tax

Spotify and Netflix might have to pay a 12 percent tax soon, thanks to this bill

A bill seeking to impose value-added tax (VAT) on digital service providers like Netflix, Spotify…

Manileños have it all: Free testing (for all!) and now a mobile app for paying taxes

Manila City is really onto something. Apart from being the most transparent local government unit…

Online barter communities are illegal, said DTI’s Lopez who’s only heard of it today

Barter or the system of exchanging goods without involving money, which can be traced back…

House approves bill to increase tax on alcoholic drinks again

Drinking alcohol to celebrate occasions has always been a part of our culture, and while…

What does Customs’ “tight implementation” of new tax rates mean?

Following the president’s approval of the increase of excise tax on cigarettes, alcohol, and fuel,…

This is why women’s products are often more expensive

Chances are you’ve been paying more if you have purchased items such as toiletries, apparel,…

Self-employed? It’s time to change your VAT status

The Department of Finance (DOF) Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) released an advisory last week…