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Due to the unavailability of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) VAT on Digital Services (VDS) Portal as well as the Online Registration and Update System (ORUS), which remains offline as a result of ongoing system migration activities.

In mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investors rely on audited financial statements (FS) to assess a company’s value. These reports, carefully prepared, appear to offer a firm footing but they often leave parts of the story untold.

The Philippine regulatory framework for transfer pricing (TP) in the context of business restructuring is primarily governed by Revenue Audit Memorandum Order (RAMO) No. 1-2019.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recently circulated the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 12079, otherwise known as the “An Act Creating a Value Added Tax (VAT) Refund Mechanism for Non-Resident Tourists”, which were signed last March 21, 2024.

A survey featured by Forbes and conducted in 2019 by RSA Security LLC, an American fraud prevention and security company, found that only 48% of consumers believe that there are ethical ways companies can use their data.

On 29 April 2025, Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 15-2025 was issued, revising and clarifying the tax treatment of private retirement benefit plans in the Philippines.

In reference to our Tax Notes article published on February 4, 2025, titled “Implementing Rules and Regulations on VAT on Digital Services”, which discussed the imposition of a 12% Value-Added Tax (VAT) on gross sales derived by non-resident digital service providers (NRDSPs) from the supply or delivery of digital services consumed within the Philippines

In the realm of investments, the principle is just as clear: time is money. And where there is money, tax naturally follows.