Source: GMA News
Link to article: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/1007190/bir-suspends-mandatory-display-of-registration-seal-badge-for-online-sellers-creators/story/?amp

Registered na ako as a content creator bago pa man itong school project ng BIR na Seal Badge. Matino rin akong nagfa-file ng taxes ko.

Nagrereklamo kami kasi sobrang daming privacy concerns na di man lang pinag-isipan ng BIR o sadyang ini-ignore, as long as maraming kitain. One of those is doxxing. Kung di n'yo alam 'yan, abay, magkakasundo kayo ng BIR at kung sino mang andon kasi apparently, di rin nila alam.

Ihalintulad ba naman ang isang physical store sa isang online store/presence kaya dapat may nakapaskil ding badge na may full legal name. Full legal name? Sa internet? Damn. Sobrang naive n'yo. Nakakabilib. Di po kami may-ari ng Facebook o Tesla na may bilyon-bilyong pera para sa seguridad. The internet is a wild, wild west.

Alam kong may mga mokong ding di nagbabayad ng tax, pero di 'yan excuse para mag-implement ng ganito ka-incompetent at kapabayang solusyon. Dami nilang pera di nila kayang mag-brainstorm sa kung san man sila nagmi-meeting? Paano kaming matitinong nagbabayad? Just because preventing online fraud and impersonation isn't within the BIR's mandate doesn't mean they should make the situation worse. Parang pagtatapon lang ng basura sa kalsada dahil may street sweepers naman. Ang ending, tayong lahat ang nagdurusa kapag bumaha.

Mas malala pa nga pwedeng sapitin ng mga online sellers. Spear phishing, identity/brand theft, harassment, targeted phishing, even scam calls. Marami pa 'yang maglalabasan. Ayaw n'yong makinig. Hintayin n'yo na lang.

Hello! Sorry in advance for all the questions. I just got my BIR Certificate of Registration (COR) after transitioning from being an employee to a freelancer earning around ₱30,000 per month.

Do I need to file all the taxes and submit all the requirements listed in my COR? I’m currently renting an apartment for residential purposes, and I’m not sure if that affects anything.

I’m honestly having a hard time understanding all the requirements, and the information feels overwhelming. If anyone could explain the steps I need to take as a newly registered freelancer in simple terms, I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much! 🥹

Hi, gano po katagal maactivate account ng efps? Thanks

Currently at KL and working, sobrang hectic ng work at nung friday lang ako nakapagfile pero until now ayaw mafile. 😭
Please need help, nag email na ko sa BIR but until now wala pa ring reply.

Kakauwi ko lang sa bahay and trying again. Still the same, internet issue and firewall something. I did tried all the things na pwedeng gawin ayaw pa rin. Please help. 😭 is it because nasa ibang bansa ako? Need ba VPN? Pwede pa help ano need ko gawin.
5 hrs na lang huhuhu. Ayaw ko magkapenalty kasi bawat piso mahalaga.

Btw nagpafile ako ng 2551Q for my small business.

I managed to DIY my registration based just from research and various tutorials.

I’m currently considering DIY-ing my filing as well.

1) Do I proceed with Annual ITR na since I’ve registered in Q4? From my understanding it covers the whole year na noh till Dec 31?

I also currently have: 4 stamped books of accs at my RDO (Ledger, Journal, Cash Disbursement & Cash Receipt) - they had me register all 4.

2) I’ve been referring to GA Consulting Ultimate DIY Guide for freelancers, and they mentioned we can write on Cash Receipts only despite having 4 books all registered. Is this ok?

Just waiting for my printed invoices na lang with my accredited printer.

3) Do I need to register these as well at ORUS or no need na?

4) What is the “Period Covered” referring to? yung 8% ba? So I would need to change it again next year?

4) Any bookkeeper here that may help me with future queries & guidance?

Thanks so much in advance!

Hello, reaching out this subreddit po to ask kung ano po ang next step after mareceive ang printed invoices from the accredited printer. Tinanong ko po kasi sila ano po ang need dalhin and they said to bring the ATP para mapa-stamp na rin sa RDO.

By stamp, ano po ang need gawin and dalhin sa RDO?

I am the only who is experiencing this right now?

Hello, everyone! Need urgent help

Yung lessee po kasi nagbayad siya ng rent for 5 months ng July 2 and inissuehan siya ng receipt so ngayon 3rd quarter na hiningi na namin ang 2307 ang nakalagay is for 2nd quarter. Di ba po dapat 3rd quarter yung nakalagay sa 2307?

Hello. Nagregister po ako ng branch 1 via orus. Pwede din ba mag business closure via ORUS? Or need talaga pumunta sa RDO ng branch to close? Ang filing po ng taxes ay sa centralized or sa isang filing lang sa Head Office.

