The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) clarified that cross-border services, including information technology outsourcing and consulting, are not subject to automatic income tax, easing concerns among multinational firms about the 2024 rule, which appeared to broaden the government’s reach. In a...
As the April 15 deadline for the filing of annual income tax returns (ITRs) approaches, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to ensure the full and effective implementation of the law that makes filing of such document easier and faster. Gatchalian is referring to...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has authorized Philippine National Oil Co.-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) to bypass standard customs delays for emergency fuel shipments to stabilize the nation’s energy supply amid worsening domestic crunch. In a statement on Monday, March 30, BIR Commissioner...
In a bid to strengthen tax collection and improve field operations, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has rolled out a sweeping leadership reshuffle, reassigning around 40 key officials across the country. The revamp, which covers positions from regional directors down to revenue district...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) discussed some of its reforms on Tuesday, Feb. 10, aimed at addressing the alleged money-making scheme involving Letters of Authority (LOAs) within the agency by minimizing human intervention. During the hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, Senator...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is preparing to lift its suspension on tax audits, introducing tightened framework aimed at curbing examiner discretion and restoring private-sector confidence in the nation’s tax administration. In a statement on Monday, Jan. 26, the BIR said the bureau...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) launched a reform agenda aimed at overhauling tax audits and tightening accountability through a new oversight framework. During the agency’s Directors’ Conference, BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza introduced a five-point program dubbed BIR...
The Washington-based multilateral lender International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees the narrowing of Philippine debt relative to the size of the economy being delayed until it reaches 60 percent, with the proposed revenue-generating general tax amnesty (GTA) among the measures seen as offering limited...
The government is moving to curtail the power of tax investigators to conduct audits, part of an aggressive push to curb bureaucratic overreach and improve the business climate for the private sector. Finance Secretary Frederick Go told reporters the Department of Finance (DOF) is “seriously”...
CEBU CITY – A Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) has been formed to speed up the investigation on the killing of a Bureau of Internal Revenue lawyer in Mandaue City on Thursday morning, Dec. 11. The SITG is still establishing possible motives in the killing of Duke Ramil Perral Lincuna, said...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) district office in Barangay Ilayang Dupay, this city, received a bomb threat on Thursday morning, Dec. 11. Emily Singson, revenue district officer, sought assistance from the Lucena police after receiving the bomb threat from an unknown...
CEBU CITY – Motorcycle-riding assailants gunned down a Bureau of Internal Revenue lawyer early Thursday morning, Dec. 11, in Mandaue City, Cebu province. Duke Ramil Perral Lincuna was driving an Isuzu Crosswind when he was attacked around 6 a.m. on a busy road in Barangay Bakilid. A motorist was...
