(To be filled up by the BIR)

DLN: PSOC: PSIC:

Republika ng Pilipinas
Quarterly Remittance Return BIR Form No.
Kagawaran ng Pananalapi
Kawanihan ng Rentas Internas of Final Income Taxes Withheld 1603
July 1999 (ENCS)
On Fringe Benefits Paid to Employees Other than Rank and File
Fill in all applicable spaces. Mark all appropriate boxes with an “X”.
1 For the Year 2 Quarter 3 Months Reflected in this Return 4 Amended 5 Any Taxes
(YYYY) Return? Withheld?

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Yes No Yes No

Part I Background Information

6 TIN 7 RDO Code 8 Line of Business/
Occupation
9 Withholding Agent's Name (Last Name, First Name, Middle Name for Individuals)/(Registered Name for Non-Individuals) 10 Telephone No.

11 Registered Address 12 Zip Code

13 Category of Withholding Agent 14 Are there payees availing of tax relief under Special Law or International Tax Treaty?

Private Government Yes No If yes, specify

Part II COMPUTATION OF TAX
Percen- Tax Base
Monetary Value of Tax Tax Required
Recipients ATC tage Grossed-up
Fringe Benefit Rate To Be Withheld
Divisor Monetary Value
15 Alien & Filipino employed &
occupying the same position
as those of aliens employed WI 320 85% 15%
in selected multinational
companies
16 Non-resident Alien not Engaged
WI 330 75% 25%
in Trade or Business
17 Others ( In General)* WI 360

18 Total 18A 18B

19 Less: Taxes Remitted in Return previously filed, if this is an Amended Return 19
20 Tax Still Due/ (Overremittance) 20
21 Add: Penalties
Surcharge Interest Compromise
21A 21B 21C 21D

22 Total Amount Still Due/ (Overremittance)

22
For late filers with overremittance, extend amount of penalties (Item 21D to 22)
If overremittance, mark one box only: To be Refunded To be issued a Tax Credit Certificate
I declare, under the penalties of perjury, that this return has been made in good faith, verified by me, and to the best of my knowlege and belief,
is true and correct, pursuant to the provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and the regulations issued under authority thereof.

23 24
Taxpayer/Authorized Agent Signature over Printed Name Title/Position of Signatory

Part III Details of Payment Stamp of Receiving

Drawee Bank/ Date Office and Date of
Particulars Agency Number MM DD YYYY Amount Receipt
25 Cash/ Bank
Debit Memo 25
26 Check
26A 26B 26C 26D

27 Others
27A 27B 27C 27D

Machine Validation/Revenue Official Receipt Details (If not filed with the bank)

*Note: For Tax Rate and Percentage of Others (In General), please see instruction at the back
 BIR Form No. 1603 - Quarterly Remittance Return of Final Income Taxes Withheld
(On Fringe Benefits Paid to Employees Other than Rank and File)
Guidelines and Instructions
WHO SHALL FILE
This return shall be filed in triplicate by every withholding agent (WA)/payor who is either an individual or non-individual, required to deduct and withhold taxes on fringe benefits
furnished or granted to employees other than rank and file employees subject to Final Withholding Taxes.
If the Government of the Philippines, its political subdivisions or any Agency or Instrumentality, as well as government-owned or controlled corporation is the withholding
agent/payor, the return may be made by the officer or employee having control of disbursement of income payment or other officer or employee appropriately designated for the purpose.
If the person required to withhold and pay the tax is a corporation, the return shall be made in the name of the corporation and shall be signed and verified by the president, vice-
president, or any authorized officer and countersigned by the treasurer or assistant treasurer.
With respect to a fiduciary, the returns shall be made in the name of the individual, estate or trust for which such fiduciary acts and shall be signed and verified by such fiduciary. In
case of two or more joint fiduciaries, the return shall be signed and verified by one of such fiduciaries.

