Tax Reform vital to ‘Golden Age” of PHL Infrastructure

Apart from being “meritorious” on its own as a tool for overhauling the country’s “outdated” tax system, the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CTRP) being proposed by the Department of Finance…

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NTRC, TMAP back CTRP cuts in property transfer taxes

Two tax research groups have thrown their support behind the common proposal of the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Congress to impose a flat 6 percent rate for donor’s…

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Progressive auto tax plan won’t affect industry growth

The domestic automobile industry will continue to thrive and sustain its growth momentum amid the Duterte administration’s plan to make the excise tax system more progressive, by among others, replacing…

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Expert lauds fuel marking plan in tax reform bill

A recognized global expert on energy security has lauded the government’s plan to introduce a fuel marking and monitoring system in the local downstream oil industry as a way to…

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DOF thanks House for final OK of TRAIN bill

The Department of Finance (DOF) thanked the House of Representatives for approving on third and final reading the proposed Tax Reform and Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) and expressed optimism…

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BPO leader backs tax reform

A leader from the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector has sought speedy congressional approval of the first package of Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), which he described as a "win-win"…

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VAT exemptions for cooperatives unfair to 100 million taxpayers

Retaining the value-added tax exemptions for all cooperatives that already enjoy almost all types of tax-free privileges--including the 750 prosperous ones that earned a whopping P34 billion combined in 2015…

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