2017 Tax News - Archive 4

January 2018:

• Congress scraps tax on pickups - Philippine Star

• New rule on amortization of input VAT on capital goods - Philippine Star

• Expectations of strong Q4 2017 growth mount - Business World

• Hoping for the best on VAT refunds under TRAIN - Business World

• S&P watching if tax reform will deliver - Business World

• Enjoying the TRAIN ride - Business World

• NEA sees minimal impact of higher coal tax on power rates in provinces - Philippine Star

• Oil firms under tight watch over excise tax application - Philippine Star

• VAT refunds from this day forward - Business World

• Electricity rates to rise by 8c/kWh due to TRAIN - Philippine Daily inquirer

• Incentives hinder efficiency in tax collection - DOF exec - Philippine Star

• Stock mart resumes climb to new record high - Business World

• Gov't sets preliminary tax collection goals until 2022 - Business World

• Sen. Risa Hontiveros seeks to reduce VAT - Philippine Star

• BTr rejects bids for 10-yr T-bonds - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Power rates going up due to TRAIN - Philippine Star

• Meralco bares rate hike from tax reform - Business World

• TRAIN to push 2018 revenues to P2.806 trillion - Philippine Star

• Tax amnesty pushed - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR to rely on doctors' honesty in tax drive - Philippine Daily inquirer

• Tax reforms positive for PH, but may force BSP to raise rates - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Corporate tax cut is DoF's next push as sessions resume - Business World

• Confusion over Duterte veto on zero rating of goods, services - Philippine Star

• Impact of TRAIN on inflation below 1% - Nomura - Philippine Star

• Oil companies declare inventories before TRAIN - Business World

• Tax reform package 2 to be submitted to Congress this month - Philippine Star

• Gov't think tank wants casino gamblers to pay higher fees - Business World

• Tax reform veto creates uncertainty over PEZA perks - Business World

• Assessing TRAIN - Business World

• Higher casino entrance fee pushed - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Spend tax windfall well, IMF says - Business World

• New tax regime for the new year - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Economy seen to grow at least 7% - Philippine Star

• Bracing for a bigger storm - Philippine Star

• Leftist lawmakers to bring TRAIN to SC next week - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Testimonies lead to tax raps against Taguba, Dong - Business World

• Philippines: Year in review 2017 - Business World

• DoF chief touts collection, spending rise - Business World

• LGU locally raised revenue share targeted for 37% by 2022 - Business World

• No interest rate impact seen from tax reform - Business World

• DoF estimates Dec. inflation moderating to 3.2% - Business World

• Keep us from a bumpy TRAIN ride - Business World

• Grab Philippines, taxi operators seek to raise fares - Business World

• Price hikes to lag as inventory taxed at old rates hits stores - Business World

• The TRAIN has arrived - Business World

• Customs collections jumped 12% in 2017 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR eases documentary requirements for MSMEs - Philippine Star

• Old tax rates will still apply for personal income in 2017 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Supreme Court challenge to tax reform looms - Business World

• Tax reform fuels bullish sentiment - Business World

• Welcoming 2018 with TRAIN - Business World

• DOF warns oil firms: Price hike is profiteering - Philippine Star

• Government to cushion tax impact - Philippine Star

December 2017:

• Higher stock tax seen to crimp PSE growth - Business World

• BIR collections up 14.03% in Nov - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• A tale of two tax laws - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Gov’t targets 2-4% headline inflation until 2020 - Business World

• Peso returns to P49:$1 level on tax concerns - Business World

• Gov’t revenues, expenses jump - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Peso touches 49:$1 level on increased forex inflow - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Finally, the TRAIN passes - Business World

• Tax-free no more: Saudi Arabia, UAE to roll out VAT in 2018 - Manila Bulletin

• Aeromexico mulls Bombardier C Series as Delta faces tariffs - Manila Bulletin

• BIR files tax evasion raps vs former PBCOM owners - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Mining tax change has just begun — DoF - Business World

• Inflation impact of tax package seen neutral - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PEZA hopes to register more ore processors in coming year - Business World

• Revenue surge causes fiscal deficit to shrink - Business World

• Shares seen sideways on 2017’s last trading days - Business World

• Tax lobby backs TRAIN vetoes, urges further reforms, amendments - Business World

• Fewer tax returns to file under TRAIN - Business World

• Important milestone in PH tax history - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF orders BIR: Make tax paying more convenient - Manila Bulletin

• Line veto to raise projected TRAIN revenue – DBCC - Philippine Star

• BIR, Customs to pursue big tax evaders - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Rody signs budget, TRAIN tomorrow - Philippine Star

• Senator to pursue higher tax on tobacco than in TRAIN - Business World

• More tax reforms seen in 1st quarter of 2018 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Coal Tax Follies - Business World

• Tax academy to be covered by GCG - Philippine Star

• DoF hopeful on excluded tax reform provisions - Business World

• Learn how to optimize your tax savings - Philippine Star

• Duterte’s TRAIN ratified - Manila Bulletin

• DOF estimates first phase of tax reform package to yield P92 billion - Manila Bulletin

