Category: Philippines
Enhanced transfer pricing regime amidst the pandemic
Globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is requiring governments to design and implement strategies to cope with the deepening impact of the virus. They are introducing measures to cushion the blow from the economic downturn, such as drawing from reserves and intensifying tax collection efforts. As entire countries and… – Continue reading
Move to tax online sellers ‘unnecessary, insensitive’
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian expressed his disagreement concerning the treatment of online taxes. ... - Continue reading
POGOs must settle all tax liabilities — Dominguez
Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) to pay all tax liabilities before being allowed to operate again, says Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez. ... - Continue reading
AMLA, Bank Secrecy Law for overhaul
When forces join together to tackle Anti-Money Laundering and the Bank Secrecy. ... - Continue reading
Senators wary of money laundering in POGO
POGO continues to be involved in hefty money laundering, and it certainly is making senators of Philippines worried about it. ... - Continue reading
Gov’t loses P51B in revenues from POGO – Gatchalian
According to the senator Sherwin Gatchalian, the government has lost around P51-billion in revenues due to tax avoidance from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) ... - Continue reading
Philippines lands in Forbes’ Top 25 Best Places to Retire in 2020
The Philippines was recognized as one of the best places where US expatriates (expats) could retire in 2020, according to a recent newsletter from Forbes. It was among 25 countries chosen by the American business magazine. The Philippines was described to be an “English-speaking Pacific Ocean nation of 7,400 islands”… – Continue reading
DoF expects double-taxation deal with Cambodia soon
A possible double tax treaty is to be expected between the Philippines and Cambodia. ... - Continue reading
Tax amnesty plan faces hurdles – Credit Suisse
MANILA, Philippines – Investment bank Credit Suisse said an effective tax amnesty program would face hurdles in the Philippines due to the country’s strict banking secrecy law. In its Asian daily report titled “Philippines: Credible threat still lacking,” Credit Suisse economist Michael Wan said the planned program announced by Finance… – Continue reading
Revisiting taxation of onshore and offshore POGOs
Interest in POGOs raised again. ... - Continue reading
Tax obligations of permanent establishments
The Philippines generally follows the “source of income” rule in identifying the income that are taxable to corporations in the Philippines. ... - Continue reading
POGOs’ tax compliance improves
The tax compliance of online gaming operators and their service providers continue to show improvements every month amid the strict enforcement activities of the government, a tax official said. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) initially reported that its preliminary income tax collection from Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) foreign… – Continue reading
BIR Officials: Congress not inclined to lift Bank Secrecy
“The suggestion has been brought up many times before and lawmakers with the support of the business community rejected it,” said a revenue regional director who declined to be named. He recalled that many congressmen even protested when the BIR in 2014 tried to require taxpayers to include in their… – Continue reading
BIR warns delinquent POGOs anew
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said that service providers for Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) must cooperate and comply with the tax authorities to avoid revenue losses once they become subject for closure. BIR Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay said that POGO service providers should be prepared to incur millions… – Continue reading
Financial resources hit P31 trillion as of March
The country’s total financial resources reached P31.044 trillion as of end-March 2019, according to the latest survey of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Preliminary results of the Other Financial Corporation Survey showed the total assets of depository corporations reached P23.068 trillion while the combined resources of other financial corporations hit… – Continue reading
BIR padlocks main office, 2 branches of tax-dodging POGO service provider
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) padlocked simultaneously Wednesday the main office and two branches of one of the biggest Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) service providers in the country for alleged failure to register and pay the corresponding deficiency taxes amounting to P2 billion. Shuttered were the headquarter of… – Continue reading
CITIRA set to replace outdated tax scheme
Finally, the outdated and “dysfunctional” tax regime based on gross income earned is now about to end with the expected enactment into law of the new Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Rationalization Act (CITIRA), which the House recently passed with a vote of 170 versus eight against and six abstentions. … – Continue reading
BSP study dismisses risks of POGOs pullout
Initial results of a study conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas show that an immediate pullout by Philippine offshore gaming operators from the country will not have an impact on the financial stability, Governor Benjamin Diokno said Tuesday. Diokno asked the BSP’s Financial Stability team and the Anti-Money Laundering… – Continue reading
Villanueva urges DILG to crack down on tax-evading POGOs
Senator Joel Villanueva has urged the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to order local government units and police to crack down on Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) that refuse to comply with the country’s tax laws. Villanueva also backed the Department of Finance’s (DOF) order to shut down… – Continue reading
Dominguez orders BIR to shut down tax-dodging POGOs
'Those who don't pay or respond to your assessments, clamp them down,' says Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III ... - Continue reading
DoF: Tax perks should be reviewed every 2 yrs
FINANCE Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd is pushing for tax perks to be reviewed every two years as he reiterated that the Philippines had been too generous in granting incentives to select companies. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Finance (DoF) quoted its chief as saying the government must… – Continue reading
Tax payments made easy
HAVING trouble paying taxes? Fret no more, as paying taxes will be as easy as ordering your favorite brown sugar milk tea online. But before we dive into the details, a brief background is in order: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has adopted the National Retail Payment System (NRPS)… – Continue reading
Senate inquiry into foreign workers’ tax payments pushed
SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Senate to hold an inquiry on the uncollected taxes from registered and unregistered foreign workers, especially those in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) industry. n calling for an investigation, Gatchalian stressed that taxes properly collected are essential since revenues enable the government… – Continue reading
Lower corporate tax means more jobs – Cayetano
SEN. Pilar Juliana “Pia” Cayetano is batting for lower corporate income tax and rationalized fiscal incentives, saying these would lead to more jobs and sustained economic growth. “I do believe that the time is right to study the rationalization of our corporate holidays and various incentives so that we can… – Continue reading
What happened to the proposed amendments to Bank Secrecy Act?
