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Getting a TIN from the BIR: Checklist
Name: [Your name]. Getting a TIN has no fee.
1. What you need
☐ Government ID with your name, address and birth date. Examples: PhilID or ePhilID, Driver’s License, UMID, Passport, PRC ID.
☐ If the ID shows no address: proof of address.
☐ First-time job seeker: Barangay Certification.
2. The form
– Employee: BIR Form 1902.
– Self-employed or mixed income: BIR Form 1901. A ₱30 stamp tax applies to the Certificate of Registration.
– One-time transactions or dealings with government, banks and property: BIR Form 1904.
– Corrections and updates: BIR Form 1905.
3. Your application
– Employee: your employer sends an ORUS link, then you create an account and upload documents.
– Others: create an account at orus.bir.gov.ph, fill in the form and upload documents with a selfie holding your ID.
4. Where to file
– Online through ORUS, or on paper at your Revenue District Office (RDO), two originals of the form.
– If ORUS has a technical error, you can go to the RDO with a screenshot.
5. Time limits
– Employees register within 10 days from hiring.
– ORUS: 3 days for the services listed in the BIR Citizen’s Charter. The TIN appears in your ORUS profile.
– The ₱500 annual registration fee ended on 22 January 2024.
6. Keep it and renew
– Keep your form and ORUS confirmation.
– Digital TIN ID: free, in ORUS and in eGovPH. Paper card replacement: ₱100.
– One TIN per person. If you have two, use Form 1905, item 8A (Multiple/Identical TIN).
TIN [TIN]
RDO [RDO]
Filed on [Filed on]
Source: BIR Citizen’s Charter 2026; Checklist of Documentary Requirements 2025; Forms 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905 (October 2025); RMC 14-2024, 120-2023, 34-2026 Digest. Checked 01.11.2026. Not legal advice.