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BIR INTENSIFIES DRIVE VS ILLICIT VAPE PRODUCTS

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), led by Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr., in coordination with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Organized and Transnational Crimes Division, has cracked down on an online-enabled illicit vape operation fronting as a legitimate business, seizing 18,811 vape products and counterfeit tax stamps in Guiguinto, Bulacan. The enforcement operation, conducted on […]

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PRESIDENT MARCOS RETAINS LUMAGUI AS BIR CHIEF

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. is among the officials retained by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following the Chief Executive’s call for courtesy resignations from members of the Cabinet and heads of key government agencies. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Lumagui expressed gratitude for being given the opportunity […]

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BIR: ‘ONE GOVERNMENT’ TO FIGHT ILLICIT VAPE TRADE

With illicit vape products making up as much as 80 percent of the market, lawmakers and tax officials are calling for a “one government approach” to combat the spread of unregulated and untaxed vapor products in the Philippines. At a Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing last Monday, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) revealed […]

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BIR GOES HI-TECH TO MAKE TAX FILING EASIER

“Our goal is to make tax compliance easier and hassle-free for our taxpayers. We will continue to enhance our services and exert more efforts to achieve that.” With the April 15 income tax deadline nearing, this was stressed by Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui, Jr. in a public advisory on his official […]

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Politics

BIR TO ONLINE SELLERS: FILE ANNUAL TAX RETURNS

With the deadline for annual income tax returns less than a month away, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. urged all self-employed individuals and online sellers to file their annual income tax returns, and provided tips to ensure that their returns are filed correctly and on time. In a video posted in […]

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BIR TO INTENSIFY CAMPAIGN VS TAX EVADERS

There will be no sacred cows in the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) crackdown on tax evaders, as it hailed the Department of Justice (DOJ) for filing a ₱176 million tax evasion case against Hilmarc’s Construction Corporation—one of the country’s largest government contractors—for using ghost receipts to illegally reduce its tax obligations.  In a post […]

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CIGARETTE FACTORY FACES ₱8.5B TAX EVASION CASE

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed an ₱8.5 billion tax evasion case against individuals behind an illicit cigarette factory and three warehouses raided in Bulacan and Valenzuela, marking the largest enforcement operation against illegal cigarettes in 2024.  In a post on the official BIR Facebook page, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. revealed that […]