The news is replete with discussions on the refiling of the proposed bills for the other TRAIN Packages with the 18th Congress. However, there seems to be no discussion yet on any proposed amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act, Republic Act (RA) 1405, as amended, particularly the proposed amendments to… – Continue reading
More tax revenues from POGOs seen
Other service providers of offshore gaming industry are expected to remit the monthly withholding taxes of foreign workers to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on or before August 10. ... - Continue reading
First 18 months crucial for tax reforms — Dominguez
On the sidelines of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s anniversary celebration, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III emphasized that the first 18 months of the current Congress is crucial for the Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP). According to Dominguez, lawmakers traditionally have the tendency to focus “on something… – Continue reading
Pagcor: Government not inclined to impose higher taxes on POGOs
State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. expressed optimism the government will not impose higher taxes on offshore gaming operators in the country to encourage them to stay here. Pagcor chairman and chief executive Andrea Domingo said at the sidelines of the opening of the first Philippine-Asian Gaming Expo held on… – Continue reading
Recto backs DOF plan to tax Chinese POGO workers
The Senate is backing a government plan to run after tens of thousands of Chinese workers in the country who have not been paying income tax ... - Continue reading
POGOs promise to pay tax starting this month
Operators of offshore gaming companies vowed to comply with Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III’s directive to settle their income tax, seen to reach at least P24 billion in additional annual collections, beginning this month. This developed after the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) met with Dominguez where they agreed… – Continue reading
BIR files tax evasion charges against 15 Metro Manila business taxpayers
The Bureau of Internal Revenue filed Thursday separate criminal cases against 15 business taxpayers in Metro Manila for alleged refusal to pay tax debts totaling to more than P493 million. This brought to 482 the number of tax evasion charges lodged by the bureau under its Run-After-Tax-Evaders (RATE) program under… – Continue reading
Offshore gaming operators warned
State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. sternly warned errant offshore gaming operators to strictly comply with regulations and pay proper taxes to the government, saying concerned tax agencies are closely monitoring how they conduct business in the country. “Let this serve as a final warning for everyone to strictly comply… – Continue reading
RGN Reviews the State of Play for CRS and AEOI Rollout
Ivan Pelle, one of the Founders and Executive Director, expert in International Taxation at Recontam Global Network (RGN) is on a mission to make its clients and partners aware of the rollout of CRS and AEOI across Asia-Pacific and how this might affect tax planning and investment strategies. He addressed… – Continue reading
Pampanga trader wins tax evasion charges
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has dismissed the more than P30 million tax evasion charges filed against a businesswoman for the failure of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to prove that the offense was willful. Acquitted of two counts of tax evasion was Analiza San Miguel David, operator of… – Continue reading
Registration requirements for foreign nationals
With the current administration ramping up efforts to encourage foreign nationals to invest in the Philippines, it is expected that there will be an increase in the number of foreign individuals who will either work in or visit the Philippines. As a result, foreign nationals are mandated to register with… – Continue reading
Estate tax amnesty
Death and taxes. This pretty much sums up Revenue Regulations (RR) 6-2019, issued by the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), implementing the estate tax amnesty provisions of Republic Act (RA) 11213, the “Tax Amnesty Act of 2019” or Tax Amnesty Act. The regulations take effect… – Continue reading
BIR files 454th tax evasion case
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed on Thursday tax evasion charges against five corporate taxpayers under the jurisdiction of the Quezon City revenue region for alleged refusal to pay tax debts totaling to more than P71 million.The criminal complaints filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) brought to 454… – Continue reading
BIR to release final estate tax amnesty regulations within next few days
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will release within the next few days the final estate tax amnesty regulations to settle the estimated P6.2 billion outstanding tax debts due from the heirs of the decedents all over the country. Taxpayers are given two years from the effectivity of the finalized… – Continue reading
