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TAX RULES ON EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PAY UNDER THE TAX REFORM FOR ACCELERATION AND INCLUSION (TRAIN)

Tax rules on employee compensation and benefits change dramatically with the TRAIN law. On December 19, 2017 Congress enacted R.A. 10963, otherwise known as the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) which changed substantially the taxation rules on employee salaries and benefits. TRAIN law took effect on January 1, 2018. Grab a copy of the newly released title Tax Solutions on Employee Compensation and Benefits (under TRAIN Law), 2nd Edition 2019 by Atty. Villanueva The most notable change is the Tax Schedule [...]

13TH Month Pay, Christmas and Other Bonuses Issues on Taxation

13th month pay, as a general rule, is not subject to tax. This is clear under Section 32B, Chapter VI of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8424, otherwise known as the National Internal Revenue Code which exempts from tax the 13th month pay and other benefits. This discussion on 13th month pay is based on the books Tax Solutions on Employee Compensation and Benefits and Employee Compensation and Benefits Volume 2, Second Edition by Atty. Elvin B. Villanueva.             The amount exempted [...]

MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS WHO SUFFERED DEDUCTION FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO JULY 2008 ARE ENTITLED TO TAX REFUND

On July 6, 2008, R.A. 9504 took effect giving tax exemption on Minimum Wage Earners (MWE). The BIR required that those exempted should still pay tax from January 1, 2008 to July 5, 2008, or the so-called pro-rated application, prior to the effectivity of tax exemption law for MWE. Is the BIR correct in pro-rating the tax exemption? No. The Supreme Court said that there is no reason to make a distinction between the income earned prior to the effectivity of [...]

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