BIR CAS compliance for public utility companies

All public utility companies are invited to the oneday seminar on “BIR computerized accounting system compliance for public utility companies,” including organizations who are having difficulty setting up, getting accreditation and running a successful computerized accounting system (CAS) in compliance with the BIR regulation 2009-9.

This program provides guidance and assistance to public utility companies who are large taxpayers and medium sized ones that are soon to be re-classified as large taxpayers. The event is scheduled on Dec. 1, at Manila Marriot Hotel, Pasay City.

This is applicable to those classified by the government as public utility companies including electric cooperatives and others in the power generation, distribution and transmission, energy, gas, water distribution, telecoms, cable and transportation companies. The lecture is also applicable for other types of large taxpayers.

For details and a complete list of best practices seminars including log on to www.cgbp.org or call (+63 2) 8427148/59 and 5568968/69, Cebu (+63 32) 512-3106 or 07, Baguio (+63 74) 4235148 or Legazpi (+63 52) 7360148.

Given the Duterte administrations need for more funding for infrastructure, it has set its focus as one of its priorities to press on the compliance of public utility companies. Attending this will help hurdle and solve one’s CAS issues and most importantly, prevent those dreaded BIR penalties. There is certainly bigger accountability for officials in government and GOCCs who are amiss with their government duties to comply on this issue.

This will feature seasoned practitioner Bienvenido Constantino, CPA. His expertise include aligning medium to large taxpayers’ IT-based accounting systems to comply with all BIR regulations.

He is founder and managing director of Helix Software Technologies, an Australian IT firm specializing in cloud technologies designed for SMEs, large enterprises as well as for GOCCs, national government agencies and LGUs.

He has assisted many large enterprises achieved BIR-CAS compliance including A. Soriano Corp, Mirant, MicroD, Trends and Technologies, Mighty Corp., PCSO, Dunkin Donuts, Bounty Agro, among many others.

The highly rated BIR CAS software is also presently being used for the administration of 83 buildings of Megaworld and several government agencies.

His extensive experience include having worked as IT Project Director of World Bank projects with the Commission on Audit and the Department of Energy as well as in various USAID initiatives.

Interested participants on this topic are encouraged to avail of the group discount for 3 or more participants.

Seats are limited and preregistration is required.