• House vote on tax bill questioned - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Coal excise tax a bitter pill to swallow for consumers - Manila Bulletin

• Tax hike seen making PH equities uncompetitive - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Higher tax on coal shows gov’t concern for environment, groups say - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Index rallies on TRAIN approval - Philippine Star

• PSE warns higher stock tax may deter foreign investors - Manila Bulletin

• DTI backs House version of automobile excise tax - Business World

• Lopez: House version of auto excise tax better - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Bicam agrees on up to 90% of tax reform bill - Business World

• Senate, House panels reach tax compromise on 13th month pay, bonuses - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Cebu Pacific integrates travel tax in online tickets - Philippine Star

• Tax-free 13th month pay cap raised to P90,000 - Philippine Star

• US group warns 'sugar sweetened beverages' tax to send wrong signal - Philippine Star

• Planned coal tax hike seen harming manufacturing sector - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• TRAIN seen to hit consumers hard - Manila Bulletin

• Bicam approves simplified estate tax - Manila Bulletin

• Public interest over vested interest - Business World

• Sin tax review, TRAIN package 2 among DoF's legislative priorities - Business World

• Tax reform to lift 250 K Pinoys out of poverty - Philippine Star

• Labor, farmers appeal to bicam on tobacco excise tax - Philippine Star

• DOF lists priority legislative bills for 2018 - Philippine Star

• Car firms brace for impact of auto excise tax - Philippine Star

• Leyte water tariffs stable for 2 years after Manila Water JV's entry - Business World

• TIEZA wants travel tax replaced with charge on foreign tourists - Business World

• DOF orders BIR to settle tax cases with GOCCs - Philippine Star

• Meralco seeks reconsideration of coal tax - Philippine Star

November 2017 (Cont.):

• Tax reform lobbying continues - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Power sector at risk from higher coal tax - Philippine Star

• Bicam panel adopts 5 tax reform provisions - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BOC hauls record collections in November - Philippine Star

• Shares to take cue from tax reform bill progress - Business World

• Full retail competition, open access to offset impact of higher coal taxes - Philippien Star

• Unlocking the bank account of the living and the dead - Philippine Star

• TRAIN bicam sets P250,000 tax-exempt bracket - Business World

• The Gravy TRAIN is leaving and common sense isn’t in it - Business World

• Tax reform won’t stoke inflation – economists - Philippine Star

• Leaking tower of Peza - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Customs collection hits record in Nov. - Manila Bulletin

• XXX - Business World

• A tale of two tax reforms - Philippine Star

• DOF cuts creditable withholding tax on gold sales - Manila Bulletin

• VAT few are chosen - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BOI okays 369 projects worth P408.7 B - Manila Bulletin

• Due process in a tax assessment - Business World

• Exclusion of 3-in-1 coffee from SSB tax welcomed - Manila Bulletin

• Indian businessmen back tax reform plan - Philippine Star

• Doing it the easy way - Philippine Star

• Senate struggles to pass TRAIN bill by year-end - Philippine Star

• 300,000 sign petitions to scrap ‘sweet tax’ - Manila Bulletin

• Nike under pressure from unions over tax practices after ‘Paradise Papers’ - Business World

• Auto sales up 16% in 10 months to October ahead of excise tax - Business World

• Big data tax measures - Philippine Star

• NTRC warns vs adverse effects of foreign tourist tax - Philippine Star

• Gov’t targets more big-time tax evaders - Philippine Star

• Agri players seek return to 1995 tariff rates - Philippine Star

• Taxation and the reengineering of Philippine society - Business World

• DBM to release gov’t workers’ tax-free bonus next week - Manila Bulletin

• A tax cut for business and not for people - Business World

• Government eyes tax amnesty program in 2018 - Philippine Star

• Mighty tax payments up 2-fold under JTI - Manila Bulletin

• JTI takeover bumps up Mighty’s excise taxes - Philippine Star

• Health advocates want Senate to raise tax on cigarettes - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• The benefits of giving - Business World

• Saving for retirement? Try PERA - Philippine Star

• Firm's alleged tax deficiency canceled - Business World

• Peso likely to strengthen on US data, tax reform - Business World

• Budget, tax reform in Senate, ahead of bicam talks - Business World

• Tax lobby wants tax secrecy safeguards in TRAIN - Business World

• Sari-sari store owners sign petition vs 'sweet' tax - Manila Bulletin

• Improving the quality of tax assessments - Business World

• DOF tells rating agencies: Gov’t to push tax reforms - Manila Bulletin

• BIR exceeds collection target for September - Philippine Star

• Can taxes ever be fair? - Manila Bulletin

• Tax reform: No pain, no gain - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• IMF flags sources of domestic risk - Business World

• How far can your TRAIN take you? - Business World

• Bill seeks to lift 12% VAT on electricity losses - Philippine Star

• Why tax plan might not put US firms’ overseas cash to work - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Angara’s TRAIN will reward white elephants - Philippine Daily Inquirer

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