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Contents

Description

Codal Reference

Monthly Remittance of Taxes Withheld on Compensation

Monthly Remittance Of Income Taxes Withheld (Expanded) [Except for

Transactions Involving Onerous Transfer of Real Property Classified as Ordinary
Asset]

Monthly Remittance Of Value-Added Taxes And Other Percentage Taxes Withheld

Monthly Remittance Of Final Income Taxes Withheld

Remittance Return Of Percentage Tax On Winnings And Prizes Withheld By Race

Track Operators

Quarterly Remittance Of Final Income Taxes Withheld On Fringe Benefits Paid To

Employees Other Than Rank And File

Monthly Remittance Of Final Income Taxes Withheld On Interest Paid And Yield
On Deposit Substitutes, Trust, Etc.

Annual Information Return On Creditable Income Taxes Withheld

(Expanded)/Income Payments Exempt From Withholding Tax

Annual Information On Income Taxes Withheld On Compensation And Final

Withholding Taxes

Related Revenue Issuances

Frequently Asked Questions

Description
Withholding Tax on Compensation is the tax withheld from income payments to individuals arising
from an employer-employee relationship.
Expanded Withholding Tax is a kind of withholding tax which is prescribed on certain income
payments and is creditable against the income tax due of the payee for the taxable quarter/year in
which the particular income was earned.
Final Withholding Tax is a kind of withholding tax which is prescribed on certain income payments
and is not creditable against the income tax due of the payee on other income subject to regular rates
of tax for the taxable year. Income Tax withheld constitutes the full and final payment of the Income
Tax due from the payee on the particular income subjected to final withholding tax.
-Withholding Tax on Government Money Payments (GMP) - Percentage Taxes - is the tax withheld by

National Government Agencies (NGAs) and instrumentalities, including government-owned and

controlled corporations (GOCCs) and local government units (LGUs), before making any payments to
non-VAT registered taxpayers/suppliers/payees
-Withholding Tax on GMP - Value Added Taxes (GVAT) - is the tax withheld by NationalGovernment
Agencies (NGAs) and instrumentalities, including government-owned and controlled corporations
(GOCCs) and local government units (LGUs), before making any payments to VAT registered
taxpayers/suppliers/payees on account of their purchases of goods and services.

Codal Reference
Republic Act Nos. 8424, 9337, 9442, 9504
Sections 57 to 58 and 78 to 83 of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC)

Monthly Remittance of Taxes Withheld on Compensation

Tax Form
BIR Form 1601-C : Monthly Remittance Return of Income Taxes Withheld on Compensation
Who Are Required To File
Every registered withholding agent on compensation, which includes, but not limited to the following:
1) Individuals engaged in business or practice of profession with employees subject to income tax
2) All Juridical persons (e.g.,Corporations, general partnerships, associations, etc.) whether or not
engaged in business.
3) Government Agencies and Instrumentalities (e.g.,NGAs, GOCCs, etc.), including local government
units (LGUs)

Documentary Requirements/Attachments to the tax return:

1) For amended return, proof of remittance and the return previously filed.
2) For those with advance payments, BIR Form No. 0605
3) For Private Sector, copy of the list of MWEs who received hazard pay submitted to the DOLE
Regional/Provincial Offices-Operations Division/Unit, for the return period March, June, September
and December, if applicable.
4) For Public Sector, copy of Department of Budget and Management (DBM) circular/s or equivalent
on MWEs allowed to receive hazard pay, for the return period March, June, September and
December, if applicable.
5) Tax Remittance Advices (TRAs) for National Government Agencies as required under DOFDBM Joint Circular No. 1-2000A.

Procedures
1. Read instructions indicated in the tax return.
2. Accomplish correctly BIR Form 1601-C in triplicate copies.
3. If there is tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the nearest Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) of the Revenue District Office (RDO) where you
are registered or withholding agent is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No
1601-C, together with the required attachments, (if applicable) and your payment.
- In places where there are no AAB's, proceed to the Revenue Collection Officer or duly Authorized
City or Municipal Treasurer located within the Revenue District Office where you are registered or
withholding agent is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1601- C, together
with the required attachments (if applicable) and your payment.

- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the teller of the AAB's/Revenue
Collection Officer/duly Authorized City or Municipal Treasurer.
4. If there is no tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the Revenue District Office where you are registered or where the withholding agent is
registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form 1601 C, together with the required
attachments.
- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the RDO representative
Deadline
Filing Via EFPS
Group A - Fifteen (15) days following end of the month
Group B - Fourteen (14) days following end of the month
Group C - Thirteen (13) days following end of the month
Group D - Twelve (12) days following end of the month
Group E - Eleven (11) days following end of the month
Note: The staggered manner of filing is only allowed to taxpayers using the Electronic Filing and
Payment System (EFPS). Please refer to RR No. 26-2002 for the groupings of taxpayers based on the
industry classification.
Payment Via EFPS
On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month withholding was made, except
for taxes withheld for the month of December which shall be paid on or before January 20th of the
succeeding year
Manual Filing and Payment
On or before the tenth (10th) day of the month following the month the withholding was made,
except for taxes withheld for the month of December which shall be filed and paid on or before
January 15 of the succeeding year

