According to tax experts, the amendment of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act in the Finance Bill 2025 could increase the consumer ...

The government has been pushing to attract more investors for the Philippines to become more competitive with other ASEAN countries. Recent tax laws are trying to keep up with the digital world, where ...

One significant addition recently introduced in our tax laws is Republic Act (RA) 12079, which provides Value-added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for non-resident tourists. The law aims to boost tourism ...

As summer approaches and the Philippines remains a top tourist destination, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Circular 09-2025 to h ...

The DA maintains that such a significant tax change should be subject to full scrutiny and democratic oversight. It wants the court to declare the VAT Act unconstitutional to the extent that it allows ...

The VAT hike, which was announced during the Budget Speech in March 2025, aimed to bolster public revenues to support ...