24/11/2025
BIR SUSPENDS FIELD AUDITS, LOA ISSUANCE OVER COMPLAINTS
JUST IN: Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Charlito Martin Mendoza has suspended all field audits and operations — including the issuance of Letters of Authority and mission orders — following complaints of misuse.
This comes shortly after Sen. Erwin Tulfo filed a resolution seeking a Blue Ribbon probe into alleged widespread corruption within the BIR, including the use of LOAs to extort money from businesses.
Mendoza says the immediate suspension was ordered after internal consultations and with the oversight of the Department of Finance. | Eimor Santos, newswatchplus.ph