The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by Oceanagold Philippines, Inc., which sought from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR0 a refund or tax credits for P155.5 million in excise taxes which it claimed were illegally assessed and collected in 2017. Oceanagold, a mining...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) Region 1 office, based in Calasiao, Pangasinan, is celebrating a string of recent victories in recognition of its outstanding service accomplishments. Early this month, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) honored the region for its exceptional performance in...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has introduced the Taxpayers Registration Related Application Portal (TRRAP), offering taxpayers an electronic avenue to submit registration-related applications to their respective revenue district offices (RDOs). Launched on Oct. 16, TRRAP encompasses a wide...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has stated that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lacks the authority to determine the taxation status of food products. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. clarified in Revenue Memorandum Circular 112-2023 that the FDA's role, according to its charter,...
The Social Security System (SSS) has returned to the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) P5.7 billion unutilized fund for the Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBWS) Program of the Department of Finance (DOF) to help small business employers and employees during the Covid-19 pandemic. In its Peformance Audit...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the petition filed by an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) against the Bureau of Customs (BOC) which forfeited his luxury vehicle in 2018. The case started when OFW Allan U. Garcia sought to import his white 2012 Lamborghini...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has instructed importers, manufacturers, and distributors of perfumes, colognes, and toiletry products to settle an excise tax liabilities totaling over P604 million. Informed sources disclosed that Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. issued this directive...
The United Registrar System (URS) of the International Standard Organization (ISO) has bestowed high accolades upon the Laguna-Quezon-Marinduque (La-Que-Mar) region of the Bureau of Internal Revenue for its exceptional professionalism and exemplary service to taxpayers. The regional office based in...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Nestle Philippines, Inc. for a refund of P1.26 billion for Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT) for its MILO products. Nestle claimed it is not liable to pay the SBT on its removals of MILO products, which is a powdered chocolate malt flavored...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ruled in favor of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) as it denied the petition filed by Valle Verde Country Club, Inc. which sought a P7.449 million refund for output value-added tax (VAT) on membership fees, assessment dues, and other charges from April 2018 to...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has been acknowledged by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) as one of seven government agencies that significantly improved their frontline services to the public throughout 2022. The CSC's Contact Center Ng Bayan has praised the BIR for its consistent...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to step up its efforts against the proliferation of "ghost" and fake receipts. According to Gatchalian, such activities are denting government revenues and adversely affecting micro-enterprises. The senator...
