Bought questions or ideas on the controversial LOAs of the Bureau of Inner Income? Be a part of Rappler’s Ask Me Something session with tax knowledgeable Mon Abrea on Tuesday, February 17, at 3 pm!
MANILA, Philippines – For too lengthy, many enterprise enterprises have needed to undergo in silence over the Bureau of Inner Income’s Letters of Authority (LOAs), or what some lawmakers say is an “extortion scheme” by some BIR personnel.
LOAs authorize BIR income officers to look at the books and data of a taxpayer. These are thought of the start line of any BIR audit or investigation.
Senate Deputy Majority Chief JV Ejercito had described it as a shakedown of many native and international corporations that even prompted quite a lot of embassies to deliver up the problem privately with choose officers.
BIR Commissioner Charlito Mendoza informed the Senate blue ribbon committee on Tuesday, February 10, that the tax bureau has filed instances towards 25 BIR personnel, and is investigating 30 workers over alleged misuse of LOAs.
The BIR has additionally issued new tips whereby LOAs will now be restricted to at least one letter per taxpayer per taxable yr. LOAs will now even be system-generated to attenuate human intervention.
Rappler’s enterprise reporter Tatiana Maligro is sitting down with Rappler columnist and tax knowledgeable Mon Abrea of the Asian Consulting Group for an Ask Me Something (AMA) session at 3 pm on Tuesday, February 17, to debate this controversy, and we’re inviting everybody to affix us.
To hitch the AMA:
- Obtain the Rappler app for iOS or Android, and create a free account. The net model can also be accessible right here.
- Faucet the app’s Neighborhood tab and be part of the Entrance Web page chat room.
- Enter the Entrance Web page chat room at 3 pm on Tuesday, and ship your questions or ideas there. A moderator might be steering the chat to information everybody.
- We’ll learn your chat room messages throughout our livestream of the AMA, and Mon Abrea will reply on-air. Watch the livestream on this similar web page or head over to Rappler’s YouTube channel.
See you on February 17! – with stories from Tatiana Maligro/Rappler.com
