Acceleration and
Inclusion
(RA No. 10963) – Part I
Daryl Matthew A. Sales
Manager, Tax Advisory and
Compliance
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The TRAIN Law (RA No. 10963)
Effective
Jan. 1, 2018,
except on certain
provisions with
Lowering of Simplifying the Expanding the specific effectivity
personal Estate and VAT Base date
income tax Donor’s Tax
5% to 32%
graduated income
tax rates
32%/15% FBT
15% on on benefits
Aliens & Filipinos (managerial/
employed supervisory
by ROHQs/ employees)
OBUs/Pet Cont
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Net Taxable Compensation Income (BEFORE)
Gross Compensation Income Pxxx
Less: Exclusions/Deductions/Non-taxable Income
Non-taxable Bonus Pxx
SSS/PHIC/HDMF Contributions xx
Personal Exemptions xx
Premium Payments x
De minimis Benefits xx xx
Net Taxable Compensation Pxxx
Tax Due (graduated tax table of 5% - 32%)
P50,000 P25,000
per dependent
Applicable - Qualified dependent child, not
whether single, more than 21 years old
married, or legally - Qualified PWD within fourth
separated degree of affinity/ consanguinity
Change/Update Required
?
Additional
dependent X
Change in civil
status (surname in case
of married individuals)
a
Change in
employer a
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Deductions
P2,400/year
- Family gross income < P250,000 annual
- Different from the non-taxable group
life/health insurance for employees
Before Current
• Rice subsidy (P1,500 • Rice subsidy (P2,000
per month) OR one sack per month) OR One
of 50 kg. rice per month sack of 50 kg. rice per
amounting to not more month amounting to
than P1,500. not more than P2,000.
Rice subsidy may be given on a quarterly basis
(BIR Ruling No. DA-053-01)
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Minimum Wage Earners
8% on gross
sales/receipts 0% to 35% 0% to 35%
and other graduated graduated
income income tax income tax
OR
(in lieu of rates rates
graduated +
+
income tax 3%
percentage value
rates and
tax added tax
percentage tax
8% Income Tax Rate Graduated Income Tax Rate Graduated Income Tax Rate
Itemized Deductions Optional Standard Deductions
Gross Sales - P 800,000
Convenience Gross P 1,100,000
Gross P 1,100,000
Store Sales/Receipts
Sales/Receipts
Gross Receipts - 300,000 Less: OSD @ 40% 440,000
Less: Cost of Sales 600,000
Bookkeeping
services Gross Income P 500,000 Taxable Income P 660,000
Total P 1,100,000
Less: Operating 200,000
Sales/Receipts
Expenses
Less: Tax Exempt 250,000
Taxable Income P 300,000
Income Tax: P 95,000
Taxable Income P 850,000
Income Tax: P 10,000 Percentage Tax: P33,000
Tax Due: P 68,000 Percentage Tax: P33,000
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Self-employed/Professionals
Illustration
In 2018, Mr. GCC owns a nightclub and videoke bar
Tax Due:
On ₱ 800,000.00 ₱ 130,000.00
On excess (₱1,000,000.00 - ₱800,000.00) x 30% 60,000.00
Total Income Tax ₱ 190,000.00
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
(8% Rate) (8% Rate) (8% Rate)
FBT of
Rate Rate
Taxable
(Jan. 1, 2018 to (Jan. 1, 2023
Income
Dec. 31, 2022) Onwards)
P250K or less 0% 0%
35%
Over P250K
20% in excess of P250K 15% in excess of P250K
to 400K
Over P400K
vs
P30K + 25% in excess of P400K P22.5K + 20% in excess of P400K
to 800K
P130K + 30% in
Over P800K P102.5K + 25% in
excess of
to 2M excess of P800K
P800K
Over P2M P490K + 32% in P402.5K + 30% in
(Housing and car
to 8M excess of P2M excess of P2M subject to FBT at 50%)
P2.410M + 35%
P2.2025M + 35% in
Over P8M in excess of
excess of P8M
P8M
Substituted Filing
• Pure compensation income earner
• One employer during the year
• Tax properly withheld
• BIR Form 2316 duly stamped received by BIR
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Requirement to file an ITR
BEFORE TRAIN
P100,000
20% Final
P50,000 Withholding
Tax
P25,000
Exempt
P10,000
P5,000 Exempt
P1,000
Bracket Previous
Up to P200K Exempt
P200K to P500K
P500K to P2M
P2M to P5M
P0 + 5%
P15K + 8%
P135K + 11%
6%
Flat Rate
P5M to P10M P465K + 15%
P10M and over P1,215K + 20%
BEFORE TRAIN
BEFORE TRAIN
• Family Home of • Family Home of
P1 million
P10 million
• Standard Deduction of
P1 million • Standard Deduction of
P5 million
BEFORE TRAIN
• Standard deduction
of P500,000
BEFORE TRAIN
Notice of Death Notice of Death
– Transfers subject to – Transfers subject to
tax tax
– Gross estate exceeds – Gross estate exceeds
P20k P20k
– Within 2 months from – Within 2 months from
decendent’s death decendent’s death
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6%
P200K to P500K P2K + 4%
P500K to P1M P14K + 6%
P1M to P3M P44K + 8%
P3M to P5M P204K + 10% Flat Rate
P5M to P10M P404K + 12%
P10M and over P1,004K + 15%
In excess of
Stranger Donee 30%
P250,000
Dowries on account of
marriage
P10,000
Sec. 100. Transfer for less than adequate and full consideration
• Transfer of property other than capital asset for less than FMV
P3,000,000
P1,919,500
TRAIN
Tax- 2 BIR 30 days CTA
payer years 90 days
from denial
OR inaction
(90 days)
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Refund of Input VAT from zero-rated sales
Before TRAIN
Basis No specific The Commissioner must
of provision state in writing the legal and
Denial factual basis for the denial.
