The Senate is still waiting for the Department of Finance’s (DOF) insight on the bill seeking to extend the period of availment of estate tax amnesty. This, according to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, the primary committee chaired by Sen. Pia Cayetano that is tasked to oversee...
While delinquent estate taxpayers may avail themselves of installment payments under the amnesty program, the taxman warned that missing due dates will result in the forfeiture of amnesty benefits. “Installment payment may be allowed within two years from the statutory date of its payment without...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano and sister, Senator Pia Cayetano has called on the government to intensify the promotion of the Estate Tax Amnesty program so that more Filipinos can benefit once the measure seeking to extend its period of availment is enacted into law. The siblings call...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed a bill seeking to grant an amnesty on unpaid estate taxes covering the estates of individuals who died on or before Dec. 31, 2025 that have outstanding or accrued tax liabilities as of that date. In filing Senate Bill No. 1889,...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri has joined other lawmakers in pushing for a bill seeking to extend the deadline for the Estate Tax Amnesty to December 31, 2028. Zubiri said passage of Senate Bill No. 1865 into law would give heirs more time to settle long-standing obligations...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to extend the estate tax amnesty for another three years. The program ended last June 14, 2025, but Estrada, in filing Senate Bill No. 1488, sought to extend it until June 14, 2028 to give Filipino families more time to settle...
With more than ₱50 billion in revenues being forgone due to the non-imposition of top-up taxes on large multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the Philippines, the Department of Finance (DOF) is eyeing to slap “very large” corporations with such a levy to contain the flight of potential tax...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said heirs of deceased individuals can benefit from the estate tax amnesty program without incurring fines or penalties. They will also be shielded from criminal, civil, and administrative legal actions for late estate tax filings and payments, as...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued updated regulations for the new estate tax amnesty program to benefit more than one million heirs of the deceased. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno issued Revenue Regulations No. 10-2023 to implement these changes prescribed by Republic Act (RA)...
The government stands to earn additional revenues of about P6.15-billion from the Estate Tax Amnesty bill that has already lapsed into law without the signature of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Republic Act (RA) No.11956 or the Estate Tax Amnesty Extension Law will give Filipinos a much needed opportunity to settle their estate tax obligations. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez Wednesday, Aug. 9...
A measure extending the deadline of the estate tax amnesty until June 2025 has lapsed into law, without the signature of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. The bill lapsed into law on Aug. 5, 2023. Republic Act No. 11956, also known as the "Tax Amnesty Act" extends the period of availment of...