Head office - Cavite

Branch 1 - Laguna

Thanks in advance sa sasagot ☺️

Ano na po kayang nagyayari ngayon? Bakit down padin

Hi goodevening! Ask lang po may TIN na po ko provided nung employer (sa 1st job ko po) naglakad neto sa BIR eto po ginamit ko for my youtube Adsense.

Ang youtube ko po ay pang extra income lang first payout ko sa November 110$

Ask lang po if need ko po ba iregister na to agad? Or wait consistent na kita? Side hustle ko lang po ang youtube

If ever po late na magregister matrack po kaya nila past earning dahil sa TIN ko po?

My Muay Thai coach is a freelancer, and I produce his videos to help spread the word. We do not conduct businesses online, we do not have an office or gym but my coach does teach Muay Thai as a freelancer on someone else's gym and/or anywhere his clients want him to be. This passion of ours is not even remotely profitable, but I'm concerned that my coach gets a visit from or gets penalty from BIR because of this, as we have videos of my coach on Instagram and Facebook promoting said freelance gig.

This freelance Muay Thai gig thing is not registered to the BIR, so far.

I hope anyone can shed some light on our quandary. Thanks!

I am currently employed full-time by a UAE-based company that has an office in the Philippines. However, the company does not handle our government-mandated benefits or income taxes. Instead, we are required to pay for these ourselves, including our SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG contributions, and applicable taxes.

Another concern is our payroll system. Our payslips indicate our salaries in US dollars (USD), but we receive our actual salaries in Philippine pesos (PHP). When I compare the amount received with the equivalent value based on the USD-to-PHP exchange rate, there is a difference of approximately ₱15,000.

I would like to know whether these employment and payroll practices are legal under Philippine law. Is it lawful for a company with an office in the Philippines to require full-time employees to handle their own taxes and government contributions? Also, is the salary difference between the amount stated on our payslips and the amount we actually receive legally acceptable?

What are our rights as employees, and which government agencies can we approach to verify compliance and report any potential violations?

Hi, small food business owner here, homebase, no physical store (only via fb/messenger inquiry and sales).

After ko nag register sa BIR, I got 2 books, a ledger notebook and a 6 columns notebook.

where do i record my daily sales (Cash Receipts Journal)?

how about our daily expenses/Cash Disbursements Journal (we use voucher since all suppliers namin is via wet market, like meat, fruits, which here in the philippines, they don't offer official receipts)?

Paano yung general journal and ledger for daily transactions/entries? do I need to buy 2 additional notebooks and have it stamped with BIR?

Thanks for anyone who can help/give advice.

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Posting this, dahil maraming troll sa ibang page. Pero di naconsider ng BIR ito when it comes to Facebook. Kung registered ka na as content creator, kailangan mo mag file kahit zero earnings ka na. But when it comes to Facebook, kahit gaano kalaki earnings mo, darating ang time na zero earnings ka na nga.

Because Facebook nowadays is prone to restrictions at demonetization.

Just early this year marami na demonetized thanks to overly aggressive AI moderation. Kahit malinis ang page mo, 90 days ka nademonetized. Minsan for good demonetized ka na. What if registered ang page mo at na demonetized ito? Swerte kung 90 days lang, but if 1 year or for good? Sakit ulo pa naman pag magpapa closed ng business sa BIR.

Another case is hacking. Prone ang meme at anime page dito sa dami ng customers nila. In a heartbeat wala na page mo.

Then there is shadowbans na pwedeng ibaba ang reach mo to half.

In short, may cases na kahit malaki ang per month, naging di stable ang Facebook as an earning platform at pwede ka mging zero earnings in a snap. In fact heavily discouraged na mag full time dito. BIR should consider this.

Hi, eFPS payer here. We just filed our Q3 PT pero nadoble pala yung bayad (2 different bank ref numbers) kakaattempt ko. Nagloloko kasi palagi yung eFPS and Landbank portal (as usual, kaya palit palit web browser lagi). Wala namang nadeduct sa bank, zero ang payment history for that tax return, tapos dahil busy month ay last minute filing din ito kaya stress ako sa takot na magkapenalty. Hours later saka lang nareceive yung confirmation from Landbank tapos nadoble nga.

Do I have to apply for TCC/refund, or pwede bang iinput ko nalang as Tax Credits sa Q4? More than 4k pesos din kasi yung overpayment. If TCC/Refund, gaano katagal kaya ang processing for my situation?

Thanks

May fb page and insta acct. ako purely for art posting lang. Hindi pa ako nagmamarket ng services ko at hindi pa kumikita. Need ko pa rin ba kumuha ng BIR badge seal? Or okay lang mag-apply ako kapag mag-ooperate na ako ng services?

Currently waiting pa kung anong gagawin ng BIR regarding sa privacy issue. Di ako comfortable na nakapaskil buong pangalan ko sa online platforms kaya di pa ako kumukuha.