Tax Rates
Monthly Remittance Of Income Taxes Withheld (Expanded) [Except for Transactions
Involving Onerous Transfer of Real Property Classified as Ordinary Asset]
Tax Form
BIR Form No. 1601-E : Monthly Remittance Return of Income Taxes Withheld (Expanded) [Except for
Transactions Involving Onerous Transfer of Real Property Classified as Ordinary Asset]
Who Are Required To File
Every registered withholding agent on Expanded Withholding Tax, which may include, but not limited
to the following:
1) Individual engaged in business or practice of profession
2) Non-individual (corporation, association, partnership) whether engaged in business or not.
3) Government agencies and instrumentalities (e.g., National Government Agencies, GovernmentOwned or Controlled Corporations, Local Government Units, etc.)
Documentary Requirements
1.Return previously filed and proof of remittance, if amended return
2. Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP)
3. For advance payment, BIR Form No. 0605
4. Tax Remittance Advice ( for NGAs)

Procedures
1. Read instructions indicated in the tax return.
2. Accomplish BIR Form No. 1601-E in triplicate copies.
3. If there is tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the nearest Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) of the Revenue District Office where you are

registered or taxpayer concerned is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1601E, together with the required attachments and your payment.
- In places where there are no AAB's, proceed to the Revenue Collection Officer or duly Authorized
City or Municipal Treasurer located within the Revenue District Office where you are registered or
taxpayer concerned is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form 1601 E, together with
the required attachments and your payment
- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the teller of the AAB's/Revenue
Collection Officer/duly Authorized City or Municipal Treasurer.
4. If there is no tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the Revenue District Office where you are registered and present the duly accomplished
BIR Form 1601 E, together with the required attachments.
- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the RDO representative.
Deadline
Filing Via EFPS
Group A - Fifteen (15) days following end of the month
Group B - Fourteen (14) days following end of the month
Group C - Thirteen (13) days following end of the month
Group D - Twelve (12) days following end of the month
Group E - Eleven (11) days following end of the month
Note: The staggered manner of filing is only allowed to taxpayers using the Eletronic Filing and
Payment System (EFPS). Please refer to RR No. 26-2002 for the groupings of taxpayers based on the
industry classification.
Payment Via EFPS
On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month withholding was made, except
for taxes withheld for the month of December which shall be paid on or before January 20th of the
succeeding year
Manual Filing and Payment
On or before the tenth (10th) day of the month following the month the withholding was made,
except for taxes withheld for the month of December which shall be filed and paid on or before
January 15 of the succeeding year

Tax Rates

Monthly Remittance Of Value-Added Taxes And Other Percentage Taxes Withheld

Tax Form
Form No. 1600 - Monthly Remittance Return of Value-Added Taxes and Other Percentage Taxes
Withheld
Who Are Required To File
1. All government offices, bureaus, agencies or instrumentalities, local government units, government
owned and controlled corporation on money payments made to private individuals, corporations,
partnerships, associations and other judicial/artificial entities as required under RA Nos. 1051, 7649,
8241, 8424 and 9337.
2. Payors of income subject to Value-Added Tax to Non-residents.
3. Payors of income to persons, natural or juridical, who opted to remit his/its VAT or percentage tax
through the withholding and remittance of the same by the withholding agent/payor which option is
manifested by filing the Notice of Availment of the option to Pay the Tax through the Withholding
Process, copy furnished the withholding agent-payor and the revenue district offices of both the
payor and payee.
Documentary Requirements

1. Alphabetical list of payees indicating the following:

- Month and Year
- TIN of withholding agent
- Name of Withholding Agent
- TIN of Payee
- ATC
- Nature of Payment
- Name of Payee
- Amount of Payment
- Tax Rate
- Tax Required to be Withheld
2. Return previously filed and proof of tax payments, if amended return
3. Certificate of Tax Treaty Relief, if applicable
4. Authorization Letter, if the return is filed by the authorized representative
5. Tax Remittance Advice (TRA), if NGA.
Procedures
1. Read instructions indicated at the back of the tax return.
2. Accomplish BIR No. Form 1600 in triplicate copies.
3. If there is tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the nearest Authorized Agents Banks (AAB's) of the Revenue District Office where you
are registered or taxpayer concerned is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No.
1600, together with the required attachments and your payment.
- In places where there are no AAB's, proceed to the Revenue Collection Officer or duly Authorized
City or Municipal Treasurer located within the Revenue District Office where you are registered or
taxpayer concerned is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1600, together
with the required attachments and your payment.
- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the teller of the AAB's /Revenue
Collection Officer/duly authorized City or Municipal Treasurer.
4. If there is no tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the Revenue District Office where you are registered and present the duly accomplished
BIR Form No. 1600, together with the required attachments.
- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the RDO representative.
Deadline
On or before the tenth (10th) day of the month following the month the withholding was made,
whether EFPS or manual filing and payment.

Tax Rates

Monthly Remittance Of Final Income Taxes Withheld

Tax Form
BIR Form 1601-F : Monthly Remittance Return of Final Income Taxes Withheld
Who Are Required To File
Every withholding agent/payor who is either an individual or non-individual required to deduct and
withhold taxes on income payments subject to Final Withholding Taxes
Documentary Requirements
1.
2.
3.
4.

