03/17/2020
Currently, business tax rates on profits vary between 15% for the tourism, agriculture and fisheries sector; 25%-30% for small- to medium-sized businesses; and 33% for the largest businesses.
03/02/2020
Certain tax obligations pertain to foreign nationals on home payment arrangements, whether partially or in full, and to those who come to the Philippines as short-term business travelers.
02/26/2020
In its annual “financial secrecy index,” released last week, the Tax Justice Network ranked the U.S. as the world’s second-most secretive jurisdiction, behind only the Cayman Islands.
02/24/2020
The Cayman Islands would not be highly ranked on any secrecy index that is objective, transparent, and based on standards established by global standard setting bodies.
02/21/2020
For corporate service providers, internal processes and systems will need to be reviewed to ensure that these submissions can be processed in a timely manner, with appropriate record keeping.
02/18/2020
Blacklisted jurisdictions could potentially incur a set of countermeasures from EU member states, including increased monitoring and audits, withholding taxes, special documentation requirements and anti-abuse provisions.
02/18/2020
The decision acknowledges that The Bahamas has implemented all the necessary reform to address concerns regarding economic substance, removal of preferential exemptions and automatic exchange of tax information.