Importance of Withholding Tax System: Compensation Expanded
Importance of Withholding Tax System: Compensation Expanded
It is considered as an effective tool in the collection of taxes for the following reasons:
KINDS OF COMPENSATION
Regular
a. Basic Salary
b. Fixed allowances
Supplmentary
a. Commission
b. Overtime pay
c. Fees, including directors fees
d. Profit sharing
e. Monetized vacation leave in excess of ten (10) days
f. Sick leave
g. Fringe benefits received by rank and file employees
h. Hazard pay
i. Taxable 13th month pay and other benefits
j. Other remuneration received from an employee-employer relationships
Submit the duly accomplished BIR Form Nos. 1902 and/or 1905 to the RDO
within thirty (30) days from receipt;
Withhold the tax due from the employees following the prescribed manner;
Remit the amount of tax withheld from the employee within the prescribed due
dates;
Do the year-end adjustment;
Submit Annual Information return (BIR Form 1604-C, 1604-F and 1604-E),
including the required alphabetical list of employees/payees on or before January
31 following the close of the calendar year;
Issue the Certificate of Compensation Payment/Tax Withheld (BIR Form No.
2316) to the employees; and
Refund excess tax withheld.
No withholding tax shall be required on the Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) of the
Minimum Wage earner in the private/public sectors as defined in RR 2-98, as amended
by RR 11-2018, including:
Holiday pay
Overtime pay
Night shift differential
Hazard pay
a. Monetized unused vacation leave credits to employees not exceeding ten (10)
days during the year;
b. Monetized value of vacation and sick leave credits paid to government officials
and employees;
c. Medical cash allowance to dependents of employees, not exceeding P1,500 per
employee per semester of P250 per month;
d. Rice subsidy of P2,000 or one sack of 50kg rice per month amounting to not
more than P2,000;
e. Uniform and clothing allowance not exceeding P6,000 per annum;
f. Actual medical assistance, e.g. medical allowance to cover medical and
healthcare needs, annual medical/executive check-up, maternity assistance, and
routine consultations, not exceeding P10,000.00 per annum;
g. Laundry allowance not exceeding P300 per month;
h. Employees achievement awards, e.g. for length of service or safety achievement,
which in the form of a tangible personal property other than cash or gift
certificate, with an annual monetary value not exceeding P10,000 received by the
employee under an established written plan which does not discriminate in favor
of highly paid employees;
i. Gifts given during Christmas and major anniversary celebrations not exceeding
P5,000 per employee per annum;
j. Daily meal allowance for overtime work not exceeding twenty five percent (25%)
of the basic minimum wage;
k. Benefits received by an employee by virtue of a collective bargaining agreement
(CBA) and productivity incentive schemes provided that the total annual
monetary value received from both CBA and productivity incentive schemes
combined do not exceed ten thousand pesos (Php 10,000.00)per employee per
taxable year;
YEAR-END-ADJUSTMENT
On or before the calendar year and prior to the payment of the compensation for last
payroll period, the employer shall determine the sum of the taxable regular and
supplementary compensation paid to each employee for the whole year and must
ensure that the tax due is equal to tax withheld.
Taxable Compensation
Income Px x x x
Tax
Due P
xxxx
Collectible : Tax Due> tax withheld - collect before payment of last salary
Refund: Tax Due< tax withheld - refund on or before January 25th of the year/ last
payment of salary
Break even: Tax due = tax withheld - no more withholding for December salary
Note: The staggered manner of filing is only allowed to taxpayers using the Electronic
Filing and Payment System (EFPS) based on the industry classification groupings per
RR No. 26-2002.
SUBSTITUTED FILING
An individual taxpayer will no longer have to personally file his own Income Tax Return
(BIR Form 1700) but instead the employer's Annual Information Return on Income
Taxes Withheld (BIR Form No. 1604-C) filed will be considered as the "substitute" ITR
of the employee.