Return previously filed and proof of remittance, if amended return

Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP)
For advance payment, BIR Form No. 0605
Tax Remittance Advice ( for NGAs)

Procedures

1. Read instructions indicated in the tax return.

2. Accomplish BIR Form 1601-F in triplicate copies.
3. If there is tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the nearest Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) of the Revenue District Office where you are
registered or taxpayer concerned is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No.
1601 F, together with the required attachments and your payment.
- In places where there are no AAB, the return shall be filed and the tax paid with the Revenue
Collection Officer or duly Authorized City or Municipal Treasurer within the Revenue District Office
where the withholding agents place of business/office is located who will issue a Revenue Official
Receipt (BIR Form No. 2524) therefor;
4. If there is no tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the Revenue District Office where you are required to register and present the duly
accomplished BIR Form 1601-F, together with the required attachments.
- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the RDO representative.
Deadlines

Filing Via EFPS

Group A - Fifteen (15) days following end of the month
Group B - Fourteen (14) days following end of the month
Group C - Thirteen (13) days following end of the month
Group D - Twelve (12) days following end of the month
Group E - Eleven (11) days following end of the month
Note: The staggered manner of filing is only allowed to taxpayers using the Electronic Filing and
Payment System (EFPS). Please refer to RR No. 26-2002 for the groupings of taxpayers based on the
industry classification.
Payment Via EFPS
On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month withholding was made, except
for taxes withheld for the month of December which shall be paid on or before January 20th of the
succeeding year
Manual Filing and Payment
On or before the tenth (10th) day of the month following the month the withholding was made,
except for taxes withheld for the month of December which shall be filed and paid on or before
January 15 of the succeeding year

Tax Rates
Remittance Return Of Percentage Tax On Winnings And Prizes Withheld By Race Track
Operators
Tax Form
BIR Form 1600-WP : Remittance Return of Percentage Tax on Winnings and Prizes Withheld by Race
Track Operators
Who Are Required To File
-Operators of race tracks
Documentary Requirements
1. Alphalist of Payees indicating the following:
- Tax Year and Month
- TIN of withholding agent
- Name of Withholding Agent
- TIN of Payee
- Name of Payee
- ATC
- Nature of Payment
- Amount of Payment

- Tax Rate
- Tax Required to be Withheld
2. Return previously filed and proof of tax payments, if amended return
Procedures
1. Accomplish BIR Form 1600-WP in triplicate copies.
2. If there is tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the nearest Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) of the Revenue District Office where you are
registered or taxpayer concerned is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1600WP, together with the required attachments and your payment.
- In places where there are no AAB, proceed to the Revenue Collection Officer or duly Authorized City
or Municipal Treasurer located within the Revenue District Office where you are registered or taxpayer
concerned is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1600-WP, together with the
required attachments and your payment
- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the teller of the AAB's/Revenue
Collection Officer/duly Authorized City or Municipal Treasurer.
3. If there is no tax required to be remitted:

- Proceed to the Revenue District Office where you are registered or taxpayer concerned is registered
and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1600-WP, together with the required attachments.
- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the RDO representative
Deadline
Within twenty (20) days from the date the tax was deducted and withheld

Tax Rates

Quarterly Remittance Of Final Income Taxes Withheld On Fringe Benefits Paid To

Employees Other Than Rank And File
Tax Form
BIR Form No. 1603 - Quarterly Remittance Return of Final Income Taxes Withheld on Fringe Benefits
Paid to Employees Other than Rank and File
Who Are Required To File
Every withholding agent/payor who is either an individual or non-individual required to deduct and
withhold taxes on fringe benefits furnished to employees other than rank and file employees subject
to Final Withholding Tax
Documentary Requirements
Return previously filed and proof of tax payments , if amended return
Procedures
1. Read instructions indicated in the tax return.
2. Accomplish BIR Form 1603 in triplicate copies.
3. If there is tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the nearest Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) of the Revenue District Office where you are
registered or taxpayer concerned is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1603,
together with the required attachments and your payment.
- In places where there are no AAB, proceed to the Revenue Collection Officer or duly Authorized
City or Municipal Treasurer located within the Revenue District Office where you are registered or
taxpayer concerned is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1603, together

with the required attachments and your payment.

- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the teller of the AAB's/Revenue
Collection Officer/duly Authorized City or Municipal Treasurer.
4. If there is no tax required to be remitted:

- Proceed to the Revenue District Office where you are registered or taxpayer concerned is registered
and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1603, together with the required attachments.
- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the RDO representative
Deadline
Filing and Payment Via EFPS
On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the end of the calendar quarter in which
the fringe benefits were granted to the recipient.
Manual Filing and Payment
On or before the tenth (10th) day of the month following the end of the calendar quarter in which the
fringe benefits were granted to the recipient.

Tax Rates

Monthly Remittance Of Final Income Taxes Withheld On Interest Paid And Yield On Deposit
Substitutes, Trust, Etc.
Tax Form
BIR Form 1602 - Monthly Remittance Return of Final Income Taxes Withheld on Interest Paid and Yield
on Deposit Substitutes/Trust/Etc.
Who Are Required To File
Banks, non-bank financial intermediaries, finance corporations, investment and trust companies and
other institutions required to withhold final income tax on interest paid/accrued on deposit and yield
or any other monetary benefit from deposits substitutes and from trust fund and similar
arrangements.
Documentary Requirements
Return previously filed and proof of tax payments, if amended return
Procedures (for Manual filing of tax returns)
1. Accomplish BIR Form No. 1602 in triplicate copies.
2. If there is tax required to be remitted:
- Proceed to the nearest Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) of the Revenue District Office where you are
registered or taxpayer concerned is registered and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1602,
together with the required attachments and your payment.
- In places where there are no AAB, proceed to the Revenue Collection Officer or duly Authorized City
or Municipal Treasurer within the Revenue District Office where the withholding agents place of
business/office is located and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1602, together with the
required attachments and your payment who will issue a Revenue Official Receipt (BIR Form No.
2524) therefor.
- Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the teller of the AAB's/Revenue
Collection Officer/duly Authorized City or Municipal Treasurer.
3. If there is no tax required to be remitted:
Proceed to the Revenue District Office where you are registered or taxpayer concerned is registered

