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BIR Declares Exemption from Documentary Stamp Tax for Loan Relief
Documentary Stamp Tax

BIR Declares Exemption from Documentary Stamp Tax for Loan Relief in the Philippines

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) releases Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 35-2020, pursuant to Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 8-2020, declaring exemption from Documentary Stamp Tax (DST) as a relief for payment of loans.

Under RMC No. 35-2020, the following shall not impose a DST for credit extensions and restructuring, micro-lending, and those obtained from pawnshops in extending the grace period for all loan payments:

  • All banks
  • Quasi-banks
  • Financing companies
  • Lending companies
  • Financial institutions (public and private)
  • GSIS
  • SSS
  • Pag-IBIG Fund

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  • Trisha Maingat

    Atty. Trisha Alexis R. Maingat is a Philippine lawyer providing strategic legal services in tax and civil litigation, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, contract drafting and review, transaction support, family law, estate settlement, data privacy, intellectual property, and labor and employment disputes. She has worked within highly regulated industries, including energy, utilities, telecommunications, and multinational corporate services. A consistent Dean’s Lister, she earned her Juris Doctor from Arellano University School of Law, graduating with the Order of the Flaming Arrows Award, and served as Chairperson of the Arellano Bar Operations Commission and President of the Arellano Law Academic Society.

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