Jun 212016
 

THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) has endorsed seven solar projects to receive a subsidized rate of P9.68 for each kilowatt-hour (kWh) they feed into the electricity distribution or transmission network while 17 others are to get P8.69 per kWh, ending speculation about the outcome of its installation target for the renewable energy.

Jun 202016
 

Most, if not all, individuals and corporate entities alike, have had some experience buying, selling, exchanging, transferring, inheriting or donating real and/or personal property/ies. We are well aware that such transfers of properties are subject to applicable income/capital gains taxes (based either on the selling price or fair market value of the properties transferred or gain realized on the transfer) as well as documentary stamp tax (DST) in the case of transfers of real properties and shares of stock not traded in the stock exchange. In the case of transfers of real or personal properties that are held for sale or lease or are used in the business, the same are also subject to value-added tax (VAT). In addition to these national taxes, the sale or exchange of real properties is subject to applicable transfer taxes payable to the concerned local government unit.

Jun 192016
 

(Third of 5 parts) In last week’s article, we discussed some of the changes introduced under the new Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA), particularly the new threshold value of those considered as small value importations, the rules on relief consignments, and personal and household effects (including appliances and durables) brought in by returning residents and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).