TIN Number is Issued at no cost. Its free of charge.

How to Get TIN ID?

Are you wondering if now you can easily get a tin number easily in the Philippines? If it is your first time getting a TIN Number. Here are the simple tips!

• Find a local office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue for inquiry.
• Ask for the TIN application form and fill up all the information needed. For more information about the BIR Form, please check the above information. If you are not sure about the form you needed to get, drop your comments bellows.
• After you completed the application form, submit it together with a valid ID or other valid requirements.
• Get your Tax Identification Number in the releasing window in your local BIR office
• Make it laminated if it is not a plastic ID.

How to Get TIN Number Online?

Who can apply TIN online? According to the eREG System web application system for various taxpayer registration services, such as TIN issuance, payment of registration fee, and issuance of Certificate of Registration. It is available for use by Corporate or Non-Individual Taxpayer-Employers to facilitate the issuance of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of their employees. Corporate or non-individual employers registered with the Bureau shall enroll an authorized user who shall access the system and issue the TIN of its new employees without existing TIN.

The eREG System is currently available for use by Corporate taxpayers only. For registration of your new employees, please visit the Revenue District Office where you are registered. Click here for more details on how to apply for the TIN number online using eREG. 

Online services are good for those who don’t want to lose their patience in the long line. These services are very efficient especially for those who are working full time and no time in going to their local BIR office. However, this online registration is only for employers not for all. If you don’t have an employer, you will get your TIN on the nearest RDO. 

How to Get TIN  Number for Employment?

Before you decide to get your TIN number for employment, make sure to inform your HR department to assist you. Here are the tips on how to get a tin number in the Philippines.

1. Visit your local BIR office.
2. Get the application form for employment. Don’t submit it yet to the BIR. Do you know why? You need to submit it to your employer to fill up the other information. Make a checklist of these documents before submitting it to your employer
   • Any identification issued by an authorized government body (e.g. Birth Certificate, passport, driver’s license, Community Tax Certificate) that shows the name, address, and birth date of the applicant;
   • Marriage Contract, if applicable;
   • For Alien Employee – Passport; and
   • Working Permit; or Photocopy of duly received Application for Alien Employment Permit (AEP) by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
3. Submit BIR Form 1902 to the Revenue District Office (RDO) having jurisdiction over the place of office of the employer where such an employee is expected to report for work.

TIP: New employees shall accomplish and file the application within ten (10) days from date of employment.

What will happen if you have Multiple TIN Numbers?

In the Philippines, every taxpayer must possess one TIN only. Having multiple Taxpayer’s Identification Number should be reported to the nearest RDO. If you discovered that you have multiple TIN’s, make sure you report it to the BIR to avoid future penalties. Read on how to avoid penalties during tax mapping in the Philippines.