and present the duly accomplished BIR Form No. 1602, together with the required attachments.
Deadline
Filing Via EFPS
On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month withholding was made
Payment Via EFPS
On or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the month withholding was made, except
for taxes withheld for the month of December which shall be paid on or before January 20th of the
succeeding year
Manual Filing and Payment
On or before the tenth (10th) day of the month following the month the withholding was made,
except for taxes withheld for the month of December which shall be filed and paid on or before
January 15 of the succeeding year.

Tax Rates
Annual Information Return On Creditable Income Taxes Withheld (Expanded)/Income
Payments Exempt From Withholding Tax
Tax Form
BIR Form No. 1604- E : Annual Information Return of Creditable Income Taxes Withheld
(Expanded)/Income Payments Exempt from Withholding Tax
Who Are Required To File
Every withholding agent/payor who is either an individual or non-individual required to deduct and
withhold taxes on income payments subject to Expanded/Creditable Withholding Taxes
Documentary Requirements
1. Alphalist of Payees subjected to Expanded Withholding Tax
2. Alphalist of Other Payees Whose Income Payments Are Exempt from Withholding Tax but subject to
Income Tax
3. Return previously filed and proof of tax payment for amended return
Note: Above alphalists are to be submitted in accordance with RR 3-2002 as amended.
Procedures

1. Accomplish BIR Form No. 1604-E in triplicate copies.

2. Proceed to the Revenue District Office where you are registered and present the duly accomplished
BIR Form No. 1604-E, together with the required attachments.
3. Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the RDO representative
Deadline

On or before March 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the income payments subjected
to expanded withholding taxes or exempt from withholding tax were paid.

Annual Information On Income Taxes Withheld On Compensation And Final Withholding

Taxes
Tax Form
BIR Form No. 1604-CF : Annual Information Return of Income Taxes Withheld on Compensation and
Final Withholding Taxes.
Who Are Required To File

Every withholding agent/payor who is either an individual or non-individual required to deduct and
withhold taxes on:
- compensation paid to employees
- income payments subject to Final Withholding Taxes
Documentary Requirements
1.
2.
3.
4.
to
5.
6.
7.
8.

Alphalist of Employees as of December 31 With no Previous Employer within the year

Alphalist of Employees as of December 31 with Previous Employer/s within the year
Alphalist of Employees Terminated Before December 31
Alphalist of Employees Whose Compensation Income Are Exempt from Withholding Tax But Subject
Income Tax
Alphalist of Minimum Wage Earners
Alphalist of Employees other than Rank and File Who Were Given Fringe Benefits During the Year
Alphalist of Payees Subjected to Final Withholding Tax
Return previously filed and proof of tax payment for amended return

Note: Above alphalists are to be submitted in accordance with RR 3-2002 as amended.

Procedures
1. Accomplish BIR Form No. 1604-CF in triplicate copies and attach the necessary schedules in
prescribed form (hard and soft copy)
Proceed to the Revenue District Office where you are registered and present the duly accomplished
BIR Form No. 1604-CF, together with the required attachments.
3. Receive your copy of the duly stamped and validated form from the RDO representative.

Deadline
On or before January 31 following the calendar year in which the compensation payment and other
income payments subjected to final withholding taxes were paid or accrued.

Related Revenue Issuances

RR No. 2-98, RR No. 3-98, RR No. 8-98, RR No. 12-98, RR No. 3-99, RR No. 8-2000, RR No. 10-2000,
RR No. 6-2001, RR No. 12-2001, RR No. 9-2001, RR No. 3-2002, RR No. 4-2002, RR No. 14-2002, RR
No. 19-2002, RR No. 26-2002, RR No. 14-2003, RR No. 16-2003, RR No. 17-2003, RR No. 30-2003,
RR 1-2004, RR 3-2004, RR No. 5-2004, RR 1-2006, RR 2-2006, RR 4-2006, RR 4-2007, RR 8-2005,
RR 4-2008, RR 5-2008, RR 6-2008, RR 7-2008, RR 14-2008, RR No. 10-2008, RR 1-2009, RR 2-2009,
RR 3-2009, RR 5-2009, RR 6-2009, RR 8-2009, RR 10-2009

Frequently Asked Questions

1) What are the types of Withholding Taxes?
There are two main classifications or types of withholding tax. These are:
Creditable Withholding Tax
- Withholding Tax on Compensation
- Expanded Withholding Tax
- Withholding of Business Tax (VAT and Percentage)
Final Withholding Tax
2) What is compensation?
It means any remuneration received for services performed by an employee from his employer under
an employee-employer relationship.
3) What are the different kinds of compensation?

