The Electronic Filing and Payment System (eFPS) is the BIR’s online system that caters to online tax filing and payment. It is geared towards making transactions with taxpayers smoother and more convenient.
According to expert tax and audit services in the Philippines, Only qualified companies or individuals are allowed to use the eFPS system. This includes the top 20,000 private corporations, the top 5,000 individual taxpayers, government bidders, big companies, stockbrokers, insurance companies, and national government agencies.
If you do not belong to the aforementioned qualified users of the eFPS, you may file and pay your taxes at the Revenue District Office (RDO) where you are registered or do so through eBIRForms. Seek help from professional tax and accounting services in the Philippines to ascertain you’re tax compliant. After all, you want to avoid errors that result in stiff penalties.
Before paying your taxes through the eFPS system, you must first file your tax return on the eFPS website. Additionally, you can only file and carry out payments if you are registered to the BIR eFPS.
How to register to the eFPS
Step 1
To register yourself or your business on the eFPS, provided you meet the criteria previously mentioned, you first have to open or access the BIR website, www.bir.gov.ph using your internet browser. Seek guidance from Tax Services in Manila to ascertain if you qualify for this payment system.
Step 2
After opening the website, search for the eFPS icon on the screen and click it. This should redirect you to the eFPS home screen.
Step 3
If you are registered, you may proceed to input your login information. However, if you are still in the process of registering, click “enroll to eFPS.” This will redirect you to the application form.
Step 4
After you have been redirected to the eFPS application form, fill out the required fields. This will include the name of the person or company applying, its tax identification number (TIN), and other business or profession-specific questions.
Step 5
After filling out the required fields click submit.
Step 6
Await the confirmation receipt to be sent to the email that you registered with the system. Only when your application has been accepted will your account be activated. After receiving your confirmation of acceptance and activation, you may proceed to file and pay taxes through the system using the login credentials you included in the application form. Make sure your password and account are kept to yourself for your safety.
How to make payments with the eFPS
Filing requires that you submit all needed requirements online through the eFPS. Make sure all your documents are in order to avoid errors that can lead to stiff fines. Have yours audited by tax and accounting services in Pasig. After doing so, you may immediately pay your taxes. Here is how you can get that done:
Step 1
Towards the end of filing your taxes through the eFPS, you would notice a “Proceed to Payment button” Click this button. After doing so, you will be redirected to a payment form. Also, take note of the RETURN information in the payment form.
Step 2
Take note of the payment transaction number that will be generated on the payment form. This number will be used as a reference number for that particular transaction.
Step 3
Pick your mode of payment. You may pay through fund transfer, Tax debit memo, or Tax remittance advice. Click only one box. For fund transfers, you must choose a transaction bank and a depositor bank and place the value where the amount to be paid is asked. Should you pick to pay through a tax debit memo, you need to provide the Tax debit memo date, the tax debit memo number, amount to be paid, and the tax credit certification number. Lastly, if you chose tax remittance advice, you must submit the Department Code, TRA amount, agency code, and fund type code.
Step 4
After choosing your desired mode of payment, fill in the required fields to finish the transaction.
Step 5
Once you have filled out all required fields, click submit to proceed with the online payment through the eFPS. Should you wish to nullify or cancel the transaction, click the ‘cancel’ button.
Step 6
If you have chosen fund transfer, payment instructions will be sent to your chosen transacting banks. You will be redirected to the Transacting Bank’s (the bank you will be getting the payment from) online banking site.
Step 7
Once your tax payments have successfully gone through, the bank will generate a confirmation number.
If all of these sound confusing to you, fret not. You can always rely on expert assistance to sort through your documents and ensure you tax returns are compliant. Give our team a call for assistance.
