Category: SMEBuziness

  • Employee Benefits Just Changed: What RR No. 29-2025 Means for Employers

    Employee Benefits Just Changed: What RR No. 29-2025 Means for Employers

    The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 29-2025, further amending the rules on de minimis benefits. This update increases the ceilings for certain non-taxable employee benefits, giving employers more flexibility to provide allowances and perks without triggering income tax or fringe benefit tax, when properly structured. Below is a practical

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  • BIR Launches the 2026 Interactive Tax Calendar

    BIR Launches the 2026 Interactive Tax Calendar

    What Businesses Need to Know (RMC No. 110-2025) The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) continues its push toward digitalization with the release of Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 110-2025, announcing the availability of the 2026 BIR Interactive Tax Calendar on the official BIR website RMC No. 110-2025. This initiative is designed to help taxpayers stay

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  • Zero-Rated or Taxable? How BIR RR 10-2025 Changes the VAT Game

    Zero-Rated or Taxable? How BIR RR 10-2025 Changes the VAT Game

    For many businesses, VAT zero-rating and VAT refunds have long felt like a promise. If you deal with foreign clients, exports, or PEZA-registered entities, you may have assumed that zero-rating naturally applies. RR No. 10-2025 makes one thing clear:That assumption is no longer enough. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is now enforcing VAT zero-rating

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  • When a Taxpayer Passes Away: What the BIR Can and Cannot Ask the Family

    When a Taxpayer Passes Away: What the BIR Can and Cannot Ask the Family

    Losing a loved one is already heavy.Dealing with the BIR right after makes it heavier. Families often come to us confused, stressed, and scared because they were told they need to “settle everything first” before they can move on. Sometimes that means paying penalties that feel questionable. Sometimes it means running back and forth between

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  • Audit Suspension Alert: Understanding RMC 107-2025

    Audit Suspension Alert: Understanding RMC 107-2025

    On November 24, 2025, the Bureau of Internal Revenue released RMC 107-2025, a circular that immediately placed all field audits and field operations on hold. No ongoing fieldwork.No new audit visits.No extensions or revalidations of existing Letters of Authority (LOAs). It’s a major move, and depending on your situation, it might work in your favor.

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