Staffing Pattern
- The division's staffing includes specified positions with corresponding salary grades:
- 1 Chief Revenue Officer IV (Salary Grade 24)
- 1 Chief Revenue Officer III (Salary Grade 22)
- 2 Revenue Officer IV (Salary Grade 19)
- 2 Revenue Officer III (Salary Grade 16)
- 7 Revenue Officer II (Salary Grade 13)
- 1 Statistician I (Salary Grade 11)
- 1 Economist I (Salary Grade 11)
- 2 Computer Operator II (Salary Grade 9)
- 1 Stenographer II (Salary Grade 6)
- 2 Clerks (Salary Grade 4)
- 1 Driver I (Salary Grade 3)
- 1 Messenger (Salary Grade 2)
Functions and Responsibilities of the Large Taxpayers Division
- Monitor compliance of large taxpayers (LTs) with filing and payment of internal revenue taxes.
- Maintain a comprehensive system to record tax data including filers and non-filers.
- Conduct follow-ups to ensure timely compliance by taxpayers identified as delayed filers or non-filers.
- Consolidate, tabulate, and analyze tax data of LTs and generate management reports on their revenue contribution relative to total revenue.
- Refer delinquent LTs to appropriate offices for corrective action.
- Recommend modifications to the criteria defining large taxpayers to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Legal Basis and Authority
- Creation of the LTD is authorized under Republic Act No. 7646, which allows the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to prescribe payment centers for large taxpayers.
- The organizational directive is further supported by Section 62 of Republic Act No. 7645 (General Appropriations Act of 1993), empowering the President to create organizational units.
Funding Provisions
- Initial funding for the LTD is charged against the Contingent Fund under RA 7645.
- Subsequent funding is to be provided within the annual General Appropriations Act.
Repealing Clause and Effectivity
- Prior orders and instructions inconsistent with this Executive Order are amended or modified accordingly.
- The Order takes effect immediately upon approval.
Purpose and Institutional Significance
- This Order is part of the BIR’s institutional strengthening through a focused system for monitoring large taxpayers.
- It aims at improving tax administration by ensuring efficient collection, monitoring, and audit criteria development for large taxpayers.
- Immediate follow-up on overdue accounts and statistical analysis of payment patterns will be undertaken to enhance tax compliance and revenue collection.