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by Atty. Mark Anthony Tamayo The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC), both attached agencies of the Department of Finance (DOF), are the country’s main revenue collecting agencies. The government relies heavily on them to fund its various expenditures. Their yearly collection...

By Atty. Euney Mata-Perez Today is a good and exciting day for our law firm. Beginning today and every Thursday, we have the privilege (thank you, The Manila Times!) of being able to share and write here about our work and passion – the law. We love the law because its intention is noble – it aims...

MTF Partner and customs law expert, Atty. Mark Anthony P. Tamayo, was inducted as a new member of the Tax Management Association of the Philippines, during the TMAP induction and membership meeting held last January 25, 2017. BIR Commissioner Cesar R. Dulay was the guest speaker and inducting officer...

The TRAIN or Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law (Republic Act No. 10963) provided some relief to us, taxpayers. TRAIN amended Section 2491 of our Tax Code to prohibit expressly the simultaneous or overlap in the imposition of the 20% deficiency interest and 20% delinquency interest, and...

Mata-Perez Tamayo & Francisco (MTF Counsel) conducted a successful Tax and Customs Update Seminar on Monday, February 5, 2018, at the Shangri-La Makati. Atty. Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez, the Managing Partner of the firm, discussed the salient changes under the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion...

The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act, otherwise known as Republic Act (RA) 10963, is basically a blend of increases as well as reductions in tax rates. While it increased the tax on certain passive incomes, documentary stamp as well as excise on petroleum products, minerals, automobiles...