There's been a lot of news lately about the announcement of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to go after online sellers. Commissioner Henares has been stressing that they are looking for ways to be able to monitor and collect taxes from online retailers. Let's be clear first that whether it's offline or online, generating revenue/income from selling products or services is taxable. What if the BIR was so strict and it runs after the online sellers and ask them to pay taxes? The most logical step is for the sellers to tuck those taxes into the price of the unit. If the online sellers want to be more competitive, they might lower their retail price a bit. Then again, the online sellers would look at this situation differently. This is where a lot of the resentment by online sellers come from. Read more in our articles including "Are you ready for Online Shopping to be taxed?" and "BIR mandates Registration Seal Badge for online businesses".
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Dec 14, 2025There's been a lot of news lately about the announcement of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to go after online sellers. Commissioner Henares has been stressing that they are looking for ways to be able to monitor and collect taxes from online retailers.
Let's be clear first that whether it's offline or online, generating revenue/income from selling products or services is taxable. What if the BIR was so strict and it runs after the online sellers and ask them to pay taxes? The most logical step is for the sellers to tuck those taxes into the price of the unit.
Our coverage of bir online seller tax includes: "Are you ready for Online Shopping to be taxed?"; "BIR mandates Registration Seal Badge for online businesses"; "BIR launches digital tax calendar". Each article provides unique insights and information.