2018 Tax News - Archive 1

April 2018:

• Excise tax increase triggers widespread cigarette smuggling - Business World

• The 8% tax for self-employed individuals - Business World

• The TRAIN in the eyes of the DoF and BIR - Business World

• Tax perk removal ‘unconstitutional’ - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Sugary beverage tax raises P6B in Q1 - Business World

• BIR collects P6B from sugary drinks tax - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOJ summons Rappler execs in P133-million tax raps - Philippine Star

• Spending boost widens fiscal deficit in Feb., first two months - Business World

• Firms see robust sales despite TRAIN - Business World

• Duterte City Hall loses festering tax fight with the San Miguel group - Philippine Star

• House urged to review TRAIN law - Philippine Star

• My problem with TRAIN 2 - Business World

• What makes digital tax administration a success? - Business World

• BIR collections overshoot target in Q1 - Philippine Star

• BIR exceeds first-quarter collection goal - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Reinstated rules on deductibility of expenses, a welcome development - Philippine Star

• TRAIN, inflation, and PPP - Business World

• TRAIN Package 1B targeted for Congress OK by June - Philippine Star

• Foreign direct investments post strong start for 2018 - Business World

• Ford sees further growth despite higher auto tax - Philippine Star

• DoF targets tax reform package approval by June - Business World

• IMF paper calls for gradual tweaks to firms' taxation system - Business World

• Taxpayer's checklist for boarding the TRAIN - Business World

• Zero VAT on sales to PEZA firms to stay - Philippine Star

• BIR imposes penalties on amended tax returns - Philippine Star

• Forgive and follow through - Business World

• S&P sees gradual tax reform benefits - Business World

March 2018:

• Tax reform package 2, focused on corporate tax, filed with House - Business World

• Auto loans surge in 2017 ahead of excise tax - Business World

• European Commission to unveil plan to tax turnover of big US tech firms - Business World

• BIR to step up audit of cash registers - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax reform will not drive away investors - DOF - Philippine Star

• Gov't allays private sector fears on tax perks removal - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Finance department moves to allay investor concerns about incentives - Business World

• Estimating electricity price hikes because of TRAIN, part 2 - Business World

• EU starts retaliation process against US tariffs - Business World

• Status quo on VAT zero-rating of sales to PEZA entities - Business World

• Higher tax rates bite into Feb. auto sales - Business World

• BIR, Customs collections up in 2 months - Philippine Star

• End-February BIR, BOC tax take soars due to TRAIN, says Finance chief - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Mining tax and TRAIN - Business World

• BMI flags corporate tax reform risk - Business World

• DoF focused on broad bank secrecy easing, not gov't officials' bank accounts - Business World

• Tax amnesty to widen tax net - Business World

• DoF wants all tax reforms ratified by Dec. - Business World

• The sin of health alarmism in TRAIN sin tax hike - Business World

• Running after tax evaders the right way - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Approval of more tax reforms sought - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Help labor ease TRAIN impact, gov't urged - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Is TRAIN the culprit behind the higher inflation? - Business World

• TRAIN, inflation, and competitiveness - Business World

• Inflation vaults to 3-year high 4.5% in Feb - Philippine Star

• Overtaxed corporations? - Business World

• VAT refund system for tourists expected to be in place by 2022 - Business World

• DoF sees 2018 inflation staying within 4% range - Philippine Star

• Customs exceeds February target - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• TRAIN, inflation, and emerging DOE price control - Business World

• Drink (tax) responsibly - Business World

• Limits on client confidentiality - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• ‘Tap on a keyboard and make a living’ - Business World

• Cigarettes, alcoholic drinks led February price hikes — DoF - Business World

• BIR issues rules on higher stock transaction tax under TRAIN Law - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Forex loss and income tax weigh down PXP Energy - Business World

• Inconsistencies in the IAET - Business World

• Taking the ride in speeding TRAIN - Philippine Daily Inquirer

February 2018:

• Excise tax collections rise 81.7% in Jan. after TRAIN - Business World

• DOF workshop marks launch of Philippines Tax Academy - Philippine Star

• Holiest church in Christianity closed in Israel tax dispute - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Revenue Regulations No. 08-2018 for individual taxpayers - Business World

• TRAIN law boosts BIR take - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Opportunities from the Tobacco Tax Inclusion in TRAIN - Business World

• Senate panel to hold hearings on inflation, mitigation measures - Business World

• P1-B tax evasion complaint filed vs Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee - Business World

• BIR files tax evasion case vs GDI; food firm denies claims - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DoF mulls 3 kinds of tax amnesty offer - Business World

• DOF plans 3 tax amnesty programs - Philippine Star

• Local gov't officials back bills to raise IRA but DoF cautious - Business World

• Digitalization of government - Business World

• TRAIN, inflation, and the stock market - Business World

• Tax neutrality for Islamic banks approved by House committee - Business World

• Infrastructure investment in the Philippines set to drive growth - Business World

