BIR 1701A: Annual Income Tax Return
Fill BIR 1701A: 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: Amended Return?, Short Period Return?, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), RDO Code, Taxpayer Type, Alphanumeric Tax Code (ATC), Taxpayer’s Name (Last Name, First Name, Middle Name), Registered Address, ZIP Code, Email Address, Citizenship, Claiming Foreign Tax Credits?.
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 (an advisory that the system is down, or a return not yet available). After you submit in eBIRForms, take a screenshot of the pop-up saying a confirmation email was sent. It is your proof of filing if the email is late. Send the required attachments through BIR's eAFS system. Attach proof for every tax credit or payment you claim. Pay electronically (eFPS, LandBank Link.Biz, UnionBank, DBP PayTax, MyEG, Maya), or over the counter at an AAB if you filed through eBIRForms. You may pay up to half of the tax due as a second installment on or before October 15.
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 these form packs: Start a business on your own (sole proprietor) (Every April 15 for the year before. 1701A if you are on the 8% rate or the optional standard deduction (itemized deductions file Form 1701 instead)); Micro business on the 8% income tax (Once a year you report the whole year's sales and settle the balance); Micro business on graduated income tax + percentage tax (Once a year, on the optional standard deduction (OSD)); Online seller on Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop or GCash (Every April 15, for the year before).
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- Form pack: Online seller on Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop or GCash
- Every filing deadline
- The blank form from bir-cdn.bir.gov.ph