15/05/2026
Facts:
๐๐๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ-๐ด% ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฅโฆ Baka may open cases ka na hindi mo pa namamalayan.
Normally, hindi naka-print sa Certificate of Registration yung Percentage Tax, 2551Q, if pinili mo yung 8% during your initial registration.
Kadalasan, ang meron lang:
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Quarterly Income Tax Return
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Annual Income Tax Return
Kaya naman iniisip ng marami:
โHindi na ako required mag-file ng percentage tax, 2551Q, kasi wala naman sa Certificate of Registration ko.โ
Valid naman kung bakit ganun ang understanding.
Pero ito yung importanteng context.
At the start of each taxable year, automatically subjected tayo sa graduated income tax rates.
Therefore, kung wala pang valid availment ng 8% for that taxable year, required tayo mag-file and pay ng percentage tax, 2551Q, assuming subject tayo sa percentage tax.
So yun naman pala.
Nagiging automatically graduated rates tayo at the start of the year.
Kaya lumalabas yung requirement na mag-file and pay ng percentage tax, 2551Q, kahit hindi siya naka-print sa Certificate of Registration mo.
Pero kung qualified ka naman at valid ang pag-avail mo ng 8%, mawawala na ang saysay ng requirement ng percentage tax, 2551Q.
You are no longer required to file and pay percentage tax, 2551Q, if you are qualified and you opted to avail the 8% income tax rate for that taxable year.
So ang question:
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด-๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ป๐ด ๐ด%?
According to RMO 23-2018, we can choose or elect our intention to avail the 8% income tax rate by filing any of the following:
๐ญ. ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ญ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฑ
Or yung equivalent/update process ngayon, pag-update ng tax type or registration information natin sa ORUS.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ค
By filing the 1st Quarter Percentage Tax Return and choosing the 8% option.
๐ฏ. ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ค
By filing the 1st Quarter Income Tax Return and choosing the 8% option.
Take note:
We can choose 8% on or before the deadline of the first quarter return.
For Q1 2026, May 15 ang deadline.
Pero paano naman ngayon?
โBaka magkaroon naman ako ng open case dahil hindi ako nag-update ng Certificate of Registration ko?โ
Valid concern naman yan.
At nangyayari talaga yan sa actual situations.
Dahil sa system limitation or implementation issues, may cases na kahit pinili mo yung 8% sa 1701Q, hindi agad nagre-reflect or hindi automatically naka-close sa system.
Pero alam niyo ba na under RMO 23-2018, kapag qualified ka and you validly availed the 8% income tax rate, dapat automatically suspended or end-dated ang percentage tax, 2551Q, for that taxable year.
Sabi rin sa RMO 23-2018, dapat walang stop-filer or open case na mag-generate for 2551Q for the taxable year when the 8% income tax rate option was made.
Ngayon ang nagiging problemaโฆ
May mga taxpayers na hindi aware na wala naman pala dapat open case for 2551Q kung validly napili naman pala talaga nila yung 8%.
May mga taxpayers din na nagre-report na napepenalty sila for open case ng 2551Q dahil hindi raw sila nag-update ng Certificate of Registration.
But based on RMO 23-2018, hindi lang Certificate of Registration update ang way para mag-avail ng 8%.
Isa lang ang pag-update ng registration information through 1905 or ORUS as option to avail 8%.
Nandyan din ang 1st Quarter 2551Q and/or 1st Quarter 1701Q.
Kaya gentle reminder lang din sa ating mga BIR officers and taxpayers:
Sana ma-apply natin properly kung ano yung nasa revenue issuance para maiwasan yung unnecessary penalties, confusion, and inconsistent implementation.
Hindi ito para makipag-away.
Para lang mas maging malinaw at fair ang implementation para sa lahat.
At para naman sa mga taxpayers, reminder ko na lang din sa inyo:
Importanteng alam natin ang regulations and issuances ng BIR.
Kasi minsan, nagbabayad tayo ng penalty hindi dahil mali tayoโฆ
Kundi dahil hindi natin alam yung tamang basis.
Kaya kung naka-8% tax rate ka, reminder ko lang:
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ป๐ด ๐ค๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป.
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