The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has nullified the closure order issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against a software company for its failure to apply the appropriate procedure in implementing its "Oplan Kandado" program. (Photo by John Salvino/ Unsplash) In a 28-page decision, the...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has scrapped the P78-million deficiency tax assessment slapped by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against a major supplier of commercial kitchen equipment for failure of the former to indicate in the assessment notices when the liabilities should be paid. The...
Senator Manny Pacquiao could have easily avoided his P3-billion tax evasion case had he presented outright to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) his income tax payments from the United States' (US) Internal Revenue Service (IRS). (Photo from Manny Pacquiao's Instagram) Several former and present...
The Manila region of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has vowed to continue its campaign against the sale of untaxed heated tobacco and vapor products or "vape", which have been proliferating in Metro Manila and elsewhere. (Photo by Luther Bottrill/ Unsplash) Manila Revenue Regional Director...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has turned down the petition of a foreign cigarette company to get back from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) more than P305 million in advance excise tax payments due to its failure to submit complete tax refund documents. (Photo by Pawel Czerwinski/ Unsplash)...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has joined other lawmakers in calling for the suspension of the new tax scheme imposed on private schools. In filing Senate Resolution No. 766, De Lima urged the Duterte administration to cancel the 25 percent corporate income tax on private schools imposed by the...
Anti-tax fraud operatives of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) have confiscated thousands of untaxed heated tobacco and vapor ("vape") products during raids on several retail outlets located inside shopping malls in Manila. (Photo by Donn Gabriel Baleva/ Unsplash) Manila Revenue Regional...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has padlocked 207 businesses nationwide during the first five months of the year for various tax offenses under its "Oplan Kandado" program. This effort by the agency involves temporarily shutting down the businesses by virtue of their tax violations. BIR Deputy...
On local purchases and indirect exports The government is bent on imposing a 12 percent VAT on local purchases of economic zone locators and their indirect constructive exports, and implement a refund system, emboldening locators’ objection and plans to seek court redress stating this additional...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has cancelled the P105-million deficiency tax assessment slapped by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against an Angeles City-based petroleum company for the failure of the former to observe the mandatory procedure for issuing tax assessments. (Photo from BIR...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has instructed field officials to promptly submit value-added tax (VAT) claim reports to facilitate the processing and release of excess payments. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) A revenue official said refunds or the issuance of tax credit certificates could not...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed on Friday, June 25 separate tax evasion charges against 10 companies and their key officers and one single proprietor for alleged refusal to pay tax debts totalling over P330 million. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) The BIR submitted the criminal complaints...
