Friday, July 31, 2015

AUTHORITY TO PRINT (ATP) AND MANNER OF PRINTING OF RECEIPTS / INVOICES

RR 18-2012 enumerated the lists of manner of printing and requirements of printing Receipts and Invoices

Fill-up BIR Form 1906 and
Bring COR/BIR Form 2303, ATP, last booklets of SI/OR/Commercial Invoices
Then, follow Section 3 of RR 18-2012

See Section 3 of RR 18-2012

SECTION 3.POLICIES AND GUIDELINES 
AUTHORITY TO PRINT (ATP) AND MANNER OF PRINTING OF RECEIPTS / INVOICES.- 
1. All persons, whether private or government, who are engaged in business shall secure /apply from the BIR an Authority to Print principal and supplementary receipts/invoices
National Government Agencies (NGAs), Government Owned and Controlled Corporation (GOCCs) and Local Government Units (LGUs) engaged in proprietary functions shall apply for ATP in the printing of their principal and supplementary receipts/invoices. 
2. For newly registered taxpayers, the ATP shall be secured simultaneously with the Certificate of Registration (COR).
3. The Taxpayer-applicant shall apply for an ATP and submit the required documents, using the on-line ATP System. However, in case of systems downtime, taxpayer shall apply for ATP and submit the required documents at the RDO or concerned LT Office having jurisdiction over the taxpayer’s Head Office.
4. As a general rule, all applications for ATP of the Head Office (HO) and all its branches shall be done on-line. In case of systems downtime as officially posted in the BIR website, all applications for ATP shall be manually filed and the corresponding ATP shall be manually issued through an alternative off-line ATP system, by the RDO or concerned LT Office having jurisdiction over the taxpayer’s Head Office. All applications for ATP processed during systems downtime shall be immediately uploaded by the concerned RDO or LT Office, upon availability of the on-line ATP system. 
5. There shall be one application for ATP per establishment (HO or branch) which shall be filed with RDO/LT Office concerned where the HO is registered. Each application shall be issued a separate ATP. The principal and supplementary receipts/invoices of the HO and each of the branches must have their own independent series of serial number. Each application as well as the printed accounting document/s shall reflect the exact address of the branch, TIN and the branch code attached to the TIN. The TIN, branch code (if applicable) and address of the HO must be reflected in the printed principal and supplementary Receipts/Invoices used in the business premises of the HO. Likewise, the printed principal and supplementary receipts/invoices to be issued/used in the branches (if applicable) must reflect the TIN, branch code and address of the branch/es.
6. The approved ATP shall be valid only upon full usage of the inclusive serial numbers of principal and supplementary receipts/invoices reflected in such ATP or five (5) years from issuance of the same, whichever comes first.
7. No ATP shall be granted for the printing of principal and supplementary receipts/invoices unless the required information which shall be prescribed in a separate revenue issuance, are reflected therein.
8. The replicate copy of the ATP issued shall be printed at the inside back portion of the cardboard cover of each booklet/pad of principal and supplementary receipts/invoices printed.
9. Only BIR Accredited Printers shall have the exclusive authority to print principal and supplementary receipts/invoices.
10. The on-line ATP System shall generate reports that will be prescribed in the Revenue Memorandum Order that will be issued for this purpose.