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By: Atty. Rio Krisel G. Bautista on May 16,2024 Section 249 of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Tax Code”), provides for deficiency interest and delinquency interest, which may be assessed and collected on any unpaid amount of tax. Deficiency interest is assessed and collected from the date...

By: Atty. Raida Argeli Grefiel on May 2,2024 The National Internal Revenue Code, as amended, (the “Tax Code”) authorizes the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (“CIR”) or his duly authorized representative to conduct audits, in light of the power of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (“BIR”) to assess and collect taxes....

By: Atty. Cara Angela N. Flores on April 25,2024 Section 203 of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Tax Code”), entitled “Period of Limitation Upon Assessment and Collection”, provides that taxes shall be assessed within three (3) years after the last day prescribed by law for the filing...

By: Atty. Xela Leona D. Laqui on April 18,2024 Under Section 222 of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended (“Tax Code”), the ten-year prescriptive period for the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (CIR) to assess tax applies in cases where a taxpayer files a false or fraudulent return with intent...

MTF had the opportunity to discuss updates and the emerging issues on tax and customs with the members of the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines, Inc. (“PHAP”) on April 12, 2024. For the tax brief, Atty. Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez lectured on the salient features of Republic Act...

By: Atty. Sarah T. Ganto on April 5,2024 With the issuance of Revenue Memorandum Circular (“RMC”) No. 5-2024, as clarified by RMC No. 38-2024, on the taxation of cross-border services, another topic tackled by the said RMCs equally merits discussion: the taxation of reimbursements among multinational enterprises. RMC No. 5-2024...

By: Atty. Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez on March 21,2024 On March 15, 2024, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Circular No. (RMC) No. 38-2024 clarifying its earlier pronouncements in RMC No. 5-2024 on the taxation of cross-border transactions.  To recall, in Aces Philippines Cellular Satellite Corp. v....

By: Atty. Lew Earvin Manarin on March 14,2024 The Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (the “CREATE Act”) introduced amendments to our National Internal Revenue Code (“Tax Code”) which were aimed to eliminate tax uncertainty, offer tax assistance to struggling enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and streamline...

Elevating the spirit of womanhood and national pride, this month’s flag raising ceremony is a standout event. The Stop and Salute Flag-Raising Ceremony is a monthly program of the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) and Salute To A Clean Flag Movement, in cooperation with the National Historical Commission of the...