Philippines Business Tax Guide
Philippines Business Tax Guide
not allowed to claim input tax. Input tax will form part
1. Value Added Taxes-12% of the cost of goods sold or expense outright.
2. Percentage Taxes-3% under CREATE LAW 1% until June 30, Ex:
2023
Sales, 112,000, inclusive of VAT:
3. Excise Taxes
112,000/1.12=100,000 net of VAT x 12%=12,000
Business Tax- imposed on onerous transfer such as sale,
barter or exchange. Ex
Value Added Tax is a tax levied on consumption levied on Sales, 100,000, exclusive of VAT
sale, barter, exchange or lease of goods, properties and
services IN THE PHILIPPINES and importation of goods into 100,000 x 12% = 12,000
the Philippines.
100,000x12%=12,000
Output VAT on sale of goods, barter, exchange or deemed If Cash Sale: VAT= 12% of highest GSP
sale is computed by multiplying the GSP by the 12% rate.
Note that if problem is silent, it is VAT inclusive. If installment plan, the formula to compute VAT if zonal
or assessed value is higher than the consideration:
Tax base for transaction deemed sale:
1. If the transaction is number 1 to 3 above, the tax a. Actual Collection, net of VAT x zonal/assessed
base is the market value of goods at the time of value x 12%
transaction b. Agreed Price, net of VAT
2. If the transaction is number 4 above, the tax base c. To be considered as installment plan, initial
is the lower of acquisition cost or current market payments in the year of sale do not exceed 25%
price of goods of GSP.
VAT on sale of real properties- must be held for sale or d. To be considered as deferred payments, the
lease to customers initial payments in the year of sale exceed
25% of GSP.
1. Subject to VAT regardless of amount of GSP if real e. Initial payment = includes down payments made
property is not residential.
and payments actually or constructively
2. If real property is residential, it will be subject
to VAT if exceeds:
received during the year of sale and the VAT on August 2021?
excess of mortgage over the cost.
DP = 5,600/1.12 = 5,000
July 1, 2021
Amortization = 2,240/1.12 = 2,000
Sold Motorcycle worth 100,000, net of VAT. DP is 11,200
and monthly installment of 5,600 starting August. IP = DP 5,000
Sold Motorcycle worth 100,000, net of VAT. DP is 5,600 TAXABLE SERVICES: Those rendered by:
and monthly installment of 2,240 starting August.
1. Construction and service contractors
VAT on July 1, 2021?
2. Stock, Real estate, commercial customs, 13. Services of franchise grantees of
and immigration brokers electric utilities, telephone and
3. Lessors of property whether personal of telegraph, radio and television
real broadcasting and all other franchise
4. All kinds of services in the Philippines grantees except those under section 119
provided it is not excepted by law of RA 10963.
5. Sale of domestic common carriers by air 14. Sale of transportation of domestic
and sea relative to their transport of common carriers by land and their
passenger, goods, cargoes, from one transport of goods and cargoes.
place in the Philippines to another
place in the Philippines LAND AIR SEA
6. Warehousing Passenger 1% OPT VAT VAT
Goods and VAT VAT VAT
7. Lessors or distributors of
Cargoes
cinematographic films
8. Persons engaged in milling, processing,
manufacturing or repacking goods for 15. Non-life insurance
others, except VAT Exempt transactions. Gross receipts = Premiums collected
9. Proprietors, operators or keepers of 16. Lease of properties
hotel, motels, rest houses, pension a. Must be in the Philippines
houses, inns, resorts, theaters and b. Prepaid rental shall be subject to VAT
movie houses. ** 17. Dealers in securities
a. Gross receipts = GSP less cost of securities
** this was deleted in the TRAIN LAW. sold
10. Proprietors or operators of 18. Pre-need companies
restaurants, refreshment parlors, cafes a. Gross receipts = Premiums received
and other eating places, including clubs 19. HMO
and caterers. a. Gross Receipts= Service fees = enrollment fees
11. Lending investors + other charges received
12. Sale of electricity by generation, b. Gross receipts = total amount of money
transmission by any entity including the representing the contract price. Once received
NGCP and distribution companies is it is subject to VAT
subject to VAT. (RR 13-2018)
VAT ON IMPORTATION 6. Presumptive Input Tax (SM on SM)
a. Available to personal engaged in process of SM
Importer= any person who brings goods into Philippines ON SM.