a) Regular compensation - includes basic salary, fixed allowances for representation, transportation
and others paid to an employee
b) Supplemental compensation - includes payments to an employee in addition to the regular
compensation such as but not limited to the following:
- Overtime Pay
- Fees, including director's fees
- Commission
- Profit Sharing
- Monetized Vacation and Sick Leave
- Fringe benefits received by rank & file employees
- Hazard Pay
- Taxable 13th month pay and other benefits
- Other remunerations received from an employee-employer
relationship
4) What are exempted from Withholding Tax on Compensation?
1. Remuneration as an incident of employment, such as follows:
a. Retirement benefits received under RA 7641
b. Any amount received by an official or employee or by his heirs from the employer due to death,
sickness or other physical disability or for any cause beyond the control of the said official or
employee such as retrenchment, redundancy or cessation of business
c. Social security benefits, retirement gratuities, pensions and other similar benefits
d. Payment of benefits due or to become due to any person residing in the Philippines under the
law of the US administered US Veterans Administration
e. Payment of benefits made under the SSS Act of 1954, as amended
f. Benefits received from the GSIS Act of 1937, as amended, and the retirement gratuity received
by the government employee
2. Remuneration paid for agricultural labor
3. Remuneration for domestic services
4. Remuneration for casual labor not in the course of an employer's trade or business
5. Compensation for services by a citizen or resident of the Philippines for a foreign government or an
international organization
6. Payment for damages
7. Proceeds of Life Insurance
8. Amount received by the insured as a return of premium
9. Compensation for injuries or sickness
10. Income exempt under Treaty
11. Thirteenth (13th) month pay and other benefits (not to exceed P 30,000)
12. GSIS, SSS, Medicare and other contributions
13. Compensation Income of Minimum Wage Earners (MWEs) with respect to their Statutory Minimum
Wage (SMW) as fixed by Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB)/National Wage and
Productivity Commission (NWPC), including overtime pay, holiday pay, night shift differential and
hazard pay, applicable to the place where he/she is assigned.
14. Compensation Income of employees in the public sector if the same is equivalent to or not more
than the SMW in the non-agricultural sector, as fixed by RTWPB/NWPC, including overtime pay,
holiday pay, night shift differential and hazard pay, applicable to the place where he/she is assigned.
What are De Minimis Benefits?
-These are facilities and privileges of relatively small value and are offered or furnished by the
employer to his employees merely as means of promoting their health, goodwill, contentment or
efficiency. The following shall be considered "De Minimis" benefits not subject to income tax, hence
not subject to withholding tax on compensation income of both managerial and rank and file
employees:
Monetized unused vacation leave credits of private employees not exceeding ten (10) days
during the year;
Monetized value of vacation and sick leave credits paid to government officials and employees.

v Medical cash allowance to dependents of employees, not exceeding P750.00 per employee per
semester or P125.00 per month;
Rice subsidy of P1,500 or one (1) sack of 50 kg. rice per month amounting to not more than

P1,500;
Uniform and clothing allowance not exceeding P4,000 per annum;
Actual medical assistance, e.g. medical allowance to cover medical and healthcare needs,
annual medical/executive check-up, maternity assistance, and routine consultations, not
exceeding P10,000 per annum;
Laundry allowance not exceeding P300.00 per month;
Employees achievement awards, e.g., for lenght of service or safety achievement, which must
be in the form of a tangible personal property other than cash or gift certificate, with an
annual monetary value not exceeding P10,000 received by the employee under an
established written plan which does not discriminate in favor of highly paid employees;
Gifts given during Christmas and major anniversary celebration not exceeding P5,000.00 per
employee per annum;
Daily meal allowance for overtime work and night/graveyard shift not exceeding twenty-five
percent (25%) of the basic minimum wage on a per region basis;
6) What is substituted Filing of income tax returns (ITR)?
Substituted Filing of ITR is the manner by which declaration of income of individuals receiving purely
compensation income which have been withheld by their employers the correct tax due, is no longer
required.Instead of the filing of Individual Income Tax Return (BIF Form 1700) , the employers
annual information return (BIR Form No. 1604-CF) duly stamped received by the BIR may be
considered as the substitute Income Tax Return (ITR) of the employee, inasmuch as the information
provided therein are exactly the same information required to be provided in his income tax return
(BIR Form No. 1700).
7) Who are qualified to avail the substituted filing?
Employees who satisfies all of the following conditions:
a. Receiving purely compensation income regardless of amount;
b. Working for only one employer in the Philippines for the calendar year;
c. Withholding tax has been withheld correctly by the employer (tax due equals tax withheld);
d. The employees spouse also complies with all three (3) conditions stated above.
e. The employer files the annual information return (BIR Form No. 1604-CF)
f. The employer issues BIR Form 2316 to each employee.
8) What income payments are subject to Expanded Withholding Tax?
a) Professional fees / talent fees for services rendered by the following:
- Those individually engaged in the practice of profession or callings such as lawyers,certified public
accountants, doctors of medicine, architecs, engineers and all other professionals who have
undergone licensure examinations regulated by the Professional Regulations Commission, Supreme
Court, etc.
- Professional entertainers such as but not limited to actors and actresses, singers, lyricist, composers
and emcees
- Professional athletes including basketball players, pelotaris and jockeys
- Directors and producers involved in movies, stage, radio, television and musical productions
- Insurance agents and insurance adjusters
- Management and technical consultants
- Bookkeeping agents and agencies
- Other recipient of talent fees
- Fees of directors who are not employees of the company paying such fees whose duties are confined
to attendance at and participation in the meetings of the Board of Directors
b) Professional fees, talent fees, etc for services of taxable juridical persons
c) Rentals:

