A lot has been going on with respect to tax reform. Some tax rates are proposed for adjustment, while some tax exemptions face removal, among other expected changes.
HE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 27-2017 which clarifies the tax base on the sale
REVIOUSLY, the availment of tax treaty benefits for dividend, interest and royalty income of non-residents requires the filing of a tax treaty relief application (TTRA) with BIR.
February 14, Valentine’s Day. To some of us, it’s the most romantic day of the year. Others dread it. But to Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-registered entities, it’s a mere 14 days before the submission of its latest requirement.
Now that the festivities of Christmas and New Year’s have come to pass, let us start reminding ourselves of some of the filing requirements for January 2017. Below chronological are due dates of these filing requirements. 1. January 10 • Monthly Remittance Return of Value Added Tax and Other Percentage Taxes Withheld (BIR Form No. 1600) for the month of December 2016 -- This return shall be filed, whether manual filing or thru electronic filing and payment system (EFPS) by the following: (a) all government offices, bureaus, agencies or instrumentalities, local government units, government owned and controlled corporation on money payments made to private individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations and other juridical/artificial entities as required under RA Nos. 1051, 7649, 8241, 8424 and 9337; (b) payors to non-residents receiving income subject to value-added tax; (c) payors to VAT registered taxpayers receiving income subject to value-added tax; and (d) payors to persons, natural or juridical, subject to percentage tax under Sec. 116 of the Tax Code, if the taxpayer-payee opts to remit his percentage tax through the withholding and remittance of the same by the withholding agent-payor which option is manifested by filing the “Notice of Availment of the Option to Pay the Tax through the Withholding Process”, copy-furnished the withholding agent-payor and the Revenue District Offices of both the payor and payee.
It is only 19 days to go before Christmas. But before the merriment of Christmas engulfs us, we should also prepare for the upcoming rush of renewing local government unit (LGU) registrations for businesses.
Across a number of countries, the way internationally mobile employees are taxed is being shaken-up. This follows the G20/OECD-led Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan recommendations set out over a year ago.
The Philippine travel and tourism industry contributed a total of P1.43 trillion to the economy in 2015, equivalent to about 10.6% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), a global body representing the Travel & Tourism private sector. This figure is expected to rise by 6.6% this year and is forecasted to increase further by 5.4% to P2.6 trillion by 2026.
