BIR 1701: Annual Income Tax Return
Fill BIR 1701: Annual Income Tax Return online and download the official form as a PDF, ready to print. Every input is mapped to its printed box, so IDs, dates and amounts land digit by digit in the right cells, and a value the form cannot hold is refused with the reason instead of being printed wrong.
What you will need: For the Year (YYYY), Amended Return?, Short Period Return?, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), RDO Code, Taxpayer Type, Alphanumeric Tax Code (ATC), Taxpayer’s Name, Registered Address, ZIP Code, Email Address, Citizenship.
When it is due: April 15 of the year following the applicable taxable year.
Before you file: File online: through eFPS if you are enrolled, otherwise the Offline eBIRForms Package (v7.9.5). Paper filing is only for the exceptions BIR lists. Send the required attachments through BIR's eAFS system. You may pay up to half of the tax due as a second installment on or before October 15. If signed by an authorized representative, attach the authorization letter and give their TIN.
The form is the agency's own Jan 2018 edition, from bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph (checked 2026-10-14): the PDF you download is that form with your values printed in its boxes.
Part of the form pack: Micro business on graduated income tax + percentage tax (Instead of 1701A if you itemize deductions or also earn a salary).
The free clean PDF is that pack’s shortest form. A later form in the same pack needs the Starter plan (₱499) or above. Preview, check, and verify stay free. Not affiliated with BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG or any government agency.