Mayor, Ex-Treasurer in Samar Town Convicted with Graft for Non-Remittance of Tax Samar town Mayor and a former treasurer were convicted of graft for not remitting to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)Â the tax liabilities due. In the graft case, the Sandiganbayan found Mayor Arnold B. Abalos of San Sebastian, Samar, and his former treasurer … Read more
Government Offers Up To P1-M Reward to Anyone Who Can Report Social Media Influencers Evading Taxes Ex-Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) examiner Mon Abrea said that P million rewards awaits informants who can report social media influencers evading taxes. Last week, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Caesar Dulay released the Revenue Memorandum Circular … Read more
BIR Issues Memorandum Urging Social Media Influencers to Pay Taxes The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued a memorandum urging the social media influencers to pay their taxes. Nowadays, a lot of people are already earning a huge amount of income as social media influencers. They were making entertaining content in various online platforms … Read more
Davao City Suspends BIR Region-19 Operations After Some Employees Test Positive for COVID-19 BIR Region 19 in Davao City has suspended their operations after some of their employees have tested positive for COVID-19. On Tuesday (June 8, 2021), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Region 19 canceled several transactions after several personnel have tested positive … Read more
DTI Says Online Barter Trade is Illegal, Encourage Online Sellers to Register The Department of Trade and Industry said Tuesday that online barter trade is illegal as it encouraged encourage online sellers to register with the department and Bureau of Internal Revenue. According to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, the barter trade is illegal and against … Read more
Risa Hontiveros Files resolution Urging BIR to Suspend Tax On Online Sellers RISA HONTIVEROS – Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros filed a resolution urging the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to suspend tax memo on online sellers. The BIR officials said they are planning to tax media streamers and online sellers. On their Memorandum Circular 60-2020, … Read more
BIR Wants Online Services Including Media Streamers & Online Sellers to Pay Income Tax The Bureau of Internal Revenue is planning to tax online services such as media streaming platforms and online sellers. On Wednesday (June 17, 2020), a BIR official said that the tax bureau is planning to tax big online merchants and media … Read more
Former Cop Involved In Kidnapping BIR Officials Arrested KIDNAPPING BIR OFFICIALS – A former policeman who was involved in the kidnapping of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) officials was arrested. The arrest of the ex-cop, identified as Police Officer 3 Allan Encina Formilleza, occurred at around 11 AM on Monday, June 15, in Las Palmas … Read more
BIR Should Prioritize Collecting POGO’s Unpaid Tax Before Online Sellers – Jennylyn Mercado JENNYLYN MERCADO – Kapuso actress and businesswoman Jennylyn Mercado appealed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to prioritize taxing the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) before the online sellers. On Wednesday, June 10, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced that … Read more
Online Sellers Earning P250k Below Annually are Exempted from the New Tax Memo ONLINE SELLERS – earning at least P250,000 and below are now exempted from the Tax issued by the BIR, Malacañang on Thursday said. Malacañang Palace has made it clear that online sellers of less than P250,000 will not be taxed annually, the … Read more