NOTE:
All the above requisites must be present. The annual Information Return of Income
Taxes Withheld on Compensation (BIR Form No. 1604-C) filed by their respective
employers filed their respective employers duly submitted to the eSubmission facility of
the BIR.
The employer are required to submit the duplicate original copy of BIR Form No. 2316
to the Revenue District Office where they are registered on or before February 28
For Large Taxpayer or other Non-LT Taxpayers who opted to submit thru the Digital
Versatile Disk (DVD) prescribed under RR2-2015 shall use Universal Storage BUS
(USB) memory stick or other similar storage devices may be used in the absence or
unavailability of the DVD's provided that the scanned copies of the said forms shall be
made uneditable format.
For Large Taxpayer or Non-LT taxpayers shall use the prescribed format (Annex F) in
RR 11-2018 for the preparation of the Certified List of Employees Qualified for
Substituted Filing of ITR.
Tax Rates
TAX ATC
TAX TYPE DESCRIPTION
RATE IND CORP
WE Professional fees (Lawyers, CPA's, Engineers, etc.)
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI010
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardlessof
10% WI011
amount
WE Professional fees (Lawyers, CPA's, Engineers, etc.)
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WC010
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WC011
Professional entertainer such as, but not limited to actors and
WE
actresses, singers, lyricist, composers, emcees
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI020
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI021
amount
Professional entertainer such as, but not limited to actors and
WE
actresses, singers, lyricist, composers, emcees
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WC020
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WC021
Professional athletes including basketball players, pelotaris and
WE
jockeys
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI030
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI031
amount
Professional athletes including basketball players, pelotaris and
WE
jockeys
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WC030
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WC031
All directors and producers involved in movies, stage, television and
WE
musical productions
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI040
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI041
amount
All directors and producers involved in movies, stage, television and
WE
musical productions
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WC040
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WC041
WE Management and technical consultants
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI050
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI051
amount
WE Management and technical consultants
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WC050
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WC051
WE Business and Bookkeeping agents and agencies
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI060
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI061
amount
WE Business and Bookkeeping agents and agencies
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WC060
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WC061
WE Insurance agents and insurance adjusters
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI070
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI071
amount
WE Insurance agents and insurance adjusters
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WC070
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WC071
WE Other Recipients of Talent Fees
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI080
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI081
amount
WE Other Recipients of Talent Fees
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WC080
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WC081
WE Fees of Director who are not employees of the company
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI090
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI091
amount
Rentals Oon gross rental or lease for the continued use or
possession of personal property in excess of P10,000 annually and
WE real property used in business which the payor or obligor has not 5% WI100 WC100
taken title or is not taking title, or in which has no equity; poles,
satellites, transmission facilities and billboards
Cinemathographic film rentals and other payments to resident
WE indivduals and corporate cinematographic film owners, lessors and 5% WI110 WC110
distributors
WE Income payments to certain contractors 2% WI120 WC120
WE Income distribution to the beneficiaries of estate and trusts 15% WI130
Gross Commission of service fees of customs, insurance, stock,
immigration and commercial brokers, fees of agents of professional
WE
entertainers and real estate service practitioners (RESPs)(i.e. real
estate consultants, real estate appraisers and real estate brokers
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI139
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI140
amount
Gross Commission of service fees of customs, insurance, stock,
immigration and commercial brokers, fees of agents of professional
WE
entertainers and real estate service practitioners (RESPs)(i.e. real
estate consultants, real estate appraisers and real estate brokers
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WC139
