When we encounter number 13, at times, we kind of gasp because of the historical and cultural belief in some regions around the world about it being unlucky. However, during the holiday season in the Philippines, all fear is gone and 13 somehow becomes everyone’s favorite number!

The holiday season is here! Parties, gift shopping, and year-end deadlines are piling up. Thus, the Christmas lyric, “You better watch out, you better not cry…” rings true. Because after the holiday cheer, LGU deadlines are waiting for business owners and taxpayers.

It was the early 2000s, and I was preparing to fight one of the greatest battles of my childhood. My heart is pounding in my chest, every sense sharpened by the countless hours I had spent preparing for this moment. I had endured setbacks and trained tirelessly again and again. This was it: the ultimate test of patience and skill. But this scene wasn’t a battlefield marked by war and chaos. Instead, my opponent was the final boss in one of the most iconic video games of the 90s.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue issued Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 92-2025 on 22 October 2025, to provide a workaround procedure for accomplishing the Quarterly Remittance Return of Final Income Taxes Withheld on Interest Paid on Deposits and Yield on Deposit Substitutes/Trusts/Etc. (BIR Form No. 1602Q), following the implementation of Republic Act No. 12214, also known as the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA).