Tax News Archives

October 2016:

• BOC tax take up but still below goal - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Customs collects more but misses Sept. target - Business World

• Beverage industry doubts sugar tax will deliver promised impact on public health, revenue - Business World

• Keep our seniors VAT-free - Business World

• DOF: Higher pay also awaits above minimum wage earners - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Gordon wants to ensure proper taxes paid on Zambales mine haul - Business World

• DOF wants private sector role in rice importation - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• House to keep VAT exemption for seniors, PWDs - Philippine Star

• Change is also coming to the BIR - Business World

• Senior citizens’ discounts - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR to expand compromise settlement plan - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR to settle more cases in bid to reduce litigation - Business World

• ‘Tax reforms winning it for Du30’ - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Health dep’t backs cigarette tax hike - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Incentives await tourism zone investors – TIEZA - Philippine Star

• Bump in auto sales seen with higher excise taxes - Philippine Star

• Higher excise taxes on autos seen to dampen growth - Business World

• Tax leak from Seniors' VAT exemption to hit P10B - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DoF says up to P9.6B lost due to misuse of seniors' VAT privileges - Business World

• WHO urges price hikes on sugary drinks in obesity fight

• Gaming industry wins tax bet - Business World

• Soft drinks’ hold on poor poses dilemma for DoF’s sugar tax - Business World

• Taxes up in smoke - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax reforms to scrap VAT exemptions, hike fuel prices - Philippine Star

• Let’s not put another tax on our workers - Philippine Star

• House to meet with DoF next week on tax reform - Business World

• Ex-economic ministers say tax reform goals ‘feasible’ - Business World

• Export law, fiscal incentives top NEDA priorities - Business World

• Challenging the merit of presumed regularity - Philippine Star

• Treasury to address ruling on PEACe bonds - Manila Bulletin

• BIR, DTI simplify business registration - Manila Bulletin

• Rethinking the Expanded Withholding Tax system - Business World

• Supreme Court sides with big banks in PEACe bonds tax case - Business World

• BIR, DTI link up systems to ease tax registration - Philippine Star

• Cash aid to shield poor from higher excise taxes - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax court affirms forfeiture of passenger’s excess peso, yen - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• LRT operator loses 2 tax cases - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax reform, red tape top business summit issues - Business World

• BIR, Customs boost collections in August - Philippine Star

• Government mulls easing constraints on incentives system - Philippine Star

• BIR power play - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Higher fuel excise tax may drive away tourism investors - Philippine Star

• Senior benefits emerging as key tax reform battleground - Business World

• REIT launch likely to be derailed anew - Philippine Star

• Court orders tax refund for San Mig Light - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Investment pledges registered with BoI up nearly 50% -- DTI - Business World

• SEC wants minimum float on REITs slashed - Philippine Dailty Inquirer

• Tax hikes to stoke inflation -- ING - Business World

• Tax, other economic reforms expected to spur capital market activity - Business World

• Double taxation - Philippine Star

• Over a third of big businesses pay minimum 2% income tax - Philippine Star

• Taxpayers to get relief - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DoF reforms package to exempt 4.7M from personal income tax - Business World

• Proposed tax reforms: for better or for worse? - Business World

• Government mulls launch of major tax amnesty next year - Philippine Star

• House preparing ‘counterproposal’ to Executive’s first tax reform bill - Business World

• Cigarette tax stamp rule compliance drops to 75% - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Trump had $916-M loss in 1995, cutting taxes : New York paper - Business World

• CTA en banc allows review of Nokia Philippines’ P16-million tax refund claim - Business World

• Angara measure would grant taxpayers a bill of rights - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF vows to plug revenue leakage in Customs - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Government to tax 13th month pay, bonuses - Philippine Star

• Immediate passage of Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights sought - Philippine Star

September 2016:

• ‘Health tax’ package readied - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Plan for tax amnesties in the works - Business World

• DOF plans massive tax amnesty programs - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Propoor tax reforms - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR gives merchants until year-end to upgrade receipt-issuing machines - Philippine Star

• Romero pushes tax amnesty bill - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• More taxes seen from electric posts, meters - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Speaker casts doubt on removal of VAT exemption for seniors - Business World

• Simplified tax exemption for nonprofit schools - Business World

• “Reduce personal income tax, broaden VAT and raise gas taxes” - Philippine Star

• Keep poor folk in mind in tax decisions - Manila Bulletin

• DOF files tax reform package, seeks reduction in income tax - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Rice tariffs to boost local rice farming - Philippine Star

• DoF submits income tax cut scheme - Business World

• ‘Issue-based’ VAT audits are coming - Business World

• EU seen to raise automotive tariff in FTA talks - Manila Bulletin

• COA asked to revise decision on P151-B Malampaya tax case - Manila Bulletin

• On ‘issue-based’ VAT audits: BIR tightens watch on businesses - Philippine Star

