REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2-2023 issued on May 30, 2023 amends Revenue Administrative Order (RAO) No. 2-2018, as amended by RAO No. 3-2021, relative to the organization and functions of Research and Statistics Division under the Planning and Management Service, to wit:
“III. FUNCTIONS:
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
I. PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE
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C. Research and Statistics Division
1. Formulates policies, standards, work programs, guidelines and
procedures, including forms/reports relative to data analysis,
revenue forecasting and goal allocation, statistical reporting and
surveys;
2. Gathers and maintains an inventory of statistical data relative to
data analysis, revenue forecasting, goal allocation, statistical
reporting, profiling, surveys and research;
3. Develops a data analytics framework, undertakes data analysis and
provides results to management which shall serve as inputs for tax
administration and decision-making;
4. Prepares and releases statistical reports to authorized internal and
external users in accordance with prescribed guidelines and
procedures as required;
5. Provides statistical data/information on tax revenue collection
needed by internal and external offices to measure revenue impact
of proposed/approved revenue measures;
6. Assists in various fora relative to tax revenue statistics;
7. Prepares revenue issuances relative to the abovementioned
functions;
8. Coordinates with offices concerned in the implementation of the
abovementioned functions; and
9. Performs other functions as may be assigned.
1. Data Extraction and Processing Section
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2. Data Analytics Section
2.1. Undertakes data analysis of revenue collection performance
and statistical data relating to taxpayers’ compliance based
on different sectors/categories and sources of tax revenue;
2.2. Interprets data sets using statistical tools, paying particular
attention to uncover trends and patterns that could be
valuable for diagnostic and predictive analytics efforts;
2.3. Apprises the office concerned regarding observed data
inconsistencies and quality;
2.4. Applies and promotes the use of data analytics to come up
with reports and visualizations which shall serve as inputs in
the formulation and implementation of tax administration
plans and strategies;
2.5. Prioritizes the use of sex-differentiated taxpayer compliance
and reporting data for tax administration design and strategy
purposes, as applicable;
2.6. Recommends specific analytics use cases and/or evaluates
those identified by other offices, such as inputs in BIR’s audit
selection framework, among others, in coordination and
consultation with concerned offices/subject-matter experts;
2.7. Analyzes results of survey conducted in coordination with
survey proponents and submits reports to concerned
stakeholders;
2.8. Coordinates with offices concerned relative to data analysis,
as necessary; and
2.9. Performs other functions as may be assigned.
3. Revenue Forecasting and Goal Allocation Section
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4. Statistical Research and Surveys Section
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