r/taxPH

Hello! I want to ask lang regarding service invoice and 2307. I’m freelancing right now and I am new at my job. The company pays me daily and gives me a form 2307 daily. I asked regarding issuance of service invoice and sabi nila hindi ko need magbigay. I get the net amount with 10% deducted already. Do I really not need to give service invoice as a professional? Or can I just issue without giving it to them kasi wala naman magrereceive? Hahaha i asked both accounting and HR sabi nila di po need ang service invoice. Thank you in advance for the insights!

I’m a freelancer using Taxumo for 3 years.
For 2023–2026, I filed Q1 1701Q with the 8% option selected through Taxumo.

According to the memorandum RMO 23-2018, the 8% option can be renewed through the Q1 1701Q filing. Taxumo says our filings were correct.

However, our local RDO says they also require a sworn statement every year, otherwise they do not honor the 8% election and instead treat us as graduated tax + 3% percentage tax.

Because of this:

• we now have around ₱211k in open case taxes fron 2024, 2025 and now 2026.
• and for 2026 they force us into graduated tax without 40% OSD since Q1 was already filed under 8%

That would massively increase our taxes.

What worries me even more is that the our local accountant is now recommending underdeclaring the income instead of properly resolving the issue.

Has anyone experienced something similar with:

• RDOs rejecting the Q1 1701Q 8% election?
• sworn statement requirements?
• escalation to BIR Head Office?

Our local accountant dont want to question the RDO.
Taxumo say we should report the RDO to BIR Head office.

Advice?

May kasi ako nabasa na:

1. if non-vat biz - "only required to issue invoice if sales is more than 500p or the customer ask for it".

2. vat registered biz - "regardless of the amount required po sya mag issue ng invoice."

How true is this kung based on tax law?

And if totoo, anong speicfic tax law nagsasabi nito?

Ty!

I’m a consultant registered as self-employed, non-VAT (below Php3 million) with a tax rate of 8%.

However, all of the firms I consult for automatically deduct 10% from my professional fee.

Where and how do I collect the difference?

Should I inform the firms so they just deduct 8% (is that allowed?) or is it a refund from BIR?

Ask ko po if Ano need ng COS ma employee sa government? Naguguluhan po kasi ako 😅

Hello, ask lang kung ano na need for closure ng business? Nagceased operation nung March 21 pa. And now palang magpapaclose sa BIR

Hello po. Our input tax was disallowed due to alleged nonpresentation of supporting docs. We submitted invoices during NOD stage. When we requested for update, sa PAN na lang raw makikita yung adjustment. Yung mga pinasang invoices, disregarded sa PAN. No formal letter was submitted by then, just transmittal. BIR's computation was only SLP - TPI. How to contest this po kaya?

Hi ppl of reddit, magseek lang sana ako ng advice. I decided to go back PH and was hired by an SG company but will purely work remotely in PH. The company will send me monthly payments pero need ko lakarin yung tax ko in PH including goverment contributions and Im not entitled to any HMO also.

Now my question is, at first I thought I can do the 8% option but given na yung annual will exceed 3M, looks like its not possible. Graduated is too much for me like 1/3 of my salary will go to tax. Im thinking if there are other options like OSD, but not sure if applicable ako. Do you have any idea how to make it lower? Its just difficult to accept that I’ll pay too much tax given na wala naman improvement sa goverment ng PH 🥲

Also thinking of hiring an accountant but not sure what is the standard rate.

Hello! Question lang, nakareceive kasi ako ng letter from BIR, nagtry kasi ako mag online selling sa shopee, pero hindi naman naging successful and hindi rin kaya ng oras, ending no income, and di ako nagffile sa BIR kasi hindi ko rin alam paano iffile yun, e di naman nagoperate yung online business at all. Kumpleto pa ako sa mga receipts na binigay and sa journals walang silat lahat. Nag email na rin ako sa rdo namin. Ano kaya best thing to do here? Or meron ba na same scenario ko? Thank you!

For context I’ve had 3 jobs na:

1st job - started June 2024, resigned July 2025
I did not give my 2316 to the next employer so ended up having 10k reimbursement in Dec of 2025
Total Taxable (based on my 2316): ₱206, 457.30

2nd job - started Aug 2025, resigned April 2026
Total deductions for withholding was included in my final pay (9k)
Total Taxable: ₱0

Current Job - I gave my 2316, started in May 2026

Question: How do I pay the BIR? Hahabulin ba nila ako for the taxes I didn’t pay? How much should I pay them?

