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DOF denies VAT hike rumors, accuses solon of spreading ‘fake news’

The Department of Finance (DOF) has publicly asked Cavite Fourth District Rep. Francisco Barzaga to cease disseminating "fake news" regarding a supposed plan to...

VAT reduction to hurt gov’t finances—Recto

Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto warned on Thursday that proposals to lower the value-added tax (VAT) rate could severely damage government finances,...

Bill cutting VAT to 10% aims to boost families’ savings

A first-term legislator is pushing for the passage of a measure reducing the value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services to 10 percent from...

BIR, LandBank team up for digital service tax portal

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) tapped Land Bank of the Philippines to create the Value-Added Tax on Digital Services (VDS) Portal. The platform will...

Lacson files bill seeking 1% of VAT collections for LGU development projects

Sen. Panfilo Lacson filed Senate Bill 405, which seeks to mandate the allocation of one percent of total Value Added Tax (VAT) collections for...

10 more meds exempt from VAT

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Monday announced that ten additional medicines for cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, and mental illness have been...

9 more medicines now exempt from value added tax, says BIR

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has exempted nine more medicines from value-added tax (VAT), it said in a circular dated June 11, 2025. Revenue...

BIR simplifies VAT refund claim process

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it streamlined the documentary requirements for value-added tax (VAT) refund claims, in line with the CREATE MORE...

SC clarifies VAT refund deadlines

The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified the prescriptive periods for filing value-added tax (VAT) refund claims with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (CIR). In CIR...

Tolentino seeks to make power, internet VAT-exempt

Filipino workers and students may soon see relief from high utility costs as Senator Francis Tolentino filed Senate Bill 2970 to exempt electricity and...

More cancer, diabetes, mental illness meds made VAT-free

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has expanded the number of medicines exempted from value-added tax (VAT) in a bid to give financial relief...

BIR exempts more cancer,mental illness meds from VAT

Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo Lumagui, Jr. issued on Dec. 3, 2024 Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 131-2024 exempting from value added tax certain...

Gatchalian: Prioritize meds exempt from VAT

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling on drugstores and retailers to prioritize the availability of medicines exempt from value-added tax (VAT). “Drugstores and retailers must ensure...

DTI supports VAT on non-resident digital providers

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Wednesday it supports Republic Act (RA) No. 12023, a landmark legislation that imposes a 12-percent value-added...
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