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WC140
Professional fees paid to medical practitioners (includes doctors of
WE medicine, doctors of veterinary science & dentist) by hospitals &
clinics or paid directly by HMO and/or other semilar establishments
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI151
- if gross income is more than 3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI150
amount
Professional fees paid to medical practitioners (includes doctors of
WE medicine, doctors of veterinary science & dentist) by hospitals &
clinics or paid directly by HMO and/or other semilar establishments
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WC151
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WC150
Payment by the General Professional Partnership (GPPs) to its
WE
partners
- if gross income for the current year did not exceed P720,000 10% WI152
- if gross income exceeds P720,000 15% WI153
1% OF 1/2
WE Income payments made by credit card companies of gross WI158 WC158
amount
Additional Income Payments to govt personnel from importers,
WE 15% WI159
shipping and airline companies or their agents for overtime services
Income Payment made by NGAs, LGU, & etc to its local/resident
WE suppliers of goods other than those covered by other rates of 1% WI640 WC640
withholding tax
Income Payment made by NGAs, LGU, & etc to its local/resident
WE suppliers of services other than those covered by other rates of 2% WI157 WC157
withholding tax
Income Payment made by top withholding agents to their
WE local/resident suppliers of goods other than those covered by other 1% WI158 WC158
rates of withholding tax
Income Payment made by top withholding agents to their
WE local/resident suppliers of services other than those covered by 2% WI160 WC160
other rates of withholding tax
Commissions, rebates, discounts and other similar considerations
paid/granted to independent and/or exclusive sales representatives
WE
and marketing agents and sub-agents of companies, including multi-
level marketing companies
- if the gross income for the current year did not exceed P3M 5% WI515 WC515
- if the gross income is more than P3M or VAT registered regardless of
10% WI516 WC516
amount
WE Gross payments to embalmers by funeral parlors 1% WI530
WE Payments made by pre-need companies to funeral parlors 1% WI535 WC535
WE Tolling fees paid to refineries 5% WI540 WC540
Income payments made to suppliers of agricultural supplier
WE products in excess of cumulative amount of P300,000 within the 1% WI610 WC610
same taxable year
Income payments on purchases of minerals, mineral products and
quarry resources, such as but not limited to silver, gold, granite,
WE 5% WI630 WC630
gravel, sand, boulders and other mineral products except purchases
by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Income payments on purchases of minerals, mineral products and
WE quarry resources by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ((BSP) from gold 1% WI632 WC632
miners/suppliers under PD 1899, as amended by RA No. 7076
On gross amount of refund given by MERALCO to customers with
WE 15% WI650 WC650
active contracts as classified by MERALCO
WE On gross amount of refund given by MERALCO to customers with 15% WI651 WC651
terminated contracts as classified by MERALCO
On gross amount of interest on the refund of meter deposits whether
paid directly to the customers or applied against customer's billings
WE 10% WI660 WC660
of Residential and General Service customers whose monthly
electricity consumption exceeds 200 kwh as classified by MERALCO
On gross amount of interest on the refund of meter deposits whether
paid directly to the customers or applied against customer's billings
WE 10% WI661 WC661
of Non-Residential customers whose monthly electricity
consumption exceeds 200 kwh as classified by MERALCO
On gross amount of interest on the refund of meter deposits whether paid
directly to the customers or applied against customer's billings of
WE Residential and General Service customers whose monthly electricity 10% WI662 WC662
consumption exceeds 200 kwh as classified by other by other electric
Distribution Utilities (DU)
On gross amount of interest on the refund of meter deposits whether paid
directly to the customers or applied against customer's billings of Non-
WE 10% WI663 WC663
Residential customers whose monthly electricity consumption exceeds
200 kwh as classified by other electric Distribution Utilities (DU)
Income payments made by political parties and candidates of local and
national elections on all their purchases of goods and services relkated to
WE campaign expenditures, and income payments made by individuals or 5% WI680 WC680
juridical persons for their purchases of goods and services intented to be
given as campaign contribution to political parties and candidates
WE Income payments received by Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) 1% WC690
Interest income denied from any other debt instruments not within the
WE 15% WI710 WC710
coverage of deposit substitutes and Revenue Regulations 14-2012
WE Income payments on locally produced raw sugar 1% WI720 WC720
The liability for payment of tax rests primari;y on the payor as a withholding agent.
Failure to withhold the tax or in case of under withholding, the deficiency tax shall be
collected from payor/withholding agent.
The payee is not required to file an income tax return for the particular income.
