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Income Tax Exemption of Nonstock Charitable Institutions

Written on October 12, 2023. Posted in MTF Articles, News.

By: Atty. Cara Angela N. Flores on October 12,2023 Under Section 30(E) of the Tax Code, nonstock corporation or association organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, athletic, or cultural purposes, or for the rehabilitation of veterans are exempt from income tax...

Serving of Warrants of Garnishments Via Email

Written on October 5, 2023. Posted in MTF Articles, News.

By: Atty. Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez on October 5,2023. Recently, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Regulations No. 11-2023 (the “Regulation”) dated September 14, 2023, which prescribes the use of electronic mail (e-mail) and electronic signature as additional mode of service...

Amendment to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Estate Tax Amnesty Act

Written on September 21, 2023. Posted in MTF Articles, News.

By: Atty. Xela Leona D. Laqui on September 21,2023 Republic Act (RA) No. 11956 was passed amending RA No. 11213, the Estate Tax Amnesty Act, to extend the period to avail the estate amnesty tax for another two years or until June 14, 2025. Significantly, it also expanded the coverage of the...

DIRECTORS’ DUTIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Written on September 14, 2023. Posted in MTF Articles, News.

By: Atty. Euney Marie Mata-Perez on September 14,2023 I was just inducted as a member of NOWCD, the NextGen Organization of Women Corporate Directors, the Philippine chapter of Women Corporate Directors International. Incorporated on September 24, 2021, NOWCD seeks to bring together...

Safeguards of the Maharlika Investment Fund

Written on September 7, 2023. Posted in MTF Articles, News.

By Euney Marie Mata-Perez on September 7,2023 Republic Act (RA) No. 11954 established the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) to strengthen the investment activities of the country’s top-performing government financial institutions and promote economic growth and social development. It...

The need to review the rules on VAT zero rating

Written on August 24, 2023. Posted in MTF Articles, News, News and Updates.

By Euney Marie Mata-Perez on August 24, 2023 THE amendments to the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 (Tax Code), introduced by Republic Act (RA) 11534 (Create) and by RA 10963, or the “Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion” (Train), particularly on the imposition of value-added...

Improving board diversity in the Philippines

Written on August 17, 2023. Posted in MTF Articles, News, News and Updates.

By: Atty. Euney Marie Mata-Perez on August 17,2023 IMPROVING board diversity is increasingly seen as contributing to good corporate governance, and its promotion has attracted good governance advocates as well as regulators. There had been studies that suggested that corporate boards structured...

Fighting corruption in the Philippines

Written on August 3, 2023. Posted in MTF Articles, News and Updates.

By Euney Marie Mata-Perez on August 3,2023. I WAS invited by the Tax Accountancy Association Union of Chinese Taipei (Taauct) to speak during its Corporate Integrity and Sustainable Development Asia Regional Seminar recently held in Taiwan. Deputy ministers from the Ministry of Finance and Ministry...

The difficulty in proving tax evasion beyond a reasonable doubt

Written on July 13, 2023. Posted in MTF Articles, News.

By Stefan Miguel Raymundo Del Rosario on July 13, 2023 THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), pursuant to its powers to collect taxes, is empowered to institute criminal prosecution cases, including tax evasion cases, against erring taxpayers for criminal violations under the National Internal...