WHEN AND WHERE TO FILE AND REMIT

th
The return shall be filed and the tax paid on or before the twenty-fifth (25 ) day of the month following the quarter in which the fringe benefits were granted to the recipients.
The return shall be filed and the tax paid with the Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) of the Revenue District Office having jurisdiction over the withholding agent's place of
business/office. In places where there are no Authorized Agent Banks, the return shall be filed and the tax paid with the Revenue Collection Officer or the duly Authorized City or Municipal
Treasurer of the Revenue District Office having jurisdiction over the withholding agent's place of business/office, who will issue a Revenue Official Receipt (BIR Form No.2524) therefor.
Where the return is filed with an AAB, the lower portion of the return must be properly machine-validated and duly stamped by the Authorized Agent Bank to serve as the receipt of
payment. The machine validation shall reflect the date of payment, amount paid and transaction code, and the stamped mark shall show the name of the bank, branch code, teller's code and
teller's initial. The AAB shall also issue an official receipt or bank debit advice or credit document, whichever is applicable, as additional proof of payment.
A taxpayer may file a separate return for the head office and for each branch or place of business/office or a consolidated return for the head office and all the branches/offices except in
the case of large taxpayers where only one consolidated return is required.

FRINGE BENEFIT DEFINED

Fringe benefit means any good, service or other benefit furnished or granted by an employer in cash or in kind, in addition to basic salaries to employees (except rank and file
employees) such as, but not limited to the following:
1. Housing;
2. Expense account;
3. Vehicle of any kind;
4. Household personnel, such as maid, driver and others;
5. Interest on loan at less than market rate to the extent of the difference
between the market rate and actual rate granted;
6. Membership fees, dues and other expenses borne by the employer for the employee in social
and athletic clubs or other similar organizations;
7. Expenses for foreign travel;
8. Holiday and vacation expenses;
9. Educational assistance to the employee or his dependents; and
10. Life or health insurance and other non-life insurance premiums or similar amounts
in excess of what the law allows.

ATC AND TAX RATE

The fringe benefit tax shall be imposed at the following rates:
ATC
WI 360 In general TAX RATE
Effective January 1, 1999 33%
Effective January 1, 2000 32%
WI 330 For non-resident alien individual who is not engaged in trade or business in the Philippines 25%
WI 320 For Alien and Filipino employed and occupying the same position as those of aliens employed by the following multinational companies:
1) regional or area headquarters of a multinational company or regional operating headquarters of a multinational company 15%
2) an offshore banking unit of a foreign bank established in the Philippines 15%
3) a foreign service contractor or a foreign service subcontractor engaged in petroleum operations in the Philippines 15%

COMPUTATION OF TAX

The final withholding tax on fringe benefit shall be computed based on the taxable grossed-up monetary value * multiplied by the applicable tax rate
* The grossed-up monetary value of the fringe benefit shall be determined by dividing the monetary value of the fringe benefit as provided
for in Revenue Regulations No 3-98 by the percentage divisor in accordance with the following schedule:

For citizen, resident alien, and non-resident alien engaged in trade or business in the Philippines:
Effective January 1, 1999 67%
Effective January 1, 2000 68%
For non-resident alien not engaged in trade or business in the Philippines 75%
For Alien and Filipino employed and occupying the same position as those of aliens employed by the following multinational companies:
1) regional or area headquarters of a multinational company or regional operating headquarters of a multinational company 85%
2) an offshore banking unit of a foreign bank established in the Philippines 85%
3) a foreign service contractor or a foreign service subcontractor engaged in petroleum operations in the Philippines 85%

Penalties
There shall be imposed and collected as part of the tax:
1. A surcharge of twenty five percent (25%) for each of the following violations:
a. Failure to file any return and pay the amount of tax or installment due on or before the due date;
b. Unless otherwise authorized by the Commissioner, filing a return with a person or office other than those with whom it is required to be filed;
c. Failure to pay the full or part of the amount of tax shown on the return, or the full amount of tax due for which no return is required to be filed on or before the due date;
d. Failure to pay the deficiency tax within the time prescribed for its payment in the notice of assessment.
2. A surcharge of fifty percent (50%) of the tax or of the deficiency tax, in case any payment has been made on the basis of such return before the discovery of the falsity or fraud, for
each of the following violations:
a. Willful neglect to file the return within the period prescribed by the Code or by rules and regulations; or
b. In case a false or fraudulent return is willfully made.
3. Interest at the rate of twenty percent (20%) per annum, or such higher rate as may be prescribed by rules and regulations, on any unpaid amount of tax, from the date prescribed for
ayment until the amount is fully paid.
4. Compromise penalty.

