BIR waives annual registration fee for business taxpayers
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced on Tuesday that it has scrapped its annual registration fee (ARF) paid by business taxpayers.
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Indonesia ready to help finalize South China Sea code
INDONESIA is ready to work with other Southeast Asian countries to finalize a long-delayed code of conduct in the South China Sea, the country’s foreign minister, Retno Marsudi, said yesterday during a joint briefing with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo.
Press Release - Robin: NTC's 30-Day Suspension on SMNI 'Baseless' and Damaging
Not just baseless, but also damaging. This was how Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla described the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)'s 30-day suspension order on Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).
Guanzon to seek dismissal of graft raps
FORMER Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon yesterday said she will file a motion for reconsideration today to seek the recall of the December 7, 2023 resolution of the Office of the Ombudsman indicting her on two counts of violation of Section 3 (k) of RA 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, for alleged disclosure of confidential information.
Korea's Im snares another birdie record as Kirk wins The Sentry
Korea’s Sungjae Im reinforced his reputation as a birdie machine as he established another PGA Tour record by hitting the most birdies in a 72-hole tournament en route to a career third top-10 in four outings at The Sentry on Sunday (Monday Manila time).
Dwight Howard, other Strong Group imports hit town
MANILA, Philippines – The reinforcements have arrived as Strong Group Athletics braces for a redemption tour in the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championships.
BOC revenue collection, drive vs smuggling, digitalization initiatives in higher gear in 2023
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has further intensified its revenue collection, drive against smuggling, and enhanced trade facilitation through digitalization initiatives in 2023.
BIR ramps up tax compliance and enforcement drives in 2023, results in higher collection performance
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has ramped up its tax compliance and tax enforcement drives in 2023, resulting in increased collection performance of PHP 2.34 trillion as of November 2023, exceeding the previous year’s collection of PHP 2.16 trillion by 8.6 percent.