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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 of...

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 to clarify...

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 (TRAIN) Act,  while Atty. Mark...

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 and...

We wish to advise you that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued Revenue Memorandum Circular 105-2017, dated December 28, 2017, revising the withholding tax table on compensation pursuant to the Tax Code amendments introduced by Republic Act (RA) 10963, or the Train Law. Beginning January 1, 2018, every...

Happy new year! The BIR has issued Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 104-2017, dated December 28, 2017, circularizing the official copy of Republic Act No. 10963 (the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN Law), and the vetoed provisions thereof. See attached copy of the circular. You may click on...

The Firm’s managing partner, Atty. Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez, and new partner, Atty. Mark Anthony P. Tamayo, attended the International Tax Conference of the Asia-Oceana Tax Consultants’ Association, Inc. (AOTCA) held last October 19-20, 2017 at the Makati Shangri-la Hotel. Ms. Mata-Perez is the Deputy President of AOTCA, and the...

We are proud to announce that we are now Mata-Perez, Tamayo & Francisco (MTF), with the entry of our new Partner, Atty. Mark Anthony P. Tamayo. Mark is a CPA-lawyer and is one of the country’s leading experts in tax, global trade & customs. His expertise include, among others, customs...

MTF Counsel Managing Partner, Atty. Euney Marie J. Mata-Perez was a guest panelist at the “Tax Forum: A Dialogue on the Proposed Comprehensive Tax Reform” sponsored by the Ateneo Graduate School of Business held on May 17, 2017 at their Rockwell Center Campus, Makati. Other panelists included the Hon. Deputy...