The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) provides a new schedule displaying its Online Registration and Update System (ORUS) availability period. The new timeline was implemented in the bureau’s Revenue Memorandum Circular 153-2022, released on December 12, 2022. BIR clarifies that ORUS is accessible through BIR’s website (https://www.bir.gov.ph/) under the eServices icon or using the URL: https://orus.bir.gov.ph.
The ORUS is a web-based system created to give taxpayers an alternative facility that can conveniently handle all the end-to-end registration processing for BIR. Its features allow users to complete various registration requirements online. These features, their region availability, and their implementation date are catalogued in the following schedule:
| Features | Covered Revenue Regions (RRs)/ Revenue District Offices (RDOs) | Rollout Date |
- Issuance of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) for foreign individuals
| RDO (Revenue District Office) No. 39 – South Quezon City | December 12, 2022 |
- Registration of business and issuance of electronic Certificate of Registration (COR) and Authority to Print (ATP)
- Application for an ATP or use of BIR Printed Receipts/ lnvoices (BPR/ BPI)
- Employer-Account Enrollment to facilitate the TIN issuance of employees
- Registration of Books of Accounts
| All RDOs under the following RRs: RR (Revenue Regulations) No. 6 – City of Manila RR No. 7A – Quezon City RR No. 7B – East NCR (National Capital Region) RR No. 8A – Makati City RR No. 8B – South NCR RR No. 13 – Cebu City RR No. 19 – Davao City |
- · Registration of Books of Accounts
| All RDOs under the following RRs: RR No. 1 – Calasiao RR No. 5 – Caloocan City RR No. 10 – Legazpi City RR No. 14 – Eastern Visayas | December 19, 2022 |
- · Registration of Books of Accounts
| All RDOs under the following RRs: RR No. 2 – Cordillera Admin. Region RR No. 9A – CaBaMiRo RR No. 9B – LaQueMar RR No. 15 – Zamboanga Ci | December 22, 2022 |
| All RDOs under the following RRs: RR No. 3 – Tuguegarao City RR No. 11 – Iloilo City RR No. 16 – Cagayan de Oro City RR No. 17 – Butuan City | December 26, 2022 |
| All RDOs under the following RRs: RR No. 4 – Pampanga RR No. 12 – Bacolod City RR No. 18 – Koronadal City Large Taxpayers (LT) Service: LT Divisions LT Assistance Division (LTAD) Excise LT Regulatory Division (ELTRD) | December 29, 2022 |
- · Registration of business and issuance of electronic COR and ATP
- Application for an ATP or use of BPR/BPI
- · Employer-Account Enrollment to facilitate the TIN issuance of employees
| All RDOs Nationwide, including LT Divisions, LTAD and ELTRD | January 16, 2023 |
The RMC (Revenue Memorandum Circular) notes that all taxpayers covered by their respective RDOs must enroll or create an ORUS account if they want to use the bureau’s online registration facility. Taxpayers must also submit their valid permanent email address to create or enroll for an ORUS account. This address is mandatory since it will be updated.
