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The Bureau of Internal Revenue [2] ( Filipino: Kawanihan ng Rentas Internas, or BIR) is a revenue service for the Philippine government, which is responsible for collecting more than half of the total tax revenues of the government. It is an agency of the Department of Finance and it is led by a Commissioner.
Income tax for individuals. Citizens of the Philippines and resident aliens must pay taxes for all income they have derived from various sources, which include, but are not limited to: compensation income (e.g., salary and wages ); income of self-employed individuals and/or professionals; capital gains; interests; rents;
Honorarium. An honorarium is an ex gratia payment, i.e., a payment made, without the giver recognizing themself as having any liability or legal obligation to the recipient for their volunteered services, or for services for which fees are not traditionally required. It is a common remuneration practice in schools or sports clubs, for teachers ...
Revenues and funding A comparative graph of Revenue and Tax Effort from 2001 to 2010 A comparative graph of Tax and Non-Tax Revenue contribution from 2001 to 2010. The Philippine government generates revenues mainly through personal and income tax collection, but a small portion of non-tax revenue is also collected through fees and licenses, privatization proceeds and income from other ...
The IRS has a higher requirement for taxpayers earning over $150,000 — they must submit 90% of taxes owed in the current year or 110% of taxes owed last year to apply the safe harbor rule. The ...
A community tax certificate ( Filipino: sertípiko ng buwís pampámayanan) or sédula (from Spanish cédula ), sometimes confused as residence certificate, is a legal identity document in the Philippines. Issued by cities and municipalities to all persons that have reached the age of majority and upon payment of a community tax, it is ...
A "mirror" tax is a tax in a U.S. dependency in which the dependency adopts wholesale the U.S. federal income tax code, revising it by substituting the dependency's name for "United States" everywhere, and vice versa. The effect is that residents pay the equivalent of the federal income tax to the dependency, rather than to the U.S. government.
v. t. e. An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income ). Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times the taxable income. Taxation rates may vary by type or characteristics of the taxpayer and the type of income.