• BIR says drafting guidelines for tax reform 'challenging' - Business World

• TRAIN IRR out by March - BIR - Philippine Star

• The Presidential veto in the passage of a law - Business World

• Chugging along with the TRAIN - Business World

• BIR issues rules on new personal income tax rates - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Oil firms cleared on TRAIN pricing violations - DOE - Philippine Star

• Inflation impact of new tax law minimal, says DOF - Philippine Star

• Economy on verge of rapid expansion - DoF's Dominguez - Business World

• PCSO asks BIR help in explaining 20% lotto tax - Philippine Star

• Dealing with tax filing advisories - Business World

• House summons BIR exec over Sereno tax 'discrepancies' - Philippine Star

• Making the TRAIN work for all - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• All the President's men rally for Bong - Philippine Star

• A gift for the new year: Exemptions on Section 100 of the Tax Code - Philippine Star

• Gov't debt-to-GDP ratio expands to 36.4% - Philippine Star

• Distortions on TRAIN 1 should be corrected by TRAIN 2 - Business World

• Inflation has become a bogeyman - Business World

• DOF supports tax amnesty - Philippine Star

• Estimating electricity price hikes resulting from TRAIN - Business World

• Everyone can join the TRAIN (2) - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• No love withheld with RR No. 6-2018 - Business World

• Infrastructure to offset TRAIN job loss - Business World

• Diokno sees unemployment decline amid TRAIN - Philippine Star

• DoF says perks for small miners may lead others to seek tax exemptions - Business World

• The bright side of TRAIN - Business World

• Bus operator groups petition for fare increase, cite excise taxes, toll fees - Business World

• TRAIN ride or wreck? - Business World

• Economists see BSP raising rates next month - Philippine Star

• DOF eyes commodity mining tax hike - Philippine Star

• GSIS gives fund managers extra time to submit proposals - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax amnesties to complete Package 1 of TRAIN - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Work on new mining taxes begins - Business World

• Pro-health is pro-poor: Assessing TRAIN's tax on sweetened beverages - Business World

• BSP raises 2018 inflation forecast to 4.3% - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• House orders BIR to probe Sereno taxes - Philippine Star

• Everyone can join the TRAIN (1) - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR collection up 15% in Jan. from sugar tax boost - Business World

• DBM to release P7 billion in financial support to LGUs - Philippine Star

• Superfluous tax incentives: Make it real - Business World

• BIR scraps special tax rate for RHQ staff - Philippie Star

• Government wants more than just taxes from miners, eyes fair revenue-sharing scheme - Business Mirror

• House panel expects corporate tax cut bill wthin two weeks - Business World

• US tax reform seen cutting MNCs' appetite for FDI - Business World

• Tax bureau suspends mission orders - Business World

• House panel targets 'early March' approval of tax amnesty measure - Business World

• Higher pay for tax collectors - Business World

• Lower taxes via more mineral exports - Business World

• BIR removes special tax rate for BPO subsector - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF open to cutting VAT rate, but with a condition - Philippine Daily Inquirer

January 2018 (Cont.):

• 'Bawas VAT' bill filed to ease TRAIN impact - Philippine Star

• Meralco expects higher rates next month - Philippine Star

• Going after unjustifiable tax incentives - Philippine Star

• DOF sets conditions for lower corporate income tax rate - Philippine Star

• Miseducating people is no different from spreading fake news - Business World

• Why low or zero income tax can mean more development - Business World

• Are employee pension plan payouts taxable? - Business World

• DoF cautious on firms' income tax cut - Business World

• Limiting tax perks - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Customs collection target trimmed to P598 B - Philippine Star

• Workers set to get first TRAIN paycheck - Philippine Star

• DOF: No basis for SC to stop TRAIN - Philippine Star

• Philracom revenues net P1.2B in taxes, up P88M from 2016 - Philippine Star

• DBM allots P28.8B to offset TRAIN impact on inflation - Philippine Star

• PDIC, BIR centralize tax transactions of closed banks - Philippine Star

• DOF chief cites key reforms paving way for new tax law - Philippine Star

• How to make the TRAIN unstoppable - Philippine Star

• Uber seeks higher fare due to TRAIN - Philippine Star

• Crackdown on major tax evaders intensifies - Philippine Star

• BIR, BOC challenged to bring in big tax cheat after Mighty success - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Focus shifts to 2nd tax reform package - Business World

• BIR’s 2017 tax collection rises to 11.26% of GDP - Business World

• Senate keen on up to 50% rice tariff - Philippine Star

• DOF to submit next package of tax reform by end January 2018 - Philippine Star

• DoF chief flags 'potential nightmare' in federalism - Business World

• Finance dep't to submit another tax reform tranche to Congress by month's end - Business World

• BIR releases 4 revenue regulations under TRAIN - Philippine Star

• 5 estate tax myths (and why death is not the fastest draw) - Philippine Star

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