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By: Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez on August 1, 2019 There is a specific rationale behind the imposition of value-added tax (VAT). VAT was not intended to be imposed on every transaction or transfer. Its imposition must bear some relevance to the taxpayer’s role or link in the production chain. While...

By: Samantha L. Poblacion on July 25,2019 There have been several major developments in the virtual currency space since our article, entitled “Regulating the Virtual Currency Space”, which was published on July 8, 2018. In the said article, we mentioned that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an advisory...

By: Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez on July 18, 2019 Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article cited the wrong case number for Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Maersk Global Service Centres (Philippines), Ltd. The correct case number should be CTA EB Case No. 1786 and not 1789 as previously stated. See...

By: Aziza Hannah Bacay on July 11,2019 Our present government has been pushing to liberalize foreign ownership restrictions to drive growth. Among the sectors the government is looking at to liberalize is the retail trade. It is also looking at introducing amendment to the Public Service Act (Commonwealth Act No. 146)...

By: Samantha L. Poblacion on July 5, 2019 In pursuit of its mandate to enact the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Tax Amnesty Act (otherwise known as Republic Act 11213), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) released the IRRs for availment of amnesty on estate and delinquent taxes.

By: Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez on June 27, 2019 In last week’s article, we mentioned that it has been almost 10 years since the passage of (RA 9856), or “An Act Providing the Legal Framework for Real Estate Investment Trust and for Other Purposes” (REIT Act). However, up to this...

By: Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez on June 20, 2019 First of 2 parts) It has been almost ten years since the passage of Republic Act No. 9856, or An Act Providing the Legal Framework for Real Estate Investment Trust and for Other Purposes (REIT Act of 2009). However, up to...

By: Nica Marsha Gasapo on June 13, 2019 On May 27, 2019, House Bill (HB) 9106 (HB 9106) entitled “An Act Granting Additional Privileges to Persons with Disabilities,” was approved on third reading by members of the House of Representatives of the 17th Congress, and transmitted to the Senate on...

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