2017 Tax News - Archive 1

Tax News Archives

February 2017:

• Tax Reform 2017: Relaxing the Bank Secrecy law in cases of tax evasion - Business World

• ADB says reforms will make taxation more progressive, sustain growth - Business World

• BIR urges delinquent taxpayers: Better settle cases out of court - Manila Bulletin

• BIAP opposes excise tax on beverages - Philippine Star

• Tax reform — the next big catalyst - Philippine Star

• BMI flags crackdown’s policy signal - Business World

• A call for a duel on bank secrecy - Business World

• DOF: Tax reforms set sans Duterte clout - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Senate tackles proposal to lower estate taxes - Philippine Star

• Senate backs BIR pay hike - Philippine Star

• Vehicle industry can cope with higher excise tax – DOF - Philippine Star

• SC restores tax exemption for minimum wage earners - Philippine Star

• DoF to expedite tax refunds after SC wage ruling - Business World

• Taxpayers to pay ultimate price of mining disputes, GFNi says - Business World

• Central bank watching tax reform, Fed rate hike - Business World

• One step forward, two steps back - Business World

• BIR to upgrade tax stamp security features - Business World

• SC nullifies minimum wage earners tax exemption limits - Business World

• House bill filed to exempt BIR from government salary rules - Business World

• Lower excise tax hike eyed on cars priced P1M and below - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Car dealers lament over looming excise tax bill - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Senate to fast-track estate tax reform - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR set to sue fake stamp tax perpetrators - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF amenable to lower tax hike on small cars - Philippine Star

• BIR to enhance security features of cigarette tax stamps - Philippine Star

• Risks under Trump’s potential tax proposals - Business World

• Taxing the infrastructure dream - Business World

• BIR to meet with cigarette firms on fake tax stamps issue - Philippine Star

• House approves amnesty tax bills - Philippine Star

• Ayala supports tax reform, higher vehicle excise tax - Philippine Star

• Potential trade hot spots escape Trump’s glare - Business World

• House OK’s estate tax amnesty - Business World

• DoF expects increased incomes to offset auto excise - Business World

• BIR hopes to beat target with hiring push - Business World

• Dear PEZA... Love, unregistered activities - Business World

• Exemption of soldiers, policemen from estate tax payment pushed - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR to summon cigarette firms - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Business backs tax reform program - Manila Bulletin

• Early passage of tax reform needed - Manila Bulletin

• BOC tracking down hundreds of smuggled luxury yachts, cars - Manila Bulletin

• Maynilad sees reduction in non-revenue water losses - Manila Bulletin

• Double your money - Philippine Star

• BIR amends tax payment rules - Philippine Star

• DoF, DSWD plan one-stop shop for relief goods - Business World

• Dominguez: Improving governance at BIR, Customs won’t be enough - Business World

• Senators back BIR exemption from gov’t salary rules - Business World

• Taxes, Free Tuition, and a Digital Nation - Business World

• House panel to tackle auto excise tax today - Business World

• Tax reform bills seen key to ensuring growth, Deutsche Bank says - Business World

• Act expanding the benefits and privileges of PWDs -- A closer look - Business World

• Customs sets probe on P50-B smuggling - Philippine Star

• BOC steps up probe of oil, cigarette smuggling - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• 15 business groups back tax reform bill - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Business groups press passage of tax reforms - Philippine Star

• DOF to overhaul land governance policies - Philippine Star

• In Norway, everyone's tax info is just a click away - Business World

• Supreme Court strikes down RR 2-12 - Business World

• DOF bent on slowing down vehicle sales - Philippine Star

• BIR to expand registry of large taxpayers - Philippine Star

• House OKs bill reducing estate tax to uniform 6% - Philippine Star

• Revenue loss from mine closures seen at P654 M - Philippine Star

• Mines ruling to cost gov’t P654M in taxes - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Expand list of big taxpayers, BIR told - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DoF concerned by finances of LGUs hosting mines - Business World

• Dominguez says large taxpayer list not long enough, calls for review - Business World

• Duterte wants idle lands taxed ‘heavily’ - Business World

• Rody to businessmen: I won’t tax you to death - Philippine Star

• Making separation a less taxing situation - Philippine Star

• BIR pressed to collect P1T from large firms in 2017 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Fair BIR probe of tax stamps urged - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Duterte threatens to kill tax cheats - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• The importance of due process - Business World

