Effectivity of RR 2-2015

11 Mar 2015

RR 2- 2015 requires that, for large taxpayers, CWT certificates to be attached to the SAWT/ITRs should be in scanned/PDF copies and stored in DVD-R. This means that the requirements shall already cover:  (1) Quarterly ITR due on April 1 for taxable quarter ending Jan 31; and (2) Annual ITR due on April 15. This mode of submission is optional for non-large taxpayers. The RR also requires that the SAWT shall be submitted through the applicable modes prescribed in RR 1- 20154 using the data entry and validation module of the BIR.

Submission of scanned copies of Form 2307 and 2316

10 Mar 2015

Large taxpayers are now required to submit scanned copies of Certificate of Creditable Tax Withheld at Source (BIR From No. 2307) and Form 2316 (Certificate of Compensation Tax Withheld), in lieu of hard copies. Non-LTS taxpayers duly registered under the Revenue District Offices may, at their option, comply with the said requirements provided they shall no longer be allowed to submit in  hard copies once they opted for the scanned copies.

Payment and Reporting of Premium Contributions of Employer & Employee

05 Mar 2015

On 5 March 2015, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) released Circular No. 4-2015 encouraging all employers in the government and private sectors to pay premium contributions at Philhealth's accredited collecting agents (ACAs) or through e-Payment facilities.  Moreover, said Circular mandates all employers in the Formal Economy to adopt the Electronic Premium Reporting System (EPRS) as the mode of preparation and transmission of all remittance reports (RF-1).

February 2015 Issue

18 Feb 2015

Click on the attachment below to read the February 2015 Issue of the Tax brief: a monthly publication about developments in Philippine taxation.

P82,000 tax exemption allowance for bonuses

13 Feb 2015

President Aquino signed into law Republic Act 10653 which increased to          P 82,000 the tax exemption allowance for other benefits given to employees such as the Christmas bonus and productivity incentives. The old threshold was only P 30,000. The new law also mandates the President to adjust this threshold every three years to its present value using the consumer price index (cpi) as published by the National Statistics Office. Under the old regulations, this exemption allowance covers benefits given in excess of the tax exempt de minimis benefits.