All background information must be properly filled up.

§ Box Nos. 1 and 2 refer to transaction period and not the date of filing this return.
§ The last 3 digits of the 12-digit TIN refers to the branch code.
§ TIN = Taxpayer Identification Number
ENCS
FORM 1603
(Quarterly Remittance Return of Final Income Taxes Withheld -
On Fringe Benefits Paid to Employees Other Than Rank and File)

NOTES:
a.) Computation of tax and explanations thereto are based on the items / numbers provided in the above mentioned form
b.) Items 6 to 14 refer to the background information of the taxpayer

Part II Computation of Tax

15, 16, 17. Indicate the Monetary Value of Fringe Benefit* multiplied by the applicable tax rate.
*Grossed-up monetary value tax base of the fringe benefit shall be determined by dividing the monetary value of the fringe benefit as
provided for in Revenue Regulations No. 3-98 by the percentage divisor using the following schedule:
Tax Rate % Divisor FRINGE BENEFIT RECIPIENTS
15. 15% 85% For Alien and Filipino employed and occupying the same position
as those aliens employed by the following multinational companies
(MNCs)
1. Regional or area Headquarters of a MNC or Regional operating
Headquarters of a MNC
2. An offshore banking unit of a foreign bank established in the
Philippines
3. A foreign service contractor or subcontractor engaged in petroleum
operations in the Philippines.

16. 25% 75% For non-resident, and nonresident alien not engaged in trade or
business in the Philippines

17. 32% 68% For citizen, resident alien, and nonresident alien engaged in trade or
business in the Philippines effective January 1, 2000

18A Indicate the total amount of fringe benefit by adding the amount reflected in the column "Monetary Value of Fringe Benefit" of Items #15, 16 and 17.
18B Indicate the total amount of tax withheld by adding the amount reflected in the column "Tax Required to be Withheld" of Items #15, 16 and 17.
19. If this is an amended return, deduct Tax Remitted in Return previously filed, (Item #22 of original return).
20. To get the Tax Still Due/(Overremittance) of Item 20 deduct Item 19 from Item 18B and proceed to Item 22.
21. For late filers with overremittance, extend amount of penalties and which are as follows and add surcharge (21A) + interest (21B) +
compromise penalties and place in 21D.

Surcharge:

A surcharge of fifty percent (50%) shall be imposed of the tax or of the deficiency tax, in case any payment has been made on the basis of
such return before the discovery of the falsity or fraud, for each of the following violations:
A. Willful neglect to file the return within the period prescribed by the Code or by rules and regulations; or
B. In case a false or fraudulent return is willfully made.

A surcharge of twenty-five percent (25%) shall be imposed for each of the following violations:

A. Failure to file any return and pay the amount of tax or installment due on or before the due date;
B. Unless otherwise authorized by the Commissioner, filing a return with a person or office other than those with whom it is required to be filed;
C. Failure to pay the full or part of the amount of tax shown on the return, or the full amount of tax due for which no return is required to be
filed on or before the due date;
D. Failure to pay the deficiency tax within the time prescribed for its payment in the notice of assessment.

21A Surcharge

Interest: A twenty percent (20%) per annum, or such higher rate as may be prescribed by rules and regulations (RMO 1-90), or any unpaid
amount of tax, from the date prescribed for the payment until the amount is fully paid.
21B Interest

Compromise: Compromise penalty based on RMO 1-90

21C Compromise

20. To get the Total Amount Still Due/(Overremittance) add Sum of Items 21D and 22.

NOTE: For overremittance, mark the appropriate box if it is to be refunded or to be issued a Tax Credit Certificate (TCC).