• Who’s afraid of taxes? - Philippine Star

• Senate reviews impact of Sin Tax Reform Law - Philippine Star

• Duterte mulls tax hike for idle lands - Manila Bulletin

• Tax reform, infra spending to boost stock market - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• 2-tier cigarette tax bid shelved - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Duterte backs tax reform, DoF’s Dominguez says - Business World

• BIR seeks P15 B annually to raise salaries of employees - Philippine Star

• More reforms in the estate tax system mulled - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Urgent tax reform - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• P48-B subsidy awaits poor in gov’t tax plan - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Petroleum excise tax to encourage fuel smuggling -- industry body - Business World

• Philexport wants status quo on zero VAT exemption - Philippine Star

• Making separation a less taxing situation - Philippine Star

• BIR pressed to collect P1T from large firms in 2017 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Fair BIR probe of tax stamps urged - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Duterte threatens to kill tax cheats - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR eyes 3rd party auditor for cigarette companies - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Fake tax stamps probe widened - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Duterte’s fuel tax hike gains support - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF challenges CTRP critics: Present alternative tax plan - Philippine Star

• BIR needs P15 billion to make salaries competitive - Business World

• House committee zeroes in on removal of VAT breaks - Business World

• HB 4774: Taxing the auto industry to death - Business World

• Losses from fake stamps impact on growth – BIR - Philippine Star

• Cigarette excise tax take drops to P163 B - Philippine Star

• Tobacco smuggling, fake stamps weigh on collections for sin tax - Business World

• Palace backs drive vs fake tax stamps - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax reform to boost growth – BSP - Philippine Star

January 2017:

• BIR expands fake stamp probe to include all firms - Manila Bulletin

• Dominguez sees 6.5%-7.0% GDP growth - Manila Bulletin

• Improper serving of tax notice cost BIR P78M - Manila Bulletin

• Revised tax reform bill: Pro-poor? - Business World

• The lady from Batanes - Business World

• Automakers prepare study on impact of excise tax - Business World

• Think tank sees fuel marking system helping raise revenue - Business World

• The impact of IFRS 15 on the retail and consumer products industry - Business World

• Malacañang, Congress to agree on bills - Business World

• Flip-flop on tax credit case - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax reform high on LEDAC agenda – NEDA chief - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Local manufacturers’ group back unitary cigarette tax - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Quid pro quo: DOF OKs income tax relief in exchange for revenue package - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF vows to fight HB 4144 - Manila Bulletin

• Solons back pay hike for BIR execs - Manila Bulletin

• Tobacco farmers struggle as prices dip, taxes rise - Manila Bulletin

• Dominguez says fuel excise needed to offset tax cuts - Business World

• P150-billion revenue loss ‘too ambitious’ – Angara - Manila Bulletin

• Tax reform cannot skip unpopular measures – DOF - Manila Bulletin

• Toyota warns government to be cautious on car taxes - Manila Bulletin

• Investors bet on ‘golden age’ of infrastructure - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH economy grew 6.8% in 2016 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Inflation up on higher ‘sin’ tax, oil prices - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Comprehensive tax reform, sin taxes - Business World

• DOF chief backs fake cigarette stamps probe - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Pagcor revenues surge amid Duterte war on online gaming - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Implementing rules for PWD tax incentives - Business World

• BIR probes Mighty for fake stamps use - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Manila gov’t scraps realty tax hike this year - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Biz Buzz: Missing at the dinner with the President - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR seeks exemption from salary standardization - Business World

• DoF tax reform package too aggressive -- Angara - Business World

• Hope in pending VAT claims - Business World

• DA says 2-tier tax will bring hardship to tobacco industry - Business World

• DOF officials in tax credit scam cleared - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR eyes new taxpayer categories - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• House bill on estate tax aims to raise gov’t revenue - Manila Bulletin

• Two-tier tax on cigarettes anti-competitive, says FPI - Philippine Star

• House eyes P250 K annual tax-free income for workers - Philippine Star

• House committee OK’s estate tax amnesty - Business World

• Understanding VAT refunds - Business World

• You’ve got the magic tax - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Fixing the tax system - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• 2-tier cigarette tax against antitrust - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• At least, build parking lots for taxpayers - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR ordered to expedite VAT refunds processing - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• DOF mulls over staggered fuel tax increase - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Former NEDA chief Romulo Neri favors two-tier tax system - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Two-tier excise tax system is constitutionally mandated, says Crisologo - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• It’s taxing to be beautiful - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• 3-step oil excise tax hike eyed - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax reforms enter legislative mill - Business World