TAX ATC
TAX TYPE DESCRIPTION
RATE IND CORP
Interest on Foreign loans payable to Non-Resident Foreign Corporation
WF 20% WC180
(NRFCs)
Interest and other income payments on foreign currency transactions/loans
WF 10% WC190
payable of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs)
Interest and other income payments on foreign currency transactions/loans
WF 10% WC191
payable of Foreign Currency Deposits Units (FCDUs)
Cash dividend payment by domestic corporation to citizens ans residents 10% W1202
WF
aliens/NRFCs 30% WC212
Property dividend payment by domestic corporation to citizens and resident 10% WI203
WF
aliens/NRFCs 30% WC213
Cash dividend payment by domestic corporation to NFRCs whose countries
WF 15% WC222
allowed tax deemed paid credit (subject to tax sparing rule)
Property dividend payment by domestic corporation to NFRCs whose countries
15% WC223
allowed tax deemed paid credit (subject to tax sparing rule)
Cash dividend payment by domestic corporation to non-resident alien engaged
WF 20% WI224
in Trade or Business within the Philippines (NRAETB)
WF Property dividend payment by domestic corporation to NRAETB 20% WI225
Share of NRAETB in the distributable net income after tax of a partnership
WF 20% WI226
(except GPPs) of which he is a partner, or share in the net income after tax of
an association, joint account or a joint venture taxable as a corporation of
which he is a member or a co-venturer
WF On other payments to NRFCs 30% WC230
Distributive share of individual partners in a taxable partnership, association,
WF 10% WI240
joint account or joint venture or consortium
All kinds of royalty payments to citizens, resident aliens and NRAETB (other
WF 20% WI250 WC250
than WI380 and WI341), domestic and resident foreign corporations
WF On prizes exceeding P10,000 and other winnings paid to individuals 20% WI260
Branch profit remittance by all corporations except PEZA/SBMA/CDA
WF 15% WC280
registered
On the gross rentals, lease and charter fees derived by non-resident owner or
WF 4.5% WC290
lessor of foreign vessels
On gross rentals, charter and other fees derived by non-resident lessor or
WF 7.5% WC300
aircraft, machineries and equipment
WF On payments to oil exploration service contractors/sub-contractors 8% WI310 WC310
Payments to non-resident alien not engage in trade or business within the
WF Philippines (NRANETB) except on sale of shares in domestic corporation and 25% WI330
real property
On payments to non-residnet individual/foreign corporate cinematographic film
WF 25% WI340 WC340
owners, lessors or distributors
WF Royalties paid to NRAETB on cinematographic films and similar works 25% WI341
Final tax on interest or other payments upon tax-free covenant bonds,
WF mortgages, deeds of trust or other obligations under Sec. 57C of the NIRC of 30% WI350
1997, as amended
Royalties paid to citizens, resident aliens and nraetb on books, other literary
WF 10% WI380
works and musical compositions
WF Informers cash reward to individuals/juridical persons 10% WI410 WC410
WF Cash on property dividend paid by a Real Estate Investment Trust 10% WI700 WC700
Fringe Benefit means any good, service or other benefits furnished or granted in cash or
in kind by an employer to an individual employee (except rank and file) such as but not
limited to the following:
a. Housing
b. Expense account
c. Vehicle of any kind
d. Household personnel (maid, driver and others)
e. Interest on loan at less than market rate to the extent of the difference between
the market rate and actual rate granted
f. membership fees, dues and other expenses borne by the employer for the
employee in social and athletic clubs or other similar organizations
g. Expenses for foreign travel
h. Holiday and vacation expenses
i. Educational assistance to employee or his dependents; and
j. Life or health insurance and other non-life insurance premiums or similar
amounts in excess of what the law allows.
k. WITHHOLDING TAX ON GOVERNMENT MONEY PAYMENTS (GMP) -
PERCENTAGE TAXES
l. Withholding Tax on Government Money Payments (GMP) - Percentage
Taxes - is the tax withheld by National Government Agencies (NGAs) and
instrumentalities, including government-owned and controlled corporations
(GOCCs) and local government units (LGUs), before making any payments to
non-VAT registered taxpayers/suppliers/payees.
