REPUBLIC OF THE PHIL DEPARTMENT OF FINA) BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE INES, October 25, 2018 BANK BULLETIN NO. _ 20/8 - 24 SUBJECT Intermittent Connectivity ofthe Electronie Filing and Payment System TO All Authorized Agent Banks In view of the intermitenverratic connectivity while using Electron Filing and Payment System (cFPS), the taxpayers were advised by this Bureau, through an unnumbered Memorandum dated October 24, 2018. to use the Electronic Bureau of Internal Revenue Forms (eBIR Forms) facility for the filing oftheir tax retums and to pay their corresponding taxes through the over-the ‘counter (thru cash, checks or debit), mobile (GCash) or the Debit/Credit Card payment, until another advisory has been issued forthe availabilityaccessibilty ofthe said eF PS System, Accordingly, all Authorized Agent Banks (ABs) are hereby advised to accept the enerated tax returns filed by the txpayers through the eBIR Forms System or the print-out ofthe e-mail notification confirming the receipt ofthe tax return filed. All ABs are further advised not to require concemed taxpayers to proceed fitst to their respective RDOs for manual payment approval, especially those coming from the Large Taxpayers group, prior to the acceptance ofthe above said tax payments, ‘Consequently, all tax payments where the deadline falls from October 24, 2018 onwards shall be allowed to file and pay without corresponding penalties until such time that an advisory shall have been issued declaring the restoration ofthe eFPS. For your guidance and strict compliance. a