• Vested interests rule - Business World

• Gov’t needs P366 B yearly for infra funding - Philippine Star

• Lower income tax for wage earners proposed - Philippine Star

• VAT exemptions for seniors, PWDs to stay in tax reform - Business World

• The BIR’s 2017 priority programs - Business World

• IMF sees 2017 PHL growth on target - Business

• Speaker cool to excise tax on fuel - Philippine Star

• WHO: Tobacco control measures save lives - Philippine Star

• IMF raises PH growth forecast - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Amid protests, vanity tax bill loses luster - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Lawmaker urges colleagues to tax vices, not needs - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• 2 solar projects given FIT incentives - Manila Bulletin

• NTRC: 2-tier tax on cigarettes against ASEAN trend - Manila Bulletin

• Budget deficit may skyrocket without tax reform passage - Manila Bulletin

• BIR scraps shame campaign, gives taxpayers another chance - Manila Bulletin

• Comelec ordered to pay P30.65-million taxes not withheld from poll suppliers - Business World

• Rep. Arroyo files bill to overhaul BIR - Business World

• Unitary cigarette tax seen to level playing field - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Rody orders DOJ to probe non-payment of STL taxes - Philippine Star

• SMC to hit ‘hairy’ revenue goal in 2-3 years - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• More investment needed to reach affluent society goal -- NEDA - Buisness World

• GMA wants BIR shielded from political interference - Philippine Star

• A taxing problem - Philippine Star

• PSE pushes for inclusion of index stocks in list of PERA investments - Business World

• Higher oil tax faces rough sailing in Senate - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• CTA orders Comelec to pay P30.6M - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• House eyes P3 diesel tax - Philippine Star

• Rationalize fiscal incentives to boost state revenues – Drilon - Philippine Star

• ‘Vanity tax no substitute for higher oil excise tax’ - Philippine Star

• BOC weeds out 71 erring brokers - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• #donttaxmybeauty! - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Senators oppose proposed tax on beauty products - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR backtracks on ODA VAT - Philippine Star

• Senators discuss 2017 legislative agenda - Philippine Star

• Oil excise collections reach 3-year high in Sept - Philippine Star

• DBM confident of tax reform passage by first half of 2017 - Business World

• Business asks DoF to ease planned fuel tax hike - Business World

• Phl risks credit downgrade, infra cut sans tax reform - Philippine Star

• Senators want deferment of SSS premium hike - Philippine Star

• Duterte raises SSS pension, premiums - Philippine Star

• Zones of regulation: Local tax situs in a nutshell - Business World

• Tourism as a major player in int’l commerce - Philippine Star

• Former finance, NEDA chiefs support DOF tax plan - Manila Bulletin

• Virata, other ex-economic ministers back DoF’s overhaul of tax system - Business World

• BIR collections rose 9.55% to 1.54T in 2016 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Ex DOF, NEDA heads back tax reform- Philippine Star

• Quezon City Mayor asked to reconsider veto of tax discounts - Business World

• Former DOF, Neda heads back tax reforms - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Understanding VAT refunds - Business World

• Lawmakers call Duterte's tax plan burdensome - Philippine Star

• Steel importer seeks Duterte's help - Philippine Star

• Solon: Tax cosmetics, not fuel - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Solons: Two-tier tax on cigs fair, logical - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• BIR maps out plan to raise P1.83 T - Philippine Star

• Tax deal or X-deal - Philippine Star

• Cabinet divided on P6 tax on fuel - Philippine Star

• Low interest rates to remain – DOF - Philippine Star

• BIR lines up plans, programs for implementation in 2017 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• 2 senators buck higher taxes on oil products - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Lawmakers buck higher taxes on fuel - Philippine Star

• DoF to review BIR salary standardization exemption - Business World

• Tetangco wants stronger powers for AMLC to run after tax dodgers - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• No cushion from QC’s realty tax increase - Business World

• VAT Refunds: Who, what, where, when and how - Business World

• Pro-Filipino measure - Philippine Star

• Government bent on imposing P6 diesel tax – Diokno - Philippine Star

• Diokno: SSS pension hike after tax reform law - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Tax reform remains top priority - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• Stalled tax reform program - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• SPECIAL REPORT: Derailing the Sin Tax Reform Law - Philippine Star

• Revenue collection goals to remain – Dominguez - Philippine Star

• January 2017 filing reminders - Business World

• Tax court reduces BIR’s assessment against Total Philippines - Business World

• DOF: ‘Sin’ tax law ain’t broke - Philippine Daily Inquirer

• PH growth prospects brighter in 2017 – DOF - Manila Bulletin

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