BIR Updates

Prescribes the use of constructive affixture of documentary stamp as proof of payment of Documentary Stamp Tax (DST) for certificates issued by government agencies or instrumentalities. In lieu of the loose documentary stamps, all government agencies or instrumentalities shall use the constructive affixture of documentary stamps, all government agencies or instrumentalities shall use the constructive affixture of documentary stamp on the certificates they issue which are subject to DST. These government agencies or instrumentalities shall be constituted as agents of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the collection and remittance of such DST to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). For [...]

BIR Issued this circular to announce the availability of the Offline eBIRForms Package Version 7.9.4 which can be downloaded from the following websites: www.bir.gov.ph  www.knowyourtaxes.ph/ebirforms The Offline eBIRForms Package v7.9.4 now includes the April 2021 version of the following forms: BIR Form No. Description Deadline for Filing and Payment 1707 Capital Gains Tax Return (For Onerous Transfer of Shares of Stock Non-Traded Through the Local Stock Exchange) Within thirty (30) days after each cash sale, carter, exchange, or other disposition of shares of stock not traded through the local stock exchange. 1707-A Annual Capital Gains Tax Return (For Onerous Transfer of [...]

Filing of Annual Income Tax Returns for Calendar Year 2022 as well as Payment of Taxes Due Thereon Until April 17, 2023 For the information and guidance of all concerned, this Circular is being issued to provide the guidelines in the filing of Annual Income Tax Returns (AITR) for Calendar Year (CY) 2022, as well as the payment of corresponding taxes due thereon, until April 17, 2023. Taxpayers may file the AITR for CY 2022 and pay the taxes due to any Authorized Agent Banks (AABs) and Revenue Collection Officers (RCOs), notwithstanding the Revenue District Office (RDO) jurisdiction, without the imposition [...]

On February 17, 2023, the BIR Issued the Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 24- 2023 that further clarifies the qualifications of Ecozone Logistics Service Enterprise (ELSE) to the incentives of VAT-Zero Rate on local purchases of goods and services exclusively and directly used in the registered project or activity. ELSE is a Registered Business Enterprise (RBE) supplying production-related raw materials and equipment that caters exclusively to the requirements of export manufacturing enterprises that are registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), Cark Development Corporation (CDC), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SMBA), Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) or other special [...]

On January 18, 2023, the BIR issued RR No. 1-2023 that implements the ten percent (10%) discount and the Value-Added Tax (VAT) exemption under Republic Act (RA) No. 11861 (Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act), to wit: Solo parents that meet all of the following conditions shall qualify for the 10% discount and VAT exemption: Solo Parent has a child/children (as defined in RA No. 11861) with the age of six (6) years or under; and Solo Parent is earning less than P 250,000.00 annually. The 10% discount and VAT exemption shall apply to a qualified Solo Parent’s purchase of the following [...]

BIR Issued RR No. 15-2022 amending certain provisions of Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 2-98 as Amended by RR No. 11-2018, which implemented the provisions of Republic Act 10963, otherwise known as Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, Relative to some changes in the rate of Creditable Withholding Tax on Certain Income Payments These regulations are effective from December 3, 2022. Income payments are subject to Creditable Withholding Tax and Rates Prescribed thereon. - Except as herein otherwise provided, there shall be withheld creditable income tax at the rate herein specified for each class of payee from the following items [...]

Revenue Regulations No. 14-2022 Prescribes the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 11900, relative to the importation, manufacture, sale of packaging, distribution, use, and communication of Vaporised Nicotine and None-Nicotine Products, and Novel Tobacco Products. There shall be levied, assessed, and collected an Excise tax on Vaporized Nicotine and Non- Nicotine Products at the rate of tax prescribed under RA Nos. 11346 and 11467 as implemented by Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 7-2021, and Novel Tobacco Products under Section 144 (A)(b) of National Interna Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997, as amended, to wit:   Heated Tobacco Products [...]

For the information and guidance of all internal revenue officers, employees, and others concerned, attached is the DTI MC No. 22-19, s. 2022 dated October 18, 2022, prescribing the guidelines on the transfer of RBEs in the IT-BPM sector from their concerned Investment Promotion Agency administering economic or Freeport zone to BOI. This is in view of the Fiscal Incentives Review Board Resolution No. 026-2022 dated September 14, 2022, which allows RBEs in the IT-BPM  sector to transfer their registration to BOI to implement up to one hundred percent (100%) work-from-home (WFH) arrangements without their tax incentives being adversely affected.

BIR Issued Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 141-2022 to inform eBIRForms users/filers on  the revised contents of eBIRForms email notification or the Tax Return Receipt Confirmation (TRRC) The revised email content shall be read as follows:   This Confirms receipt of your submission with the following details subject to validation by BIR: File Name: 2222222222- 0605-01182022104744.xml Date Received by BIR: 18 January 2022 Time Received by BIR: 10:47:44 AM Penalties may be imposed for any violation of the provisions of the NIRC and issuance thereof.   For Returns with TAX PAYABLE: Please pay through any of the following ePayment Channels: Land [...]

On October 7, 2022, BIR issued Revenue Regulation 13- 2022 to prescribe more definitive guidelines, procedures, and requirements for the proper income tax treatment of equity-based compensation. Which shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper whichever comes first. For the income tax treatment, base on Section 32 (A) of NIRC of 1997 as amended, defines gross income as all income derived from whatever source, including compensation for services in whatever form paid, including but not limited to, fees, salaries, wages, commissions, and similar items. As implemented, compensation includes payment in some [...]