Filing a return

3 quick questions. Pick an answer to see why.

1. Carla submits the 2550Q in eBIRForms and a pop-up says a confirmation email has been sent. What should she do with the pop-up?

Close it; the email is all that matters Screenshot it and keep it with the return Print it and bring it to the RDO for a stamp

BIR accepts a screenshot of that pop-up as proof of filing until the confirmation email arrives, and the bank can accept it when you pay. No 'Received' stamp is needed.

2. Kuting Kitchen filed its 2550Q on 20 October but paid the ₱50,400 on 30 October. Is it on time?

Yes, because the return was filed before the deadline No, the tax was paid after the deadline Yes, payment has a separate 30-day grace period

Filing and paying are separate in eBIRForms, and both are due by the deadline. Tax paid after the due date is late, even if the return was filed early.

3. After filing, Carla finds a purchase invoice she left out. What does she do?

Edit the filed return in eBIRForms Add it to next quarter's sales instead File an amended 2550Q for the same quarter

A filed return isn't edited. You file an amended return for the same period with the corrected numbers; if the original was filed and paid on time, amending it adds no surcharge.

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