REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 153-2022 issued on December 12, 2022 announces the availability of the BIR Online Registration and Update System (ORUS) through the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) website (www.bir.gov.ph) under the eServices icon or thru URL https://orus.bir.gov.ph.
The ORUS is a web-based system that gives taxpayers a convenient and alternative facility for end-to-end processing of their registration with the BIR. Its features will be available to taxpayers on the following schedule:
| Features | Covered Revenue Regions (RRs)/ Revenue District Offices (RDOs) | Rollout Date |
|---|---|---|
| Issuance of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) for foreign individuals | RDO 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 No. 6 – City of Manila RR No. 7A – Quezon City RR No. 7B – East NCR 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 City | 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) | December 29, 2022 | |
| Excise LT Regulatory Division (ELTRD) | ||
| 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 |
Taxpayers of covered RDOs who will use the said online registration facility of the Bureau are required to enroll or create an account in ORUS. To successfully enroll or create an account, taxpayer should provide a valid permanent official email address, which is required to be updated in the BIR’s registration record following the guidelines prescribed under Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 122-2022.