The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued Revenue Regulations (RR) introducing changes to the old RR Nos. 17-2011 and 2-2022, which pertain to the implementation of the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) Act of 2008. Under the new RR No. 7-2023, the maximum annual PERA...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has been acknowledged by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) for its he contribution to the advancement and empowerment of women in public service. The PCW has awarded the BIR with the prestigious Gender and Development Transformation and...
Over P57 million worth of illicit cigarettes were seized in separate operations in Batangas, South Cotabato, and General Santos City, according to the reports of government agencies. In Batangas, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), along with the units of the Philippine National Police, conducted...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has achieved a remarkable feat by completely resolving all complaints it received in the first half of the year, resulting in a significant reduction in corruption and bureaucratic delays. This notable accomplishment was highlighted in a report from the 8888...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, August 15 pressed the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), in coordination with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor), to make every effort to collect the P2.2-billion dues from a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) firm that closed shop...
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. has been commended by the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) for his relentless efforts to combat the illicit distribution of untaxed tobacco products. During a recent event, the BIR chief discussed the bureau's initiative in...
Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. has directed online sellers of goods and services to give the 20 percent discount to senior citizens (SC) and persons with disabilities (PWD) on their purchases. The move comes in response to numerous complaints about online merchants not...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has revealed that the use of fake invoices and receipts by certain business establishments has resulted in an annual loss of up to P546 billion in value-added tax (VAT) for the government. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. made the disclosure during the 119th...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police arrested four suspected carnappers who allegedly stole a government vehicle in a hot-pursuit operation in Biñan City, this province, on Friday, July 14. Police Regional Office 4-A director Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces identified the suspects as Alex...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue seized 252 cases of smuggled cigarettes worth P4 million in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 13....
Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. has taken a significant step to simplify the process of filing and processing value added tax (VAT) refund claims. *Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. (File photo) * Effective July 1, two new revenue issuances,...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed a tax evasion case against a buyer and seller of two parcels of land in Pampanga with a zonal value of P10 million for alleged failure to pay the required capital gains and documentary stamp taxes. In a criminal complaint submitted to the Angeles City...
