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SyCipLaw's Tax Department prepared a TIPS bulletin for the month of December.

SyCipLaw's Tax Department has prepared Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for October.

The guide covers the setting up of a corporation or a branch office in the Philippines, post-SEC registration permits, how Philippine entities are taxed, tax incentives available, and merger notification rules.

In affirming the dismissal by the CTA, the Supreme Court held that the CTA is not the proper forum to resolve a purely intra-governmental dispute.

Where the withholding agent applies the regular tax rate, the non-resident taxpayer may seek tax treaty relief by filing an application with the BIR.

The primary tax risk for businesses when hiring freelancers instead of full-time employees is the possibility of misclassification. In the Philippines, the tax rates and tax treatment applicable...

On December 14, 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ("BSP") issued Circular No. 1163, series of 2022 and amended the miscellaneous rules on deposits under Section 276 of the Manual...

SyCipLaw's Tax Department has prepared a mega edition of its Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for September to November 2025.

Republic Act No. 11976,is a new law that introduces key administrative tax reforms and amendments to several provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended to reduce tax compliance costs ...

Before September 22, 2021, no. In the case of Saint Wealth Ltd. v. Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Supreme Court ruled that before the effectivity of Republic Act No. 11590, which was passed into law on September 22, 2021...

Yes. In Commissioner of Internal Revenue and LT Collection Enforcement Agency v. Court of Tax Appeals (Second Division) and American Wire & Cable Co., Inc...

No. In Republic of the Philippines vs. Robiegie Corporation (G.R. No. 260261, October 3, 2022), the Supreme Court ("SC") held that a new LOA is needed if the Bureau of Internal Revenue...

No. In Republic of the Philippines vs. Robiegie Corporation (G.R. No. 260261, October 3, 2022), the Supreme Court ("SC") held that a new LOA is needed if the Bureau of Internal Revenue...

Yes. In Bureau of Internal Revenue vs. Samuel Cagang (G.R. No. 230104, March 16, 2022), the Supreme Court upheld the deficiency withholding tax assessment against a taxpayer,...

SyCipLaw's Tax Department prepared a TIPS bulletin for the month of January.

SyCipLaw Tip: Once an assessment for national internal revenue tax is issued, the proper remedy would be to timely protest or appeal the assessment in accordance with the revenue regulations...

Section 267 of the Local Government Code of 1991 (LGC) provides, in part, that "[n]o court shall entertain any action assailing the validity of any sale at public auction of real property or ...