Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said President Duterte was only reminding the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to do its job and collect taxes following reports of a certain presidential candidate having unpaid estate taxes. File photos Andanar made this statement after Duterte said in his...
Heirs of former President Fernando Marcos cannot walkaway from paying the family's P203.8 billion estate tax even if one of them becomes the next President of the country, former Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares said. Jacinto-Henares explained that “if we follow the law,”...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs have exceeded their combined collection target, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Thursday, March 17. In a statement, the DOF’s Revenue Operations Group (ROG) said the government’s two main tax agencies collected P2.732...
The Department of Finance (DOF) vowed the government’s quick return to fiscal consolidation following the massive spike in budget deficit and debt ratios due to the pandemic-induced recession. At the 2022 Bureau of the Internal Revenue (BIR) National Tax Campaign Kickoff on Thursday, March 3,...
The Duterte administration’s budget deficit fell below ceiling last year driven mainly by higher than expected revenues as well as slightly below programmed spending, the Bureau of the Treasury reported. Data from the Treasury bureau showed Tuesday, March 1, that the national government incurred...
After shuttering several licensed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) in Cagayan, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) warned non-compliant online gaming licensees and their service providers to register and pay taxes or face closure. BIR PHOTO In a statement Wednesday, Feb. 23, the bureau...
The newly enacted Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) taxation law has generated P1.22 billion in additional revenue during its initial months of implementation, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) reported. Signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in September 2021, Republic Act (RA) 11590 or...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has directed the government’s two main tax agencies to further fortify their respective systems against hacking and other cyber threats amid increasing number of scams perpetrated online against financial consumers. Dominguez said the Bureau of Internal...
A massive warehouse in Nueva Ecija with the size of five basketball courts was raided recently by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for illegally operating as a printing facility for counterfeit cigarette labels and packaging materials. In a statement, the BIR Tobacco Strike Team said the...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ordered on Friday, Jan. 28, all its regional directors and other field officials to utilize video conferencing as an alternative mode to face-to-face investigation of administrative cases. (Photo from Pixabay) BIR Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay issued Revenue...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has partnered with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and MyEG for a payment service that allows taxpayers to pay their tax dues online. 58503 In a statement released by MyEG on Tuesday, Jan. 11, the electronic solutions firm announced that the BIR is...
Owners of former network giant ABS-CBN face a congressional inquiry in connection with the operations of its digital service firm Big Dipper, but that is if Deputy Speaker and Sagip Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta succeeds in his Senate bid. Rep. Rodante Marcoleta Marcoleta played a major role in...
