President Marcos has directed the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) to go down to the villages to explain the importance of the Ease of Doing Business Law. ARTA Secretary Ernesto Perez (Photo courtesy of ARTA) ARTA Secretary Ernesto Perez said they were ordered to conduct town hall meetings with the...
Sen. Cynthia Villar said on Friday, March 1, that the economic provisions being reviewed by the Senate in the bid to amend the 1987 Constitution are "minor" and "unimportant." In an interview, Villar said that after speaking with businessmen, they told her that they are facing problems that are...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has released seven draft regulations related to the Ease of Paying Taxes law ahead of the two-day public consultation set for next week. In a recent BIR advisory , the bureau is inviting taxpayers to participate in a public consultation on the proposed...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has renewed its call to all government offices to submit their updated Committee on Anti-Red Tape Authority (CART) office order and directory on or before the deadline this month. All submissions will be done online via the platform that ARTA has specified. The...
With the implementation of a law aimed at simplifying tax payments, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has announced that it will no longer require business taxpayers to pay the annual registration fee (ARF). In a notice posted on its website and signed by BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr.,...
Senators on Monday, January 8, welcomed the signing of the Ease of Payment Taxes Act saying the new law would help foster transparency in the business processes and further boost the country’s economic development. “The signing of the Ease of Paying Taxes Act stands as a resounding...
President Marcos has signed the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act, also known as Republic Act No. (RA) 11976, last Jan. 5, marking a significant step in the modernization of the Philippine tax system and the reinforcement of taxpayer rights. Here, the Department of Finance outlined the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) The modernizer of long-stagnating systems. This was the new moniker given by Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda to President Marcos after the...
President Marcos has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11976, or the Ease of Paying Taxes Act, to boost the economy and safeguard taxpayer rights while improving revenue collection through digitalization initiatives. File photos Marcos signed the measure on Friday, Jan. 5. It was one of his priority...
Malacañang has turned down provisions in the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) law that aimed to exempt small businesses from deducting withholding taxes. In a letter dated Jan. 5, 2024, addressed to the House of Representatives, President Marcos said he was “constrained to veto Section 8,” of...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has started its nationwide audit on the compliance of local government units (LGUs) with the electronic Business One-Stop Shop (eBOSS) to determine the reasons why some LGUs could not comply with the said requirement. Ernesto Perez (ARTA) The audit started on...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) will hold its Legal Summit on Oct. 11 to boost its efforts in ensuring the ease of doing business (EODB) in the country. Photo from ARTA/Facebook In a Facebook post, the ARTA said its Legal Summit, with the theme "Scaling-Up Partnership Efforts Against Red Tape...
