Taxation is the lifeblood of government. As the age-old adage goes, the only certainties in life are death and taxes. The pivotal role of taxes cannot be emphasised enough as the nation focuses on recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As many taxpayers have recently received a Letter of Authority (LOA) from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), anxieties loom since normally, significant findings are initially identified and alleged in a BIR audit.
The CREATE Act has radically changed the Value-Added Tax (VAT) landscape for Registered Export Enterprises (“REEs”) when the phrase “Directly and Exclusively Used” was first introduced.
In my little over a year of experience as a tax professional, I have noted the peculiarities of the taxation of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) registered businesses.
As very well known to the taxpayers, the tax audits conducted by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) involve tedious and long process. Taxpayers dedicate plenty of time and effort in retrieving documents and presenting reconciliations to address the alleged BIR’s findings.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is actively conducting audit of taxpayers. Recently, we have been seeing astronomical deficiency tax assessments from the BIR. One finding that the taxpayers always have trouble understanding is the deficiency assessment coming from third party information (TPI).
“Kaizen” is a Japanese term for continuous improvement. We often hear this phrase in business philosophies, and some, including me personally, consider this phrase a concept we live by.
Thousands of Filipino families with unsettled estates revel as Republic Act No. (RA) 11956, which further amends RA 11213 or the Tax Amnesty Act, lapsed into law on August 5, 2023.
