher, or Mozilla Firefox.
- A printer
Is
the transaction with eTIN secure?
Yes, security features are embedded in the system. The transmission of data on every transaction is encrypted and secured by the state-of-the-art technology provided by SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), which is the industry-standard protocol for secure Web-based communications, and VERISIGN. Likewise, user validation or authentication is handled by the system's log-in facility.
Yes, security features are embedded in the system. The transmission of data on every transaction is encrypted and secured by the state-of-the-art technology provided by SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), which is the industry-standard protocol for secure Web-based communications, and VERISIGN. Likewise, user validation or authentication is handled by the system's log-in facility.
How do I know which type of taxpayer do I fall under?
A set of questions is posted for public registrant taxpayers who do not need to logon using an eTIN username. Based on the user's replies to these questions, eTIN will automatically determine the user's taxpayer type, as any of the following:
Single Proprietors are persons engaged in trade or business not including performance of services as employee.
Professionals are self-employed individuals in the practice of profession or calling not including performance of services as employee. Examples of these are those engaged in computer, creative or performing arts, engineering, health, law, social science, teaching, personnel and human resource development, finance and sales, writing and journalism and others.
Local Employees are citizens of the Philippines who work and derive income from an employer based within the Philippines.
Mixed Income Earners are persons who are any two of the following: Professionals, Single Proprietors, and Local Employees.
For instance, a teacher who is employed in a school, offers tutorial services for a fee, and operates a retail sales business on the side should register as a local employee, professional, and single proprietor all at the same time.
Persons Registering Under E.O. 98 are those individuals who are securing TIN to be able to transact with other government offices such as LTO, NBI, DFA, and others.
A set of questions is posted for public registrant taxpayers who do not need to logon using an eTIN username. Based on the user's replies to these questions, eTIN will automatically determine the user's taxpayer type, as any of the following:
Single Proprietors are persons engaged in trade or business not including performance of services as employee.
Professionals are self-employed individuals in the practice of profession or calling not including performance of services as employee. Examples of these are those engaged in computer, creative or performing arts, engineering, health, law, social science, teaching, personnel and human resource development, finance and sales, writing and journalism and others.
Local Employees are citizens of the Philippines who work and derive income from an employer based within the Philippines.
Mixed Income Earners are persons who are any two of the following: Professionals, Single Proprietors, and Local Employees.
For instance, a teacher who is employed in a school, offers tutorial services for a fee, and operates a retail sales business on the side should register as a local employee, professional, and single proprietor all at the same time.
Persons Registering Under E.O. 98 are those individuals who are securing TIN to be able to transact with other government offices such as LTO, NBI, DFA, and others.
The Basic Taxpayer Data page ensures that all users registering through eTIN do not have existing TIN. The System looks in the BIR database for a match of the Basic Taxpayer Data supplied by the eTIN user.
Note: If the user makes a typographical error, the system may fail to find a match in the database and the user will subsequently be allowed to fill in the registration form for TIN.
- Province - required;
choose from the list of values
- City/Municipality - required;
choose from the list of values
- District - choose from the list of values if address
information is available; otherwise, manually enter the information, if
any, in the appropriate text field
- Barangay - choose from the list of values if address
information is available; otherwise, manually enter the information, if
any, in the appropriate text field
- Street - choose from the list of values if address
information is available; otherwise, manually enter the information, if
any, in the appropriate text field
- Substreet - manually enter this information
- Vicinity - required in cases where a barangay or street
is chosen from the list of valuesan RDO could not still be determined
However, for taxpayer data integrity, complete address
information must be entered, whether selected from the drop-down field values or manually
entered in the text boxes.
RDO Codes will be automatically determined by eTIN.
For employees, RDO codes are based on the employer's TIN and branch code. For single proprietors, professionals and mixed income earners, RDO codes are based on their business address. For persons registering under E.O. 98, RDO codes are based on their residence address.
- For single proprietors, professionals and mixed income
earners:
- Print out the BIR Form 1901 the link to which is
attached in the email with your TIN.
- Print out the email message itself, which will serve
as the Confirmation Page.
- Go to your assigned RDO for Verification of Taxpayer
Information.
- Pay the Business Registration Fee via the following
BIR-accredited payment facilities:
- Secure a copy of your Certificate of Registration
(COR) from your RDO.
- Secure your TIN card.
- For employees who are issued TINs by their employers
through eTIN, employers have to submit a request for issuance of TIN Cards
of their employees in batches of 20 employees to their RDO using BIR Form
1905.
- For persons registering under E.O. 98 who were issued
TINs by third party eTIN users, secure your TIN card from your assigned
RDO.
- If the taxpayer applied for TIN in an RDO, receive
further instructions from the RDO.