-Rental of real property used in business

-Rental of personal properties in excess of P 10,000 annually
-Rental of poles, satellites and transmission facilities
-Rental of billboards
d) Cinematographic film rentals and other payments
e) Income payments to certain contractors
- General engineering contractors
- General building contractors
- Specialty contractors
- Other contractors like:
1. Filling, demolition and salvage work contractors and operators of mine drilling apparatus
2. Operators of dockyards
3. Persons engaged in the installation of water system, and gas or electric light, heat or power
4. Operators of stevedoring, warehousing or forwarding establishments
5. Transportation Contractors
6. Printers, bookbinders, lithographers and publishers, except those principally engaged in the
publication or printing of any newspaper, magazine, review or bulletin which appears at regular
intervals, with fixed prices for subscription and sale
7. Advertising agencies, exclusive of payments to media
8. Messengerial, janitorial, security, private detective, credit and/or collection agencies and other
business agencies
9. Independent producers of television, radio and stage performances or shows
10. Independent producers of "jingles"
11. Labor recruiting agencies and/or labor-only contractors
12. Persons engaged in the installation of elevators, central air conditioning units, computer
machines and other equipment and machineries and the maintenance services thereon
13. Persons engaged in the sale of computer services, computer programmers, software
developer/designer, etc.
14. Persons engaged in landscaping services
15. Persons engaged in the collection and disposal of garbage
16. TV and radio station operators on sale of TV and radio airtime, and
17. TV and radio blocktimers on sale of TV and radio commercial spots
f) Income distribution to the beneficiaries of estates and trusts
g) Gross commission or service fees of customs, insurance, stock, real estate, immigration and
commercial brokers and fees of agents of professional entertainers
h) Income payments to partners of general professional partnerships
i) Payments made to medical practitioners
j) Gross selling price or total amount of consideration or its equivalent paid to the seller/owner for the
sale, exchange or transfer of real property classified as ordinary asset
k) Additional income payments to government personnel from importers, shipping and airline
companies or their agents
l) Certain income payments made by credit card companies
m) Income payments made by the top 20,000 private corporations to their purchase of goods and
services from their local/resident suppliers other than those covered by other rates of withholding
n) Income payments by government offices on their purchase of goods and services, from
local/resident suppliers other than those covered by other rates of withholding
o) Commission, rebates, discounts and other similar considerations paid/granted to independent and
exclusive distributors, medical/technical and sales representatives and marketing agents and subagents of multi level marketing companies.
p) Tolling fees paid to refineries
q) Payments made by pre-need companies to funeral parlors
r) Payments made to embalmers by funeral parlors
s) Income payments made to suppliers of agricultural products (suspension not yet lifted)
t) Income payments on purchases of mineral, mineral products and quarry resources
u) On gross amount of refund given by MERALCO to customers with active contracts as classified by
MERALCO;
v) Interest income on the refund paid through direct payment or application against customers' billing
by other electric Distribution Utilities in accordance with the rules embodied in ERC Resolution No. 8
series of 2008 dated June 4, 2008 governing the refund of meter deposits which was approved and
adopted by ERC in compliance with the mandate of Article 8 of the Magna Carta for Residential
Electricity Consumers and Article 3.4.2 of DSOAR exempting all electricity consumers, whether
residential or non-residential from the payment of meter deposit.

w) Income payments made by the top 5,000 individual taxpayers to their purchase of goods and
services from their local/resident suppliers other than those covered by other rates of withholding
x) Income payments made by political parties and candidates of local and national elections of all
their campaign expenditures, and income payments made by individuals or juridical persons for their
purchases of goods and services intended to be given as campaign contribution to political parties and
candidates
9) What income payments are subject to Final Withholding Tax?
a) Income Payments to a Citizen or to a Resident Alien Individual:
- Interest on any peso bank deposit
- Royalties
- Prizes [except prizes amounting to P10,000 or less which is subject to tax under Sec. 24(A)(1) of
the Tax Code]
- Winnings (except winnings from Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office and Lotto)
- Interest income on foreign currency deposit
- Interest income from long term deposit (except those with term of five years or more)
- Cash and/or property dividends
- Capital Gains presumed to have been realized from the sale, exchange or other disposition of real
property
b) Income Payments to a Non-Resident Alien Engaged in Trade or Business in the Philippines
- On Certain Passive Income
- cash and/or property dividend
- Share in the distributable net income of a partnership
- Interest on any bank deposits
- Royalties
- Prizes (except prizes amounting to P10,000 or less which is subject to tax under Sec. 25(A)(1) of
the Tax Code.
- Winnings (except from Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office and Lotto)
- Interest on Long Term Deposits (except those with term of five years or more)
- Capital Gains presumed to have been realized from the sale, exchange or other disposition of real
property
c) Income Derived from All Sources Within the Philippines by a Non-Resident Alien Individual Not
Engaged in Trade or Business
- On gross amount of income derived from all sources within the Philippines
- On Capital Gains presumed to have been realized from the sale, exchange or disposition of real
property located in the Philippines
d) Income Derived by Alien Individual Employed by a Regional or Area Headquarters and Regional
Operating Headquarters of Multinational Companies, Income Derived by Alien Individual Employed by
Offshore Banking Units and Income of Aliens Employed by Foreign Petroleum Service Contractors and
Subcontractors
e) Income Payment to a Domestic Corporation
- Interest from any currency bank deposits and yield or any other monetary benefit from deposit
substitutes and from trust fund and similar arrangements derived from sources within the Philippines
- Royalties derived from sources within the Philippines
- Interest income derived from a depository bank under the Expanded Foreign Currency Deposit
(FCDU) System
- Income derived by a depository bank under the FCDU from foreign transactions with local
commercial banks
- On capital gains presumed to have been realized from the sale, exchange or other disposition of real
property located in the Philippines classified as capital assets, including pacto de retro sales and other
forms of conditional sales based on the gross selling price or fair market value as determined in
accordance with Sec. 6(E) of the NIRC, whichever is higher
f) Income Payments to a Resident Foreign Corporation
- Offshore Banking Units
- Tax on branch Profit Remittances
- Interest on any currency bank deposits and yield or any other monetary benefit from deposit
substitute and from trust funds and similar arrangements and royalties derived from sources within
the Philippines
- Interest income on FCDU
- Income derived by a depository bank under the expanded foreign currency deposits system from
foreign currency transactions with local commercial banks
g) Income Derived from all Sources Within the Philippines by a Non-Resident Foreign Corporation
- Gross income from all sources within the Philippines such as interest, dividends, rents, royalties,
salaries, premiums (except re-insurance premiums), annuities, emoluments or other fixed
determinable annual, periodic or casual gains, profits and income or capital gains;
- Gross income from all sources within the Philippines derived by a non-resident cinematographic film
owner, lessor and distributor

