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

BIR publishes the Agency Accountability Timelines under Section 5.0 of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Memorandum Circular No. 2021-1 titled “Guidelines on the Grant of the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 under Executive Order No. 80, s. 2012” and published under RMC No. 85-2021.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) releases Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 37-2020, relative to Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 7-2020 and pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 11469, otherwise known as the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act”, addressing the concerns of taxpayers on possible imposition of additional penalties or non-recoveries of taxes paid if they file and pay taxes prior to the implemented extension of tax deadlines

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) releases Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 41-2020, relative to Proclamation No. 929 implementing the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and Republic Act (RA) No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act”, clarifying extensions in the time of application for new Authority to Print (ATP) receipts and/or invoices of taxpayers.

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) released Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 74-2020 amending certain provisions under the RMC 34-2020. This circular has declared change in the suspension period of the statute of limitations.

Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez calls the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to extend the deadline for the filing of annual income tax return (AITR) by at least 30 days.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) releases Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 10-2020, pursuant to section 4(z) of the Republic Act No. 11469, otherwise known as “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act”, amending Section 2 of the RR No. 7-2020 further extending the deadlines for submission, filing, and payment of significant documents and/or taxes due to prolonged implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) until April 30, 2020.

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

BIR releases the revised schedule of zonal values of real properties.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) releases Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 36-2020, pursuant to Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 8-2020 and RMC No. 35-2020, clarifying the exemption from Documentary Stamp Tax (DST) as a relief for payers of qualified loans.

In its latest advisory, BIR implemented a new payment deadline under the amended subsection of RR No. 13-2018.

BIR provides the guidelines in the filing of returns and payment of corresponding taxes due thereon, and submission of reports and attachments falling within the period from August 6 to 20, 2021 for taxpayers under ECQ and MECQ.

BIR extends the deadline for filing of position papers, replies, protests, documents and other similar letters and correspondences in relation to the ongoing BIR audit investigation and filing of VAT Refund with the VAT Credit Audit Division due to the declaration of ECQ and MECQ in the National Capital Region and other areas of the country.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) released a tax advisory, issued on March 30, clarifying the amount of tax payments relative to the eFPS facility — a BIR online system for computation of penalties. 

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.