TAX
DESCRIPTION RATE ATC
TYPE
Applicable to Government Withholding Agent Only
WV VAT withholding on Purchase of Goods 5% WV010
WV VAT Withholding on Purchase of Services 5% WV020
Applicable to Both Government and Private Withholding Agents
WV VAT Withholding from non-residents (Government Withholding Agents) 12% WV040
WV VAT Withholding from non-residents (Private Withholding Agents) 12% WV050
VAT Withholding on Purchases of Goods (with waiver of privilege to claim tax credit)
WV 12% WV012
creditable
VAT Withholding on Purchases of Goods (with waiver of privilege to claim input tax
WV 12% WV014
credit) final
VAT Withholding on Purchases of Services (with waiver of privilege to claim input tax
WV 12% WV022
credit) creditable
VAT Withholding on Purchases of Services (with waiver of privilege to claim input tax
WV 12% WV024
credit) final
Applicable to Government Withholding Agent Only
WB Tax on Carriers and Keepers of Garages 3% WB030
WB Franchise Tax on Gas and Utilities 2% WB040
Franchise tax on radio & TV broadcasting companies whose annual gross receipts do
WB 3% WB050
not exceed P10M & who are not-VAT registered taxpayer
WB Tax on Life insurance premiums 2% WB070
WB Tax on Overseas Dispatch, Message or Conversation from the Philippines 10% WB090
WB Business tax on Agents of Foreign Insurance companies - Insurance Agents 4% WB120
WB Business tax on Agents of Foreign Insurance companies - owner of the property 5% WB121
WB Tax on international carriers 3% WB130
WB Tax on Cockpits 18% WB140
Tax on amusement places, such as cabarets, night and day clubs, videoke bars, karaoke
WB 18% WB150
bars, karaoke televion, karaoke boxes, music lounges and other similar establishments
WB Taxes on Boxing exhibitions 10% WB160
WB Taxes on professional basketball games 15% WB170
WB Tax on jai-alai and race tracks 30% WB180
Tax on sale barter or exchange of stocks listed and traded through Local Stock 6/10 of
WB WB200
Exchange 1%
Tax on shares of stocks sold or exchanged through initial and secondary public WB201
4% 2%
WB offering - Not over 25% - Over 25% but not exceeding 33 1/3% - Over 33 WB202
1%
1/3% WB203
Tax on Banks and Non-banks Financial Intermediaries Performing Quasi Banking
WB
Dunctions
A. On interest, commissions and discounts from lending activities as well as income
from financial leasing on the basis of the remaining maturities of instruments from which 5% WB301
receipts are derived - Maturity period is five years or less - Maturity period is 1% WB302
more than five years
B. On dividends and equity shares and net income of subsidiaries 0% WB102
C. On royalties, rentals of property, real or personal, profits from exchange and all
7% WB103
other items treated as gross income under the Code
D. On net trading gains within the taxable year on foreign currency, debt securities,
7% WB104
derivatives and other similar financial instruments
Tax on Other Non-Banks Financial Intermediaries nor performing Quasi-Banking
WB
Functions
A. On interest, commissions and discounts from lending activities as well as income
from financial leasing on the basis of the remaining maturities of instruments from which 5% WB108
such receipts are derived - Maturity period is five years or less - Maturity 1% WB109
period is more than five years
B. On all other items treated as gross income under the Code 5% WB110
APPLICABLE TO BOTH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE WITHHOLDING AGENTS
Persons exempt from VAT under Sec. 108BB (creditable) Government Withholding
3% WB080
Agent
Persons exempt from VAT under Sec. 108BB (creditable) Private Withholding Agent 3% WB082
Persons exempt from VAT under Section 109BB (Section 116 applies) 3% WB084