Na tax map yun business ng friend ko at nakalagay dun Failure to Register, tapos may papel na binigay VIOLATION CHECKKIST at TAX PAYER INFO SHEET. Ang sabi lang daw iregister lang, walang binanggit na babayaran or ano pa. Ano kaya yun? Nasa island municipality kasi.

I'm drowning in stacks of receipts and books of accounts. Is anyone else overwhelmed with EACH clinic needing to be registered with BIR? Is there a maximum number of branches you can register? I'm so confused already with 3 branches. And do you fill the books up on your own or subscribe to an accountant? How much do you think is a reasonable payment for an accountant to do these things for you?

hello po. so i have received a mail from this US-based platform I’ve been earning side income from. Tina-tax na nila ako sa US, and I just need advice on what to do with my earnings (after the US taxes), like idedeclare ko pa rin ba siya as is sa ITR ko (8% IT rate), need ko ba i-tick yung #15 sa form and if so, what difference will it make? may mababawasan man lang ba sa babayaran ko or wala?

finally, if need ko pa rin ifile itong earnings ko from the platform even though I was already taxed in the US, does it not constitute double taxation? May idea na ako but it would give me peace of mind if i also hear from others. I will raise this pa rin sa RDO namin. Just need some preliminary advice. Salamat po!

Hi taxpayers. Looking for advise. I'm on the 8% and filling through Ebirforms. I missed for 4 days to file the recently passed deadline for the IT 1st quarter filling. Same as since one year ago I was supossed to file a zero income filling. What I researched I can do is:

1. Do now a Ebirforms late filling paying a 500 peso fine
2. To not do now the filling and in the future if the missed filling is reflected as an open case pay on the BIR the penalty of 500 pesos only. Is so right? Thanks.

Recently ko lang po nalaman na kailangan pala isubmit yung attachments sa eAFS so sinabay ko na lahat ng past attachments ko sa filing nung May 15. Nakareceive naman na po ako ng confirmation email and valid lahat.

Ask ko lang po if magsesend din ba si BIR ng email regarding penalties for the late submissions? And how much po ang penalty for each late submission? May mga nabasa akong ₱500-₱25,000 pero is this for each submission and nag-aaccumulate per month or fixed amount na? All my taxes were paid on time naman po, yung attachments lang talaga sa eAFS yung late. 🥲 Thank you po sa sasagot.

How much did you spend on BIR registration as professional po? Lahat lahat na po including the documentary stamp, book of accounts at service invoice po?

And few questions po:

1. For book of accounts, pwede po ba sa BIR na mismo bumili? Mas mura po ba sa kanila?
2. Service invoice - meron din po ba neto sa BIR mismo? May mga nababasa po kasi ako na naghahanap pa po sila ng authorized printer. Nakukuha po ba agad?
3. May bayad po ba ang COR?

Thank you po.

Si nagka loa kmi 2024, last year lang pinadala sa bahay oct 2025. Tapos may discrepancy daw na 20m kasama penalty. Nakipag usap accountant ko sa bir at na clear ung ibang binibintang saakin na discrepancy… pero may nahanap pa rin butas na sobra laki daw ng expenses ng company. Di daw dapat ganun kalaki. So tinangal nila ung iab g expense slike
Unallowed na daw. 100k lang ung tax na nabayaran ko 2024 since nag restock kmi ng supplies bago mag dec. At pumasok ang sales 2025 n kaya dun ako nagkapag bayad ng tax na malaki like 2m plus. Kaso kakausap pang nila kahapon netong wednesday. Tapos sabi ng accountant friday daw dpaat ipasa na sa legL pag di pa daw kmi makipag settle. Minimum 2m ung hinihingi ng examiner sabi ng accountant.

Wala pang pan or fan. Totoo b na baka next week itaas na nila s legal? May ganito bang scenario na kakausap palang nasa legal n at nag ka subpoena?

Ayoko nmn magbayad ng 2m parang napunta lang sakanila pinaghirapan ko.

Hi, I need some guidance regarding my tax situation.

I worked as a private employee from 2015 to 2021. My employer withheld my income taxes, and I believe I became tax-exempt under the TRAIN Law before I resigned in 2021.

From 2022 to 2026, I was in college and did not have any formal employment or registered business activity.

Now I’m starting remote freelance work and planning to use my existing BIR TIN.

My concern is:
Do I have any penalties, open cases, or tax delinquencies for the years I was not employed (2022–2026)?

Or is it fine since I had no taxable income during that period?

Any advice on what I should check with BIR or steps I should take to regularize my status would be greatly appreciated.

Hi! For non vat individuals po dito na naka 8% sa bir, ano pong book of accounts na ginagamit nyo? Digital goods seller here. I'm not sure if required ba yung apat na books under nonvat. TYIA!