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The 2012 worldwide VAT, GST and sales tax guide

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Philippines<br />

515<br />

(Country code 63 )<br />

Manila GMT +8<br />

SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co.<br />

SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. Building<br />

6760 Ayala Avenue<br />

1226 Makati City<br />

Philippines<br />

Indirect <strong>tax</strong> contacts<br />

Mark Anthony P. Tamayo +63 (2) 894-8391<br />

Email: mark.anthony.p.tamayo@ph.ey.<br />

com<br />

Lucil Q. Vicerra +63 (2) 894-8254<br />

Email: lucil.q.vicerra@ph.ey.com<br />

A. At a glance<br />

Name of the <strong>tax</strong><br />

Value-added <strong>tax</strong> (<strong>VAT</strong>)<br />

Date introduced<br />

1 January 1988 (under Executive<br />

Order No. 273)<br />

European Union (EU)<br />

member state<br />

No<br />

Administered by<br />

Department of Finance’s Bureau<br />

of Internal Revenue<br />

(http://www.dof.gov.ph) or<br />

(http://www.bir.gov.ph)<br />

<strong>VAT</strong> rates<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ard 12%<br />

Other<br />

Zero rate <strong>and</strong> exemption<br />

<strong>VAT</strong> number format<br />

<strong>VAT</strong>-registered person Nine-digit <strong>tax</strong> identification<br />

number (TIN)<br />

Branch office<br />

Head office’s nine-digit TIN, plus<br />

a three-digit branch code<br />

<strong>VAT</strong> return periods Monthly <strong>VAT</strong> declarations <strong>and</strong><br />

quarterly <strong>VAT</strong> returns<br />

Thresholds<br />

Registration<br />

As a <strong>VAT</strong> <strong>tax</strong>payer<br />

General<br />

Gross <strong>sales</strong> or receipts in excess<br />

of P 1,919,500 in a 12-month<br />

period<br />

Radio or television<br />

broadcasting franchisees Gross annual receipts for the<br />

preceding year in excess of<br />

P 10 million<br />

As a non-<strong>VAT</strong> <strong>tax</strong>payer<br />

Individuals<br />

Engaged in business with gross<br />

<strong>sales</strong> or receipts in a 12-month<br />

period of P 100,000 or less

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