BEFORE TRAIN
Sale of goods/services Additional proviso that
rendered to persons goods/supplies/fuel/
engaged in international equipment, services should
shipping/air transport be used for (exclusive for)
operations, including leases international shipping/air
of property for use thereof transport operations.
BEFORE TRAIN
Foreign currency Repealed Nonres
denominated sale – sale of buyer
goods mfd/assembled in PH $
to a nonres for delivery to a
PH resident, paid for in PH goods PH
foreign currency seller customer
BEFORE TRAIN
• Properties utilized for Low- • By 2018 - P1.9192M -> P1.5M
cost/Socialized housing, • By 2018 - P3.1992M -> P2.5M
residential lot - P1.9192M • By 2021 – P2.5M -> P2.0
• Residential house and lot and • By 2021 – repeal exemption for
other residential dwellings residential lot; low cost housing
amounting to P3.1992M
BEFORE TRAIN
• Association dues/membership • VAT exempt (input VAT on
fees collected by homeowners purchases cannot offset other VAT
association or condominium payable)
corporation – 12% VAT
• Lease of residential unit for • Lease of residential unit*
P12,800 per month for P15,000 per month
* apartment unit, house /& lot, building or part thereof , per person in case of
dormitories/boarding house/bed spaces
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VAT Exempt Sales
BEFORE TRAIN
• Sale of prescription drugs
• Sale of medicine for diabetes, hypertension,
– 12% VAT (except high cholesterol – VAT
sale to senior exempt effective Jan. 1,
citizen/PWD) 2019 (at all stages of
production/distribution)
BEFORE TRAIN
• Transfer of property under • VAT exempt
Section 40 (c) (2)
Issue: Attributable input VAT shall
– 12% VAT (if property be treated as expense (removed
transferred forms part from available input VAT)
of inventory or used in
business)
BEFORE TRAIN
• Sale of gold to Bangko • VAT exempt
Sentral Pilipinas (BSP)
– 0% VAT Issue: Input tax on production of
gold shall not be creditable, but
recognized as expense
Previous TRAIN
Covered:
Locally manufactured – before removal from
place of production (SBs consumed within the
place of production subject also to ET)
Imported – before release from customs custody
Administrative Requirements:
• Registration of New Brands/Variants
• Application for eATRIG
• New BIR Forms
• Excise Tax Return BIR Form 2200-S
• Excise Tax Removal Declaration (BIR Form 2299)
• Official Register Books/Transcript Sheets
• Every 8th of the following month
Filing/Payment: RDO of place of production
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Cosmetic procedures for aesthetic reasons
Coverage:
• Invasive
directed solely towards
Cosmetic
improving, altering, or
Procedures;
enhancing the patient’s
• Surgeries; and appearance
• Body
enhancements
• Tax Rate – 5%
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Person Liable to File a Return
Seller of Service/Service Provider
(Hospital/Clinic/Doctor)
Any person, whether individual or juridical entity,
performing the covered procedures
Attachment -
Summary of Submission via email at
Invasive Electronically xcp.attachment@bir.gov.
Cosmetic ph
Procedures
Performed
Sec 175 – On Sale P0.75 / P200 of par P1.50 / P200 of par value of
Agreements, Deliveries value of shares shares
or Transfer of Shares or Without par value: Without par value: 50% of
Certificate of Stock 25% of DST on original DST on original issue
issue
Sec 177– On Certifi- P0.50 /P200 face P1.00 /P200 face value of
cate of Profits or value of such such certificate
Interest in Property certificate
or Accumulations
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P30 Before TRAIN
Section 178 – On bank
Check, Drafts, P 1.50 on each P3.00 on each
Certificate of Deposit document document
not bearing interest &
other instruments
Section 179‐ Stamp Tax P1.00 /P200 of issue P1.50 / P200 of issue
on All Debt Instruments price of the instrument price of the
instrument
Section 182 ‐ Stamp Tax P0.30 on each P200 face P0.60 on each P200
on Foreign Bills of value of the bill face value of the bill
Exchange
and Letters of Credit
Sec 195 ‐ On Mortgages, P20.00 for first P5,000 and P40.00 for first P5,000 and
Pledges and P10.00 / P5,000 in excess P20.00 / P5,000 in excess
Deeds of Trust
Penalty Interest
• Penalty interest rate shall be twice the legal rate
as set by BSP (currently at 6%, hence, interest
rate shall be 12%).
• Deficiency interest to be assessed from date
prescribed for payment or upon issuance of
notice and demand by CIR, whichever is earlier.
• Examination of returns/determination of
tax due
Can be done by the BIR notwithstanding any
law requiring prior authorization of any
government agency or instrumentality