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In view of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic and its impact to the export industry, Revenue Regulations (RR) 15-2021 deferred the implementation of RR 9-2021 until an amendatory revenue regulation is issued. RR 9-2021 imposed 12 percent VAT on transactions which used to be zero-rated under Section 106 (A) (2) (a) (3), (4), and (5) and Section 108 (B) (1) and (5) of the Tax Code, as amended.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 13-2021 to implement the penalty provisions under Sections 76 to 80 of Republic Act (RA) No. 10963, otherwise known as the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law or the TRAIN Law, amending Sections 254 and 264 of, and adding Sections 264-A, 264-B and 265-A to, the Tax Code.

Pursuant to the provisions on Value-Added Tax (VAT) exemptions under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (Create) Act, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) 81-2021 to inform the public regarding the updated and consolidated list of VAT-exempt products.

THE submission of a Certificate of Residence for Tax Treaty Relief (CORTT) Form for dividends, interest and royalties has been officially discontinued. In place is a set of streamlined guidelines on how to avail of the tax treaty benefit, pursuant to Revenue Memorandum Order 14-2021 and Revenue Memorandum Circular 77-2021.

On June 30, 2021, Republic Act (RA) 11569 was signed into law which extended the period for availment of estate tax amnesty for two years, from June 15, 2021 per RA 11213 or the Tax Amnesty Act of 2019 to June 14, 2023.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has recently issued Revenue Regulations 10-2021 to amend certain provisions of Section 10 of Revenue Regulations 20-2018. Under RR 10-2021, the removal of sweetened beverage products intended for export shall be subject to the payment of excise tax by the manufacturer due on every removal thereof from the place of production.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued Revenue Regulations (RR) 09-2021 on June 11, 2021, which implements the imposition of 12 percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on certain previously zero-rated goods and services. This amendment to RR 16-2005, as earlier amended by RR 13-2008 and RR 26-2018, has been signed following the fulfillment of the conditions set under Republic Act 10963 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) Law.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has recently issued Revenue Memorandum Circular 72-2021 to announce the availability of the BIR Customer Assistance Division Single Hotline No. (02) 8538-3200 and the use of a chatbot, named REVIE, to assist taxpayers with their general inquiries on tax-related matters.