New availability schedule for BIR’s Online Registration and Update System (ORUS)

03 January 2023
The Bureau of Internal Revenue announces a new implementation schedule for their Online Registration and Update System.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) provides a new schedule displaying its Online Registration and Update System (ORUS) availability period. The new timeline was implemented in the bureau’s Revenue Memorandum Circular 153-2022, released on December 12, 2022. BIR clarifies that ORUS is accessible through BIR’s website (https://www.bir.gov.ph/) under the eServices icon or using the URL: https://orus.bir.gov.ph.

The ORUS is a web-based system created to give taxpayers an alternative facility that can conveniently handle all the end-to-end registration processing for BIR. Its features allow users to complete various registration requirements online. These features, their region availability, and their implementation date are catalogued in the following schedule:

Features

Covered Revenue Regions (RRs)/

Revenue District Offices (RDOs)

Rollout Date

  • Issuance of Taxpayer Identification   Number (TIN) for foreign individuals

RDO (Revenue District Office) No. 39 – South Quezon City

December

12, 2022

  • Registration of business and issuance of electronic Certificate of Registration (COR) and Authority to Print (ATP)
  • Application for an ATP or use of BIR Printed Receipts/ lnvoices (BPR/ BPI)
  • Employer-Account Enrollment to facilitate the TIN issuance of employees
  • Registration of Books of Accounts

All RDOs under the following RRs:

RR (Revenue Regulations) No. 6 – City of Manila

RR No. 7A – Quezon City

RR No. 7B – East NCR (National Capital Region)

RR No. 8A – Makati City

RR No. 8B – South NCR

RR No. 13 – Cebu City

RR No. 19 – Davao City

  • · Registration of Books of Accounts

All RDOs under the following RRs:

RR No. 1 – Calasiao

RR No. 5 – Caloocan City

RR No. 10 – Legazpi City

RR No. 14 – Eastern Visayas

December

19, 2022

  • · Registration of Books of Accounts

All RDOs under the following RRs:

RR No. 2 – Cordillera Admin.

 Region

RR No. 9A – CaBaMiRo

RR No. 9B – LaQueMar

RR No. 15 – Zamboanga Ci

December

22, 2022

All RDOs under the following RRs:

RR No. 3 – Tuguegarao City

RR No. 11 – Iloilo City

RR No. 16 – Cagayan de Oro City

RR No. 17 – Butuan City

December

26, 2022

All RDOs under the following RRs:

RR No. 4 – Pampanga

RR No. 12 – Bacolod City

RR No. 18 – Koronadal City

Large Taxpayers (LT) Service:

LT Divisions

LT Assistance Division (LTAD)

Excise LT Regulatory Division (ELTRD)

December

29, 2022

  • · Registration of business and issuance of electronic COR and ATP
  • Application for an ATP or use of BPR/BPI
  • · Employer-Account Enrollment to facilitate the TIN issuance of employees

All RDOs Nationwide, including

LT Divisions, LTAD and ELTRD

January 16,

2023

The RMC (Revenue Memorandum Circular) notes that all taxpayers covered by their respective RDOs must enroll or create an ORUS account if they want to use the bureau’s online registration facility. Taxpayers must also submit their valid permanent email address to create or enroll for an ORUS account. This address is mandatory since it will be updated.