Halin AITax at bookkeeping tips para sa negosyong Pinoy — walang jargon, Taglish, at totoong sample computations.
A step-by-step guide to paying your BIR taxes online in the Philippines — GCash, Maya, LandBank Link.BizPortal, DBP PayTax and bank apps. What to enter, what to keep as proof, and the mistakes that lead to penalties.
What is BIR Form 2307, who issues it, and how do freelancers and online sellers use it to lower their tax? A plain guide to creditable withholding, the 5% and 10% rates, Shopee/Lazada/TikTok 2307s, and how to claim them on 1701Q.
What does "halin" mean in English? In Bisaya, halin means sales — the money you take in from selling. How to use it, how it differs from profit (ganansya), and why it matters for your BIR taxes.
The last quarter is when a clean April is decided. Eleven things Filipino freelancers and small business owners should do before year-end — from the Nov 15 deadline and chasing Form 2307s to choosing next year's tax regime while you still have data to choose with.
If you registered with the BIR and then stopped filing, penalties have been quietly stacking up — even on months you earned nothing. What open cases are, how the penalties work, the usual catch-up path, and why closing a business properly matters.
Once your annual gross sales pass ₱3,000,000, VAT registration becomes mandatory — you lose the 8% option, start charging 12%, and file 2550Q quarterly. What changes, what it costs, how to prepare, and the shortcut that backfires.
Internet, laptop, coworking, transport, coffee-shop hours — which of your costs are legitimately deductible under BIR rules, which are not, how to substantiate them, and when claiming nothing at all is the smarter move.
The BIR changed the rules — the invoice is now the primary document for both goods and services, replacing the Official Receipt. What to issue, what belongs on it, when to issue it, penalties for not issuing, and what happened to your old OR booklets.
Banks, embassies, landlords, and lenders all ask for proof of income — and freelancers have no payslip to show. Here is what actually counts (ITR, bank records, books, invoices, Form 2307), how to build your paper trail, and the tax mistake that quietly kills loan applications.
The Optional Standard Deduction lets you deduct 40% of your gross income with zero receipts required. Who can use it, when it beats itemized deductions, how it compares to the 8% option, and how to elect it — explained with real computations.
Every BIR-registered freelancer and sole proprietor must keep books of accounts — but nobody explains what that actually means. A plain-English guide to the journal and ledger, manual vs loose-leaf vs computerized, registration, penalties, and keeping them without the headache.
Many small businesses look busy but are quietly losing money. A simple guide for Filipino sari-sari stores, food stalls, and online shops — sales vs profit, the costs everyone forgets, and the 5-minute daily habit that reveals the truth.
A complete English guide to BIR Form 1701Q — who must file, quarterly deadlines, how to compute your tax under the 8% option and graduated rates, filing through eBIRForms, paying via GCash or Maya, and claiming your Form 2307 credits.
A clear English guide to freelancer taxes in the Philippines — how much you really pay under the 8% option vs graduated rates, sample computations, quarterly forms and deadlines, withholding tax and Form 2307, and how to handle foreign clients.
Kumpletong gabay para sa TikTok Shop sellers — paano mag-register, anong documents ang kailangan (DTI, BIR, permits), paano gumagana ang 1% withholding tax sa online platforms, at paano i-manage ang books mo.
Lahat ng importanteng BIR deadlines ngayong 2026 sa isang calendar — 1701Q, 2551Q, annual ITR, at registration fee. Kasama ang mga penalty sa late filing at tips para hindi ka na ma-late.
A plain-English guide to bookkeeping in the Philippines — what BIR requires, how to track income and expenses, books of accounts explained, common mistakes, and how to keep clean records without an accountant.
Kumpletong Taglish guide sa BIR Form 2551Q — sino ang dapat mag-file, kailan ang deadline, paano i-compute ang 3% percentage tax, at paano mag-file gamit ang eBIRForms.
Side-by-side comparison ng 8% income tax option at graduated rates para sa Filipino freelancers at small business owners — may sample computations, pros and cons, at kung paano pumili.
Step-by-step na Taglish guide sa BIR registration para sa freelancers at online sellers — mga requirements, ORUS online registration, Form 1901, books of accounts, at mga bagong patakaran.