By Euney Marie Mata-Perez on January 19,2023
It is about time that the Philippines adopts a taxpayer’s charter or bill of rights. We are currently taking steps in the right direction since several measures proposing to enumerate taxpayer’s rights are pending approval. The filing of...
By Euney Marie Mata-Perez on January 5, 2023
HAPPY New Year everyone! In our first article of the year, we revisit the basic tenet of due process in tax assessments as upheld by numerous court decisions in the year 2022.
While taxes are the life blood of a nation, and taxpayers have the duty...
By: Ramon Vaughn Dy III on December 29,2022
PURSUANT to the request of the Department of Energy (DoE), the Department of Justice (DoJ) issued a legal opinion that revisited foreign investment limits in the exploration, development and utilization (EDU) of solar, wind, hydro and ocean/tidal energy...
By Atty. Mark Anthony P. Tamayo on December 22,2022
THE exclusive appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) covers decisions by the Bureau of Customs (BoC) commissioner in cases involving liability for customs duties, fees or other money charges, seizure, detention or release of...
By Euney Marie Mata-Perez on December 1, 2022
THE Covid-19 pandemic has revolutionized work habits. It made work-from-home (WFH) arrangements viable and even preferred by certain sectors and employees. Employers, particularly those in the information technology-business process management...
By Ellaine Anne Bernardino on November 10,2022
TO incentivize employees to perform better and attract new talent, some companies offer equity-based compensation as part of compensation packages.
The term “equity-based compensation” covers all types of employee equity schemes and...
By Ramon Vaughn Dy III on October 27,2022
FOR the longest time, subscriber identity modules cards, commonly known as SIM cards, have been readily available and can be practically purchased at any local shop or sari-sari (variety) store. It can be argued that the regulation of the sale and/or disposition...
By Nica Marsha Gasapo on October 20,2022
IN Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) OGC Opinion 22-12 dated Sept. 27, 2022, the requesting party asked whether a corporation may be allowed to issue shares of stock at a premium and whether a corporation was allowed to have more paid-up capital...
By Gladys Jane Dela Cruz on October 13,2022
IT is the policy of the state to protect the fundamental human right of privacy of communication while ensuring free flow of information to promote innovation and growth (Section 2, Data Privacy Act of 2012). Thus, the processing of sensitive personal...