The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and social media influencers and other digital workers have been asked to chill and give way to dialogue in addressing the taxation controversy that have put them at loggerheads. Axie Infinity Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles aired the appeal as he...
The proposed Hidilyn Diaz Act easily hurdled second reading passage in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 24. Hidilyn Diaz 2 House Bill 9990 seeks to clarify all laws on the imposition of taxes for bonuses, rewards, donations, gifts and other forms of emoluments granted to national...
The House of Representatives has provided another way for Filipinos to earn millions of pesos even without winning a gold medal in Olympic Games. House of Representatives plenary On Monday, August, 23, the legislative chamber gave its unanimous nod to the final reading approval of a bill that will...
Labor group Defend Jobs Philippines has slammed the government’s imposition of new tax measures on players of online play-to-earn (P2E) games such as Axie Infinity. (Photo from Alexandria San Juan) This, after the Department of Finance (DOF) earlier pronounced that earnings from these gaming...
With a sharp drop in enrollment practically conspiring with the imposition of higher taxes by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the country’s private schools are turning to Congress for help in the swift adoption of legislative policy intervention. COCOPEA LOGO In a statement issued after the House...
The House of Representatives voted unanimously for the third and final reading approval of a bill that will exempt from income tax the honoraria, allowances and other financial benefits received by election workers. Poll workers Authored by members of the Makabayan bloc and Nueva Vizcaya Rep. Luisa...
Earnings from online play-to-earn games, such as Axie Infinity, are taxable, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Axie Infinity Amid a rapid rise in popularity of online multiplayer video games that also allow players to generate profits, Finance Undersecretary Antonette C. Tiono said that...
Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has stretched the deadline for the filing of various tax returns in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified community quarantine (MECQ). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) BIR Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay said the extension was in...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has disallowed in audit some P318.572 million representing tax refunds that were issued despite alleged violations of the complete documentary requirements and “mandatory and jurisdictional conditions” in its grant by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) . Bureau...
The.Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has told social media influencers (SMIs) such as vloggers to be more accurate in their income declarations to avoid criminal charges, including tax evasion. (Photo from BIR Facebook page) BIR Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay issued the appeal even as revenue...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has urged relatives of the deceased to avail of estate tax amnesty so that the government can raise more funds to address the problem of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A beneficiary of social amelioration during the ongoing enhanced community...