whether or not in ordinary course of business. A non- b. 4% of the gross value in money of purchases
exempt person who acquires tax-free imported goods from 7. Input tax withheld
exempt persons. a. Input tax withheld by the sale of goods and
services to government and other GOCC’s
Tax Base: Total value used by BOC plus custom duties
excise taxes plus other charges. Ex:
VAT on importation must be paid first in order for the Sales to government 100,000, exclusive of VAT.
goods to be released otherwise it will not be. Withholding tax of sales to government is 5%.
100,000x12%=12,000.
INPUT TAX CREDIT
TOTAL INVOCIE =112,000
Sources:
Withholding=100,000x5%=5,000
1. VAT paid to the supplier by a VAT-registered person on
his local purchases and VAT paid to BIR on TO BE RECEIVED = 95,000+12,000=107,000
importation of goods
2. VAT paid on purchase of real properties OUTPUT TAX = 12,000-5,000=7,000
3. VAT paid on purchase of services
4. Transaction deemed sale 8. Input tax on depreciable goods
5. Transitional input tax a. If value of capital goods is equal to 1, 000,
a. Allowed to those person who will become a VAT- 000 it can be claimed as automatic input tax
registered for the first time. It is the higher of on the month of purchase
2% of beginning inventory or the actual input VAT
Ex:
pain on such inventory.
Sales 1,000,000 net of VAT
100,000 Beginning Inventory
Purchase of Delivery Vehicle 896,000, VAT
100,000x2%=2,000
inclusive.
Actual input vat = 6,000
How much is VAT payable?
OUTPUT TAX = (1,000,000x12%) 120,000 INPUT TAX =(1,800,000x12%) (216,000)/36=6,000
b. If the value of capital goods is greater than Purchase of Machinery 1,800,000 VAT Exclusive. Useful
1, 000, 000, input tax must be amortized by: lives is estimated 8 years. 12=96
i. If life is less than five years,
input tax shall be divided by the VAT PAYABLE?
useful life
OUTPUT TAX = (2,000,000x12%) 240,000
ii. If life is greater than five years,
the input tax shall be amortized INPUT TAX =(1,800,000x12%) (216,000)/60=3,600
using 60 months only.
iii. If sold within the period of 5 VAT PAYABLE 236,400
years, the entire unamortized input
Ex. 3
tax can be claimed as automatic
input tax on the date of sale. March 2021, referring to Ex. 1, the machinery is sold.
VP (38,000)
Sales-Regular 100,000 20. Used as credit against the output to compute for
VAT payable
Sales-O rated 100,000 21. Any excess ITC shall be carried over the next
succeeding period
Sales exempt 200,000 a. If excess is due to month, it will be carried
to next month only
Input tax 100,000
b. If excess is due to quarter, it will be
VAT PAYABLE? carried to next month or quarter at the option
of the taxpayer.
Sales-Regular 100,000=100/400x100,000=25,000 22. Input tax of 0% sales may be:
a. Be carried at next succeeding month
Sales-O rate 100,000=100/400x100,000=25,000
b. Be refunded
Sales exempt 200,000=200/400x100,000=50,000 c. Apply for tax credit certificate in which if
granted it can be used in the payment of other
TOTAL SALES 400,000 internal revenue taxes.
Sales regular(100,000x12%) 12,000 FILING OF VAT RETURN AND PAYMENT VAT (NON-EFPS)
1. Monthly VAT return on declaration
a. Use from 2550M and must be filed not later than
20th day following the end of taxable month
b. If there is payment, it will be paid in AAB
c. If no payment, it will be filed to revenue district
in which has jurisdiction over the business
2. Quarterly VAT return and declaration
a. Use form 2550Q and must be file not later than 25th
day following the end of taxable quarter
b. Payments made in last two months shall be credited
against the VAT payable for the quarter
c. If there is payment, it will be paid in AAB
d. If no payment, it will be filed to revenue district
in which has jurisdiction over the business
-it must be filed within the 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 days
following the end of each month. Once filed the payment
is to be made 5 days after the deadlines.
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