Arturo Acabal, Bureau of Internal Revenue District 79 officer-in-charge, said income tax payments represent 50 to 60 percent of its total collection, and the BIR will investigate income tax returns, although it prefers to encourage voluntary payment.

Acabal enjoined income tax filers to declare the right amount of taxes due the government, adding that the BIR is conducting tax mapping operations and dialogs in the province.

Filing centers were set up in busy areas fronting Lee Plaza and Ever Mall in Dumaguete City up to 5 p.m. daily, and open on two Saturdays, March 31 and April 14.

Meanwhile, the local BIR office also exceeded its target for the first two months, compared to the same period last year. The final allocation for Revenue District 79 has not been finalized yet, Acabal said.*JG

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