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近期关于菲律宾国内税务局(BIR)将针对在线卖家展开行动的消息层出不穷。这是因为许多纯线上零售商可能未按照标准规定缴纳销售相关税费,如增值税(VAT)。

Henares专员一直强调,他们正在寻找方法以监控并向在线零售商征税。一方面,纯粹通过线上开展业务时,通常用于建立实体企业的政府官僚程序可以被轻易绕过(例如可跳过建筑许可证、市长许可证等)。

首先必须明确,无论是线下还是线上,通过销售产品或服务产生收入/收益均需纳税。此次并无任何新政策推出,实质上是对既有规定的强化执行。

我能想到的最贴切的类比是乱穿马路。任何乱穿马路的人都应受到处罚;这一规定早已实施。然而,有些街道并未由马尼拉大都会交通管理局(MMDA)进行监管,因此当人们穿越这些街道时并不会受到处罚。如今,MMDA表示将开始对民众长期以来随意乱穿却无人监管的街道进行执法。

总之,为了让您更好地理解实体零售(即商场中的那些店铺)与在线销售之间的差异,我们来看一个例子。

以 Galaxy S3 为例。据我的消息来源,该设备的分销成本约为 16,000 菲律宾比索。若建议零售价为 32,000 菲律宾比索,扣除 12% 的增值税后,剩余金额为 28,571 菲律宾比索(而 3,429 菲律宾比索将在月底汇缴给税务局)。

以下是我们认为的估算计算方式:

建议零售价:菲律宾比索 32,990

减少:
增值税 -- 菲律宾比索3,535
单位成本 -- 菲律宾比索16,000

总收入:菲律宾比索 13,455

较少:
运营费用(按 30% 计算):菲律宾比索 4,037

收入(税前):9,418 菲律宾比索

商业税(收入的 30%):菲律宾比索 2,825

净利润:菲律宾比索 6,593

每售出一件商品,若为商场内的普通零售店,预计收入为 6,593 比索。

当我们将其应用于在线商店时,情况也应如此。最大的区别在于运营支出(OPEX),其可能低于我们预估的 30%。

然而,如果其他条件相同但剔除税负影响,我们可节省 6,360 比索。若将所有这些节省额转嫁给消费者,则在线价格将为 26,630 比索。

这正是商场价格与在线价格产生差异之处。这也是商场零售商无法在价格上与在线零售商竞争的最主要原因。

如果税务局(BIR)如此严格,开始追查在线卖家并要求他们缴纳税款,那么最合乎逻辑的做法是卖家将税款计入产品单价中。

这意味着我们上述的计算将回退至最高商场价格。如果在线卖家希望更具竞争力,他们可能会略微降低零售价。他们通常可以从纯线上销售所节省的成本中获取这部分空间(即更低的租金、账单等)。因此,我们原先估计的 30% 运营费用可能降至 15%(2,018 比索)。

他们随后可以将这些节省转嫁给客户,从而获得略低的零售价格。

话虽如此,在线卖家对此局面的看法则截然不同。他们会坚持既定的定价策略,保留那些远低于建议零售价销售所获得的微薄利润,并祈祷税务局不会因未申报任何销售额而追究他们的责任。

否则,如果他们遵守规范并缴纳相应税款(同时坚持具有竞争力的定价),我认为在缴纳增值税和营业税后将所剩无几。在某些情况下,我甚至认为他们可能会完全亏损。这正是许多在线卖家产生不满情绪的原因所在。

最坏的情况是,在线卖家被迫让步,开始以与商场几乎相同的价格销售其产品。

Frequently Asked Questions

Is online shopping being taxed as a new rule?
No, generating income from selling products or services has always been taxable, whether offline or online.
Why is the BIR now targeting online sellers?
The BIR is enforcing existing tax laws on online retailers who may not be applying standard duties like VAT.
What advantage do online sellers have over brick-and-mortar stores?
Online sellers can bypass government requirements like building permits and mayor's permits.
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Johnny · 13 years ago

” The closest analogy that I can think of is jaywalking. Anybody who jaywalks can be penalized; it’s already imposed a long time ago. However, there are streets that are not monitored by MMDA so when people crosses that street, they don’t get penalized. Now, the MMDA is saying they will start monitoring those streets that people used to jaywalk all the time because nobody was looking. ”

COULDNT AGREE MORE! These jaywalkers cause accidents and traffic. And its very stressful to drive when you need to be pay extra attention that don’t hit any jaywalker. Even in BGC you see plenty of people who doesn’t care about red signal and cars must slowdown because there’s people blocking the driveway. People walk damn slowly but can’t wait 50seconds for the green light tsktsk. I don’t know are they stupid or don’t just care? Those lights are there for a reason. Also I have noticed especially in some smaller cities that there might be overpass or zebra crossing in 20meters away and people are still too lazy to walk there. They want to cross the street right where they are eventhough its frikking 6 lane street. Filipinos in general are hard working I guess, but when it comes to walking they must be the laziest country I’ve seen. I see often that people rather wait 5 minutes for the Jeepney than walk 200meters. Same happens night and day, so you can’t say that its too hot or dont want to get more tanned. Ok enough ranting. But yeah I hope the traffic will be much better here in 2015.

