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BIR Announces Enhanced Online Registration System Features through its Online Registration and Update System

In line with its goal to deliver a convenient, accessible, and fast registration for taxpayers, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (“BIR”) continues to enhance the features and functionalities of its Online Registration and Update System (“ORUS”).

On 05 May 2023, the BIR promulgated Revenue Memorandum Circular (“RMC”) No. 48-2023 which described the additional ORUS functionalities:

Features

Application Details

Business Registration

- Conversion of Non-Business Taxpayers (e.g. Employee, E.O. 98) with existing TIN to Business Taxpayers
- Registration of New Branch
- Registration of New Facility

Update of Registration (with Certificate of Registration generation)

- Addition of Tax Type
- Registration of Additional Business/Trade Name
- Registration of Additional Line of Business
- Change in Registered Name of Non-Individual Taxpayers
- Update/Change in Registered Address or Transfer of Registration
- Update/Change of Civil Status

Taxpayers who already have an existing ORUS account may access and avail of the online registration updates and other functionalities by logging-in to the system. Taxpayers who do not have an ORUS account and wish to use the said online registration-related facilities must enroll or create an account in ORUS following the guidelines prescribed under RMC No. 122-2022 (Prescribes the Guidelines in Updating of Registration Information Record of Taxpayers Who Will Enroll in the Bureau’s Online Registration and Update System).