Skip to content The Tax Identification Number (TIN) is one of the most important numbers in our life of being an employee simply because it is what identifies our contributions to the government tax. Without it, people from BIR will have a hard time to look for records and credentials as regards to your tax contributions. Due to our lifestyles of being hardworking employees, we cannot be blamed if we somehow forget our TIN. In a previous article, we discussed how you can recover lost or damaged TIN Cards but in this article, we will guide you on what to do when you forget or lose your TIN if in case you do not have a TIN Card.
There are actually two (2) ways on how you can recover your lost or forgotten TIN. Having two different TINs is a criminal act that is punishable by law so if in any case you forget yours, do not apply for a new TIN. Before going on with the process on how you can recover your TIN, let us first know how important our Tax Identification Number is.
Read: How to get BIR Tax Identification Number (TIN)
Why is TIN so important?
Taken from its term, a TIN is as important as a document that discusses how good you are as an employee simply because it is used for tax purposes. Some banks require it while some banks don’t; the Land Transportation Office (LTO) requires a TIN especially if you are applying for a professional driver’s license. Establishing a business requires it because it is where they will get the tax out of. Simply put, almost everything important that revolves around your career and your profession requires TIN.
So how can I recover my lost or forgotten TIN?
As mentioned above, there are two (2) major ways on how you can recover your TIN:
gud eve po nwala po ksi tin number ko nklaimutan kopo pano po b mrecover thank u po
Gud Eve poh panoh poh qng may tin pero nkalimutan q n poh
pano po makukuha through online yung tin. no q. nwala po kc yung wallet ko. khit yung tin no. lng po yung mkuha ko