YEAH, PARTLY OFFTOPIC I KNOW.

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roiji · 13 years ago

nope.

i am already paying the government much!

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max · 13 years ago

Its just an issue of fairness. Dapat lahat ng dapat may tax habulin ng BIR. Ex. Hardware stores, Car Dealers, Car Repairshops, Computer Repair shops, Foodstands sa malls, Grocery stores, Beauty and Hair Salons, Spas, Jewelry Shops. Also those who offers health services like Dentists, Doctors, Opthalmologists, Dermatologists.

Also those in the transport business. Sellers in palengke – madami dyan abot ng 500 to 1,000 per day ang kita ( that means 12,500 to 25,000 for 25 days of work ). Sabi lang nila yun na wala kita at lugi pag interview on TV.

Halos lahat ng mga yan wala bigay RESIBO kaya wla Tax mga yan. Kung meron man may daya.

Meron cguro maliit ang kita. Pero madami sa kanila malaki talaga ang kita per day. We who know some of them personally, alam natin yan. Meron nga ako kilala tindera lang sa palengke, but ung tatlo anak nasa Private Schools at lagi bago clothes and gadgets.

There’s really money in every business. Mahirap lang talaga mag-impose ang BIR ng Resibo for all businesses. Wala kasi talaga Will Power. Dun lang sila sa mga Employed at dun sa madali i-tax na type of business.

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Blue · 13 years ago

If government insists on taxing everything then taxpayers should be the only ones to vote for public officials since taxpayers shoulder everything. If non tax paying citizens want a say in something, they have to force themselves to be productive citizens and become taxpayers. That way, taxpayers can closely monitor how government spends taxes. Hindi ung hakot ng mga squatter at kung ano pang non taxpayers na silang bumubuo ng bulk ng mga botante nila.

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green · 12 years ago

I hope you realize that we’re all taxpayers because of VAT. Everything we buy from retail stores are charged with VAT. So everyone still deserves to vote even if we base it on tax.

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Justin · 13 years ago

If only we Filipinos actually SEE and BENEFIT from the taxes we’re paying, then we wouldn’t have to find ways and means to circumvent the whole tax collection system!

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Justin · 13 years ago

If only we Filipinos actually SEE and BENEFIT from the taxes they’re paying, then we wouldn’t have to find ways and means to circumvent the whole tax collection system!

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Iyan Sommerset · 13 years ago

This will just mean more will move over to those meet-up type sales that just correspond over sms/email/whatever without any actualy formalities done online.

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paul a. · 13 years ago

question, does this also apply to those user/sellers at tipidpc.com or in sulit.com.ph?

for example i do have a account on those site and i sell lets say, phone case, which i get from divi for a minimal price, would this law also apply to me?

or only to the Online Seller website like Lazada.com or widget city.com?

Thanks

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mistah · 13 years ago

there will always be corruption, and appointed officials will always have vested interest. araw araw merong lumalapit sayo merong hawak na pera… araw-araw ka bang makakatanggi?

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kickass · 13 years ago

tiba2 n naman mga corrupt na BIR Officials dyan!!!

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wingatu · 13 years ago

Nico says:
December 31, 2012 at 2:49 pm
@Ghosthunter: Hindi dapat tax ang nirereklamo mo. Ang dapat nirereklamo mo ay yung corruption nung mga pulitiko dun sa lugar na binanggit mo. Sino ba ang bumoto para malagay ang mga pulitikong yun sa puwesto? Hindi ba ang mga bumoto? May ginawa ka ba para i-report o para i-complain yung mga streetlights na binanggit mo?

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pong · 13 years ago

Taxes is good for the country but our government owes us the FOI bill to be signed law w/o any loopholes.

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pilip · 13 years ago

people in government esp those appointed act like gods in the early year of the admin, come 2015, they will be all be scared because 2016 is around the corner, and they will soon become mortals.

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Robert V · 13 years ago

I knew this would come. : )

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booboo · 13 years ago

Kapag usaping buwis, nakakainis talaga. Pero kailangan ito eh. Kesa umangal tayo eh maging matalino nalang sa darating na eleksyon.

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Obed · 13 years ago

Lol, ang daming nagagalit sa BIR about this, I think tama ang move nila. Actually dapat lang naman may tax yung mga online entreps eh.

I myself is an online entrepreneur, I buy and sell gadgets online, have my own small web hosting and I do freelance web and graphic design.

