The Senate Committee on Ways and Means on Monday, May 19 expressed firm belief that reducing taxes is not the solution to help curb illicit tobacco trade but that strengthening enforcement against such activities is still the best course. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the ways and means...
Proposals to ease the impact of rising living costs on Filipino workers include possible tax breaks and expanded employment opportunities, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said that while wage adjustments are being reviewed by regional wage...
With illegal tobacco incidence reaching an all-time high of 18.2 percent in 2024, Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) has urged the Marcos administration to recalibrate tax rates to help reverse the declining state of the tobacco industry. The latest industry data showed that illicit cigarettes...
(MANILA BULLETIN) On Labor Day, Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Benhur Abalos batted for higher income tax exemption levels, as he reckoned that workers deserve greater financial relief amid continuing inflation...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay on Thursday, May 1, renewed her call to tax exempt overtime pay and bonuses like the 13th month pay, to promote financial security among government and private sector workers and their families. In a statement, Binay said...
House Ways and Means Committee chair and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda welcomed Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto's withdrawal of the proposed tax increase on capital gains, which the lawmaker previously opposed. Salceda earlier objected to Recto's suggestion in the draft of...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Lacson's office) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson is batting for additional incentives for local government units (LGUs) as a way to improve their local tax collection while...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Sony Philippines, Incorporated for a tax refund of P60 million representing alleged unutilized creditable withholding taxes (CWT) for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2019. Sony Philippines filed an application for tax credits or...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the P40 million tax refund sought by the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company for its alleged unutilized input value-added tax (VAT) attributable to zero-rated sales for 2018. In its petition, Lepanto Consolidated Mining said that it exported all of its...
(Unsplash) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial bet Benhur Abalos has reiterated his call to abolish the value-added tax (VAT) on electricity, as well as taxes on fuel exclusively used for power generation. This, as Filipinos...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Sankyu-ATS Consortium-B against the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for P2.5 million tax refund for alleged excess and unutilized input value-added tax (VAT) for the fourth quarter of 2018. Sankyu-ATS, a logistics services firm, filed on...
BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. is confident that the government’s main tax agency will meet its ₱3.23 trillion collection goal this year after it exceeded its first quarter targets. “Based on the progress of...
