Prepare BIR Form 1701Q for all your self-employed clients

BIR Form 1701Q is the quarterly income tax return for individuals with business or professional income, such as freelancers, professionals in private practice, sole proprietors and mixed-income earners, and for estates and trusts. Each client files three a year, so a practice with many self-employed clients fills a lot of them. BoltPDF saves each client's details once and fills the quarter's figures in bulk.

What goes on a 1701Q

the year and quarter, and whether it’s an amended return
the taxpayer’s TIN, RDO code, name, address and other details, and the spouse’s if applicable
the tax rate chosen: graduated rates (with itemized or optional standard deduction) or the 8% option on gross sales or receipts
the quarter’s sales or receipts, deductions and taxable income, cumulative for the year so far
the tax due, credits such as the creditable tax withheld on BIR Form 2307, and the amount payable
the signature of the taxpayer or authorized representative

Each client’s details, once

A 1701Q repeats the same personal details every quarter. Keep each client as a record with their TIN, RDO, name and address, and only the quarter’s figures change. Use the same record for their 2551Q or 2550Q, and fields with the same labels fill from what you’ve already entered.

The quarter’s figures in one import

Export each client’s figures for the quarter with one row per client, named as in BoltPDF, and import the CSV: it updates those clients’ records, and cells you leave blank keep what’s saved. Generate the batch and download every 1701Q in one ZIP. Check any one of them before you file.

Questions about BIR Form 1701Q

When is BIR Form 1701Q due?

May 15 for the first quarter, August 15 for the second and November 15 for the third. There's no fourth-quarter 1701Q: the annual return covers the full year.

Who doesn't file 1701Q?

Purely employed individuals, whose employers withhold their tax and issue BIR Form 2316, and corporations, which file 1702Q instead.

Can I fill 1701Q for every client at once?

Yes. Import a CSV with one row per client and the quarter's figures, and BoltPDF fills a 1701Q for each, downloaded together as a ZIP.

Last updated October 11, 2026. BoltPDF fills the form's official PDF. Check the BIR's instructions for the current revision and how to file it.

What goes on a 1701Q

Each client’s details, once

The quarter’s figures in one import

Questions about BIR Form 1701Q

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