UP Mindanao was named as one of the Top 10 National Government Agencies/Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations/ Local Government Units for the taxable year 2023 of the Bureau of Internal Revenue's Revenue District Office No. 113A-West Davao City who has significantly contributed to the BIR's continuing effort to collect taxes for nation building. 

UP Mindanao's Chief Accountant Zenaida G. Calatrava, CPA,. (fourth from left in the photo above) received the Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of the University in the ceremony "Tax Campaign Kick-Off," held on March 12, 2024, at the SM City Davao Activity Center. She is accompanied on stage by (left-right) Revenue District Officer Eliezer O. Deligero, Assistant Regional Director Carmen Grace Linga-Comoda, and Regional Director Esmeralda M. Tabule.

The ceremony and recognition served to instill awareness and encourage timely and accurate submission of Annual Income Tax Returns for taxable year 2023.