- On the gross rentals, lease and charter fees derived by a non-resident owner or lessor of vessels
from leases or charters to Filipino citizens or corporations as approved by the Maritime Industry
Authority
- On the gross rentals, charter and other fees derived by a non-resident lessor of aircraft, machineries
and other equipment
- Interest on foreign loans contracted on or after August 1, 1986
h) Fringe Benefits Granted to the Employee (except Rank and File)
- Goods, services or other benefits furnished or granted in cash or in kind by an employer to an
individual employee (except rank and file) such as but not limited to the following:
- Housing
- Vehicle of any kind
- Interest on loans
- Expenses for foreign travel
- Holiday and vacation expenses
- Educational assistance to employees or his dependents
- Membership fees, dues and other expense in social and athletic clubs or other
- similar organizations
- Health insurance
Informers Reward
10) Aside from the required withholding of income tax by government agencies and instrumentalities
on their payments to their suppliers of goods and services, what other tax types must be withheld by
them.
a) Value Added Tax on all payments subject to VAT
- On gross payments for the purchase of goods
- On gross payments for the purchase of services
b) VAT on payments for lease or use of properties or property rights to non-resident owners;
and other services rendered in the Philippines by non-residents.
c) Percentage Tax on all payments subject to percentage tax such as payments to the following:
- Any person engaged in business whose gross sales or receipts do not exceed P1,500,000 and who
are not VAT-registered persons. (Persons exempt from VAT under Sec. 109V of the Tax Code)
- Domestic carriers and keepers of garages, except owners of bancas and owners of animal drawn two
wheeled vehicle
- Operators of international carriers doing business in the Philippines.
- Franchise grantees of electric, gas or water utilities
- Franchise grantees of radio and/or television broadcasting companies whose gross annual receipts of
the preceding year do not exceed Ten Million (P10,000,000.00) Pesos and did not opt to register as
VAT Taxpayers
- Banks and non-bank financial intermediaries and finance companies
- Life insurance companies
- Agents of foreign insurance companies
- Proprietor, lessee, or operator of cockpits, cabarets, night or day clubs,videoke/karaoke bars,
karaoke television, karaoke boxes, music lounges and other similar establishments, boxing
exhibitions, professional basketball games, jai-alai and race tracks
- Every stock broker who effected a sale, barter, exchange or other disposition of shares of stock
listed and traded through the Local Stock Exchange (LSE) other than the sale by a dealer in securities
- A corporate issuer/stock broker, whether domestic or foreign, engaged in the sale, barter, exchange
or other disposition through Initial Public Offering (IPO) /secondary public offering of shares of stock
in closely held corporations
11) Who is a withholding agent?
A withholding agent is any person or entity who is required to deduct and remit the taxes withheld to
the government.
12) What are the duties and obligations of the withholding agent?
The following are the duties and obligations of the withholding agent:
a) To Register - withholding agent is required to register within ten (10) days after acquiring such
status with the Revenue District office having jurisdiction over the place where the business is located
b) To Deduct and Withhold - withholding agent is required to deduct tax from all money payments
subject to withholding tax
c) To Remit the Tax Withheld - withholding agent is required to remit tax withheld at the time
prescribed by law and regulations
d) To File Annual Return - withholding agent is required to file the corresponding Annual Information
Return at the time prescribed by law and regulations
e) To Issue Withholding Tax Certificates - withholding agent shall furnish Withholding Tax Certificates

