The catch in the BIR seal badge
Source: The Manila times
Published on: 2026-10-24 16:06
SCROLL through any online shop or creator page this month, and you will likely see a small square with a QR (quick response) code. It is the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Registration Seal Badge, and online sellers, freelancers, service providers and content creators covered by the rule have until Oct. 31 to post it. The badge is supposed to tell buyers that the seller is registered with the BIR. But a QR code is just an image, and anyone with a phone can take a screenshot of it. Revenue Regulations (RR) 7-2024 and RR 15-2024 require people who sell or earn online to post proof of BIR registration. Many did this by uploading their entire Certificate of Registration (COR), which shows their Taxpayer Identification Number and registered address, often a home address. To address those privacy concerns, Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) 38-2026, issued on April 29, replaced the full cer...
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