TIN is the new TAN!

Did you know that TIN was formerly called TAN?

In 1965, the BIR came up with a system that assigned Tax Account Number (TAN) to every taxpayer to facilitate the identification of taxpayers and verification of tax records.

The TAN was an 8 digit combination where the first 4 digits were the number proper and the last 4 digits were check numbers. However, the TAN was found to be ineffective and was further revised until the TIN was introduced in 1989.

The TIN is a 9 to 13 digit numeric code where the first 9 digits are the sequential number and the last 3 to 4 digits are branch code. Proven to be an effective way to identify taxpayers, this remains to be used until today.

Source: http://www.ntrc.gov.ph/

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