The BIR announced regulations on VAT zero-rating which covers IT and business process management businesses.

BIR teams up with DBP and MyEG for the implementation of an enhanced online tax payment service in the Philippines.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) released the guidelines for the issuance of a Tax Residency Certificate (TRC). This measure prevents unqualified taxpayers from availing tax treaty benefits and mandates the creation of a database of Filipino residents with foreign-sourced income.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) prescribes the guidelines and procedures on Digital/Online Learning in the BIR.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) appeals to lawmakers to pass a general tax amnesty law supporting the ₱4.5 trillion outlay for the national government for 2021.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), in an advisory published on April 28, released the deadlines for the filing of amended Annual Income Tax Returns (AITRs) and required attachments in the electronically-filed AITR of the taxable period ending on December 31, 2020. The Bureau strictly reminds taxpayers the due dates for filing to avoid penalties.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) launched a competition meant for the creation of a convenient mobile taxpayer service to streamline the current procedure for registration, filing, and payment of taxes. BIR launched the competition on October 16, 2019.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) releases Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 39-2020, under the provisions of Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 7-2020 and pursuant to Section 4(z) of the Republic Act (RA) No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act”, declaring changes in the statutory deadlines for filing and/or submission of certain documents, returns, and payment of certain taxes.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) released its latest issuance for heirs of decedents with outstanding estate tax liabilities on May 29, 2019. Under the latest regulations, the BIR will impose a 6% estate tax amnesty rate for the decedent’s total net taxable estate at the time of their deaths without any penalties.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) circularizes the Consolidated Price of Sugar at Millsite for the Month of June 2021.

Annually, the Philippines conducts its tax rounds for businesses nationwide. Let’s take a deeper look into the Philippine Business Tax System.

As instructed by the Department of Finance (DOF), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is currently exploring methods to properly tax activities under the digital economy and enhance revenue collections by closing tax leakages.

BIR amends RMC Nos. 55-2014, 66-2014, and 78-2014 to transfer the requirement for certification from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Bureau of Animal Industry.

BIR amends certain provisions of RR No. 16-2019 to implement the extension of the Estate Tax Amnesty pursuant to RA No. 11569, which amended RA No. 11213 (Tax Amnesty Act).

Author Trisha Alexis Maingat Atty. Trisha Alexis R. Maingat is a Philippine lawyer providing strategic legal services in tax and…