• Tax lien on Pacquiao assets stays, court rules - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF to push higher tobacco ‘sin’ tax rate in ’18 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Philippine Airlines to get P258-million tax refund - Business World

• Shell ordered to pay P5.72B in back taxes - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• ADB: PH’s VAT collections only 2.2% of GDP - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Europe eyed as new source of financing for feed-in-tariff subsidy - Business World

• ‘A comprehensive tax reform to fund inclusive growth is in sight’ - Philippine Star

• PCCI, MAP skeptical on tax reform plan - Philippine Star

• BIR chief goes on medical leave - Philippine Star

• DTI, DOF agree on ecozone incentives - Philippine Star

• DTI pushes extension of income tax holiday - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax exemption rulings - Philippine Star

• Exclusive - Google may face over $400 million Indonesia tax bill for 2015: government official - Reuters

• World Bank offers aid in gov’t tax reform bid - Business World

• Indonesia to investigate Google over possible unpaid taxes - Reuters

• HK to enjoy wide tax exemptions in Asean deal - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Malampaya pays taxes on time - Philippine Star

• The virtues of the Sin Tax Law retold - Business World

• House bill seeks more perks for solo parents - Philippines Star

• Sweetened beverages face P10/liter tax - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Business groups back proposed tax reforms - Philippine Star

• DOF backs House bill exempting P30-K monthly income from taxes - Philippine Star

• House buckles down on proposed tax reforms - Business World

• Gov’t sets tax drive vs self-employed - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Exporters push reforms in tourism, hospitality sectors - Philippine Star

• Students, athletes, beauty pageant contestants: Lawmaker seeks to expand travel tax exemptions - Philippine Star

• Self-employed professionals account for only 14% of taxes - Philippine Star

• DOF eyes uniform capital income tax - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF proposes harmonized 100% capital income taxes - Philippine Star

• Gov't to impose higher tax on ultra rich - Philippine Star

• OFWs exempted from paying travel tax, POEA fees - Philippine Star

• Legislative wish list: BBL, tax reforms - Philippine Star

• Duterte tax plan 'right way to go' - IMF - Business World

• Taxing sugar drinks - Philippine Star

• War against tax evasion - Philippine Star

• No fund exit expected with tax on 'ultra rich' - Philippine Star

• Next targets: Non-performing revenue agencies - Philippine Star

• Revenue officials assure reforms to make tax regime equitable, yield net collection - Business World

• LGU income grows double digit in 2015 - Philippine Star

• Lawmaker warns tax reforms to hike fuel cost - Philippine Star

• Oil excise tax hike to offset income tax cut - Inquirer

• Securing ICC made easy - Business World

• Gov't vows to resolve tax row with Japan - Inquirer

• Philex delighted to be of help in economic development, pays P10B in taxes in 2011-15 - Philippine Star

• DOF doubles budget for indigent citizens - Manila Bulletin

• Tax reform to fund Mindanao peace projects - DOF - Inquirer

• A tax policy reform program for truly inclusive growth - Business World

• Healthcare revenues reach $1.9B in 2015 - Philippine Star

• Deutsche Bank PHL unit loses bid to reopen P22-M tax case - Business World

• SM subsidiary loses bid for P45-M tax refund - Business World

• BIR streamlines registration, documentary requirements - Philippine Star

• Bloomberry to revert to original license fee structure - Philippine Star

• Suspension of BIR audit lifted: BIR is back to the grind - Business World

• SC upholds original tax scheme for gaming firms - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR tightens import permits, eases guidelines on eCARs - Philippine Star

• Solaire operator exempt from income tax on gaming income -- Supreme Court - Business World

• CTA affirms P27.6M tax refund for Nokia Philippines - Business World

• Tax sparing spared - Business World

• Readers speak on traffic, RH Law and taxes - Philippine Star

• Liwayway Holdings supports gov't tax reform program - Manila Bulletin

• Higher taxes on oil products imminent - Inquirer

• DOJ junks tax evasion case vs Calata - Philippine Star

• BIR sets up body to investigate erring officers - Inquirer

• Ireland to join Apple in fight against EU tax ruling - Reuters

• Change and uncertainty under Duterte - Business World

• Apple case shows up huge untaxed profits of corporate giants - Economic Times

• Emerging tax reform - Inquirer

• As gov't moves to bloat purse, tax audit resumes - Inquirer

• COA ruling on Malampaya tax dispute merits DOE review - Philippine Star

• BIR lifts tax audit suspension - Philippine Star

• US tax code may allow dramatic retaliation in EU Apple case - Reuters

• Not ready for tough traffic solutions - Philippine Star

• Punters to face tax on gambling winnings - Business World

• Higher oil tax seen to stoke inflation - Philippine Star

• No More VAT exemptions for rich, senior diners - Philippine Star

• Lower revenues in July is a temporary setback - DOF - Philippine Star

• Senior citizens still get 20% discount - DOF - Business World

• Higher oil tax encourages smuggling - Philippine Star

• July data show gov’t missing fiscal program - Business World

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