to recipient of income payments subject to withholding

13) Who are considered TOP 20,000 Corporate Taxpayers?
Top twenty thousand (20,000) private corporations shall include a corporate taxpayer who has been
determined and notified by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) as having satisfied any of the
following criteria:
a) Classified and duly notified by the Commissioner as a large taxpayer under Revenue Regulation No.
1-98, as amended, or belonging to the top five thousand (5,000) private corporations under RR12-94,
or to the top ten thousand (10,000) private corporations under RR 17-2003, unless previously declassified as such or had already ceased business operations (automatic inclusion);
b) VAT payment or payable whichever is higher, of at least P100,000 for the preceding year;
c) Annual income tax due of at least P200,000 for the preceding year;
d) Total percentage tax paid of at least P100,000 for the preceding year;
e) Gross sales of P10,000,000 and above for the preceding year;
f) Gross purchases of P5,000,000 and above for the preceding year;
g) Total excise tax payment of at least P100,000 for the preceding year.
What are the obligations of Top 20,000 Corporate Taxpayers?
a) In addition to the above responsibilities of a withholding agent, Top 20,000 private corporations
shall withhold the one percent (1%) creditable expanded withholding tax on the purchase of goods
and two percent (2%) on the purchase of services (other than those covered by other withholding tax
rates) from local suppliers where it regularly makes purchases. However, casual purchase of goods
shall not be subject to withholding tax unless the amount of purchase at any one time involves
P10,000 or more, in which case, it shall then be required to withhold the tax. The same rule apply to
local/resident supplier of services other than those covered by separate rates of withholding
tax.Provided, however, that for purchases involving agricultural products in their original state, the tax
required to be withheld shall only apply to purchases in excess of the cumulative amount of P300,000
within the same taxable year. For this purpose, agricultural products in their original state shall only
include corn, coconut, copra, palay, rice cassava, sugar cane, coffee, fruits, vegetables, marine food
products, poultry and livestocks.
b) Taxes withheld shall be remitted using BIR Form 1601-E on a monthly basis thru the use of the
Electronic Filing and Payment System (EFPS) on the dates prescribed for e-filers. Filing shall be done
on a staggered basis provided under RR 26-2002 and payment shall be made every 15th
following the end of the month for Jan-Nov and Jan. 20 of the following year for the month of
December.
c) Certificate of Creditable Tax Withheld at Source (BIR Form No. 2307) shall be issued to the payees
within twenty (20) days following the close of such payees taxable quarter or upon demand of the
payees;
d) A list of regular supplier of goods and/or services shall be submitted on a semestral basis to the
RDO/LTS/LTDO having jurisdiction over the principal place of business in hard copy if below
payees or soft-copy for those with ten (10) or more payees per semester while e-submission
regardless of the number of payees for those under Electronic Filing and Payment System (EFPS).
Deadline for submission of the list is not later than July 31 and January 31 of each year. However,
initial list of regular suppliers should be submitted within fifteen (15) days from actual receipt hereof.
15. Who are considered TOP 5,000 Individual Taxpayers?
Top 5,000 Individual Taxpayers shall refer to individual taxpayers engaged in trade or business or
exercise of profession who have been determined and notified by the Bureau of Internal Revenue
(BIR) as having satisfied any of the following criteria:
a) VAT payment or payable whichever is higher, of at least P100,000 for the preceding year;
b) Annual income tax due of at least P200,000 for the preceding year;

c) Total percentage tax paid of at least P100,000 for the preceding year;
d) Gross sales of P10,000,000 and above for the preceding year;
e) Gross purchases of P5,000,000 and above for the preceding year;
f) Total excise tax payment of at least P100,000 for the preceding year.
What are the obligations of Top 5,000 Individual Taxpayers?
a) In addition to the obligations of a withholding agent, Top 5,000 Individual Taxpayers shall withhold
the one percent (1%) creditable expanded withholding on the purchase of goods and two percent
(2%) on the purchase of services (other than those covered by other withholding tax rates) from local
suppliers where it regularly makes purchases. However, casual purchase of goods shall not be subject
to withholding tax unless the amount of purchase at any one time involves P10,000 or more, in which
case, it shall then be required to withhold the tax. The same rule apply to local/resident supplier of
services other than those covered by separate rates of withholding tax. Provided, however, that for
purchases involving agricultural products in their original state, the tax required to be withheld shall
only apply to purchases in excess of the cumulative amount of P300,000 within the same taxable
year. For this purpose, agricultural products in their original state shall only include corn, coconut,
copra, palay, rice cassava, sugar cane, coffee, fruits, vegetables, marine food products, poultry and
livestocks.
b) Taxes withheld shall be remitted under BIR Form 1601-E on a monthly basis thru the Electronic
Filing and Payment System (EFPS) facility within the prescribed period.
c) Certificate of Creditable Tax Withheld at Source (BIR Form No. 2307) shall be issued to the payees
within twenty (20) days following the close of such payees taxable quarter or upon demand of the
payees;
d) A list of regular supplier of goods and/or services shall be submitted on a semestral basis to the
RDO/LTS/LTDO having jurisdiction over the principal place of business in hard copy if below
payees or soft-copy for those with ten (10) or more payees per semester while e-submission
regardless of the number of payees for those under Electronic Filing and Payment System (EFPS).
Deadline for submission of the list is not later than July 31 and January 31 of each year. However,
initial list of regular suppliers should be submitted within fifteen (15) days from actual receipt hereof.
15. WHO ARE THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS IN THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES CHARGED WITH THE
DUTY TO DEDUCT, WITHHOLD AND REMIT WITHHOLDING TAXES?
The following officials are duty bound to deduct, withhold and remit taxes:
a)
For Office of the Provincial Government-province- the Chief Accountant, Provincial Treasurer and
the Governor;
b)
Mayor;

For Office of the City Government-cities- the Chief Accountant, City Treasurer and the City

c)
For Office of the Municipal Government-municipalities- the Chief Accountant, Municipal
Treasurer and the Mayor;
d) Office of the Barangay-Barangay Treasurer and Barangay Captain
e)
For NGAs, GOCCs and other Government Offices, the Chief Accountant and the Head of
Office or the Official holding the highest position.