First Quarter Edition of IFRS News

27 Feb 2017

First Quarter Edition of IFRS News This Accounting Alert is issued to provide quarterly update on all things relating to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). We'll bring you up to speed on topical issues, provide comment and points of view and give you a summary of any significant developments. We begin this first edition of 2017 by considering the European Securities and Markets Authority's recent public statement on the implementation of IFRS 9, Financial Instruments. The statement will be of interest to many companies inside and outside Europe as its effective date of January 1, 2018 draws closer. We then move on to look at a number of amendments that the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has recently made to its standards and some proposals which are in its pipeline. Further on in the newsletter, you will find IFRS-related news at Grant Thornton and a general round-up of financial reporting developments. We finish with a summary of the implementation dates of newer standards that are not yet mandatory; and a list of IASB publications that are out for comment. See attached copy of the First Quarter Edition of IFRS News. ​P&A Accounting Alerts are issued to keep our clients updated with the latest developments in financial reporting. These are not intended to be a substitute for professional advise. If you would like to unsubscribe, or add a colleague or a friend to our mailing list, please let us know by return e-mail. For inquiries and suggestions on how the Accounting Alert may be even more useful to you, e-mail Mabel.Comedia@ph.gt.com or Jerald.Sanchez@ph.gt.com or call 988-2288.​

Suspension of eFPS enrollment from Mach 1 to April 30

20 Feb 2017

This Tax Alert is issued to inform all concerned on the suspension of eFPS enrollment from March 1 to April 30.

SEC Memorandum Circular No. 1 (Series of 2017), 2017 Filing of Annual Financial Statements and General Information Sheet

20 Feb 2017

This Accounting Alert provides reminders to all entities registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) in relation to the filing of their 2016 Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and General Information Sheet (GIS).

Reminder for taxpayers required to use eFPS

09 Feb 2017

Reminder for taxpayers required to use eFPS This is to remind taxpayers mandated to enroll and use the eFPS that the BIR is doing regular monitoring of their compliance (RMO 1-2017) and generating lists of: a. eFPS mandated taxpayers b. eFPS mandated taxpayers who never eFiled c. eFPS mandated taxpayers not enrolled Currently, the following taxpayers are mandated to use the eFPS: 1. Taxpayer Account Management Program (TAMP) Taxpayers (RR No. 10-2014) 2. Accredited Importer and Prospective Importer required to secure the BIR-ICC & BIR-BCC (RR No. 10-2014) 3. National Government Agencies (NGAs) (RR No. 1-2013) 4. All Licensed Local Contractors (RR No. 10-2012) 5. Enterprises Enjoying Fiscal Incentives (PEZA, BOI, Various Zone Authorities, Etc.) (RR No. 1-2010) 6. Top 5,000 Individual Taxpayers (RR No. 6-2009) 7. Corporations with Paid-Up Capital Stock of P10 Million and above (RR No. 10-2007) 8. Corporations with Complete Computerized Accounting System (CAS) (RR No. 10-2007) 9. Procuring Government Agencies with respect to Withholding of VAT and Percentage Taxes (RR No. 3-2005) 10. Government Bidders (RR No. 3-2005) 11. Insurance companies and Stock brokers (RMC No. 71-2004) 12. Large Taxpayers (RR No. 2-2002, as amended) 13. Top 20,000 Private Corporation Penalties shall be imposed for non-compliance.

AAB-acquirer liable for penalties on late remittance of tax payments through credit cards

09 Feb 2017

AAB-acquirer liable for penalties on late remittance of tax payments through credit cards (Revenue Regulations No. 2- 2017, February 8, 2016) This Tax Alert is issued to inform all concerned on the new rules regarding payment of taxes through credit/debit/prepaid card. In case taxes are paid through credit/debit/prepaid cards, the payment of taxes shall be deemed made on the date and time appearing in the system-generated payment confirmation receipt issued to the taxpayer by the AAB-Acquirer, regardless of when the payments are remitted to the BIR. Section 4 of Revenue Regulations 3-2016 is amended to the effect that the AAB-acquirer shall be liable to the penalties in case of late remittance or non-remittance of the payments to BIR. Prior to this amendment, the taxpayer who paid on time may still be liable to penalties if the AAB-acquirer fails to remit the payments to the BIR on time.