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The Philippine tax system operates on the territoriality principle. This means that the power of the Philippine government to tax is limited within the territorial bounds of the Philippines. This rule emphasizes the importance of establishing a situs within the Philippines before income can be taxed. So, what happens when part of the source of income is located in outer space? Does the Philippines have any right to tax such income generating activities? Turns out that the answer is yes.

With the ever-evolving world of commerce, employees have become more involved in everyday operations. For instance, employees would find themselves in inevitable circumstances where they would be the one to cover for business-related expenses out of their own pockets, such as transportation expenses or office supplies, then would later on reimburse such from their employers.

Taxation is the lifeblood of government. As the age-old adage goes, the only certainties in life are death and taxes. The pivotal role of taxes cannot be emphasised enough as the nation focuses on recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As many taxpayers have recently received a Letter of Authority (LOA) from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), anxieties loom since normally, significant findings are initially identified and alleged in a BIR audit.

The CREATE Act has radically changed the Value-Added Tax (VAT) landscape for Registered Export Enterprises (“REEs”) when the phrase “Directly and Exclusively Used” was first introduced.

In my little over a year of experience as a tax professional, I have noted the peculiarities of the taxation of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) registered businesses.

As very well known to the taxpayers, the tax audits conducted by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) involve tedious and long process. Taxpayers dedicate plenty of time and effort in retrieving documents and presenting reconciliations to address the alleged BIR’s findings.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is actively conducting audit of taxpayers. Recently, we have been seeing astronomical deficiency tax assessments from the BIR. One finding that the taxpayers always have trouble understanding is the deficiency assessment coming from third party information (TPI).