List of TIN Requirements for OFW 2024 Application to BIR
TIN REQUIREMENTS FOR OFW – Here are the documents that overseas Filipino workers must submit in getting a Tax Identification Number.
In the Philippines, you cannot apply for big loans not unless you have a Tax Identification Number or more popularly called TIN. It is issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue or BIR and it certifies that the individual or group is a taxpayer.
Daily, a lot of individuals are processing the application for a Tax Identification Number at the different offices of the BIR across the nation. Most often, TIN is also requested in making huge purchases like buying a house or a car.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issues the Tax Identification Number to individuals and groups belonging to different categories. Here are some of those who can apply for TIN to the tax-collecting bureau:
- anyone who earns an income in the Philippines (Filipinos and foreign nationals)
- self-employed Filipino and foreign individuals including:
- freelancers
- sole proprietors
- online sellers
- professionals
- mixed-income earners
- local and foreign estates in the Philippines
- Filipino-owned and foreign-owned corporate tax payers in the Philippines
- persons registering under EO 98 to be able to transact with other government offices
- one-time taxpayers including the individuals who will be paying any of the following:
- capital gains tax
- donor’s tax
- estate tax
- tax on winnings
With regards to the TIN requirements for application, there are different sets among the categories listed above. The TIN requirements for employees of local companies also differ from the set of required documents for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Here are the TIN requirements for OFW:
- BIR Form 1904
- valid ID issued by the government in the Philippines
- Marriage Certificate (for married women)
- proof of employment:
- For overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) — Employment Contract
- For foreign nationals not engaged in business or trade — Passport