Lahat nang charges ko ay vat inclusive na and have my own receipt. It’s easier to transact internationally pag may TIN and legal documents ka for your small online business.

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GagangBIR · 12 years ago

letseng yawaaaa!!

Magbayad na kayo…wala ng PDAF PDAF PDAF!!

KURAKOT FOREVER!

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Joe · 13 years ago

BIR has been scratching so many little incremental revenue these days… online sellers, condo corps, minimizing incentives. I think more focus should be done on achieving KRA’s thru “bigger fishes”, such as tax evaders, internal agency corruption, etc. have some balls, BIR

Happy new year everyone!

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vince · 13 years ago

BIR is probably forced to go after small fishes because big fishes have friends in government. lolz

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boggart · 13 years ago

just my opinion: yes, online shops, if they are legitimate businesses, should be taxed just like other businesses – vat or percentage tax, income taxes, etc. yes, the can still price their products lower than mall stores because, like what was pointed out by one commenter, no office/stall space rental, residential utility rates, etc. it is the duty of every citizen, corporate or individual, to pay their correct taxes.

now on the matter of where our taxes go, i too am not happy – hundreds of millions to senators and congressmen, social services to those who do not pay any taxes, cash hand outs to the poor, relief to illegal loggers and illegal miners, etc. while i believe that we should have compassion for the helpless, many of our fellow countrymen are just plain tamad and not helpless at all and they should not benefit from any of our taxes.

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Techjunkeez · 13 years ago

This is sick. Government should instead focus on those big corporations who cheated on their due taxes. Kesa gagatasan yung mga maliliit na entrepreneurs online.

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booboo · 13 years ago

OK nga ito eh. Bakit yung mga may physical stores sa malls binubuwisan pero ang online sellers nakakatakas? Hindi ba unfair para sa kanila na may overhead cost na nga eh napipilitan pang itaas ang presyo para macover ang VAT. Dapat actually pati Divisoria and Quiapo stalls singilin ng VAT. RE: big corporations not paying taxes, hinahabol naman na sila di ba? Hindi ba nababalita na rin ito sa news?

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nexiligankitor · 13 years ago

Mukhang may naliligaw na taga-BIR dito. hehe!

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vinz · 13 years ago

Well, they can do what the ones do in Korea do… if they want to tax the stores, they can start overhauling the bank secrecy law so that all bank transactions (including payment transactions) will be seen by the government. From then, they can start taxing the businesses.

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vince · 13 years ago

they might not be able to do that because the govt officials are using the bank secrecy laws to hide their extracurricular activities

lolz joke

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’em · 13 years ago

Dito natin malalaman kung ang mga online sellers ay katulad din ng ibang mga unscrupulous businessmen…

Naniniwala din ako na dapat magbuwis ang mga online sellers para fair sa mga SME’s na nagpipilit na sumunod sa mga regulasyon ng gobyerno.

Isa pa,ang affected lang naman nito ay mga mayayaman at mga nagtatrabaho na may malaking exposure sa internet. Malaking porsyento ng populasyon ng bansa hindi affected nito.

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Yoyo · 13 years ago

There’s nothing wrong with this and I don’t get some people acting like it’s a bad thing. It’s in the law. It should be followed.

What we, the citizens of the Philippines, should do now is to make sure that other business around our area is paying proper taxes. That includes local businesses and even the big companies. I’m looking at you Lucio Tan.

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Ghosthunter · 13 years ago

Nothing wrong about paying taxes but I would like to see my tax money going to worthwhile projects or efficient government services. BUT its known that over 50% of the taxes paid goes straight to the pockets of corrupt officials or paying for overpriced pork barrel projects in where government officials have a cut. One example is the street lamp posts in Manila, Pasig, Pasay, San Juan, etc. Ugly, overpriced and doesn’t provide much light.

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Nico · 13 years ago

@Ghosthunter: Hindi dapat tax ang nirereklamo mo. Ang dapat nirereklamo mo ay yung corruption nung mga pulitiko dun sa lugar na binanggit mo. Sino ba ang bumoto para malagay ang mga pulitikong yun sa puwesto? Hindi ba ang mga bumoto? May ginawa ka ba para i-report o para i-complain yung mga streetlights na binanggit mo?

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tmcr7 · 13 years ago

Dapat naman talaga magbayad ng buwis ang mga online sellers. Proteksyon din ng mamimili dahil kapag may business permit, kailangan sumunod sila sa consumer welfare gaya ng warranty at replacement. Mas mura pa rin naman nila mabebenta ang produkto nila dahil di sila nagbabayad ng pwesto sa tindahan. Lahat puro meetups.

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tonybac · 13 years ago

Isa lang ang napansin ko sa admin na ito, puro buwis, buwis, buwis. Pero may napapala nga ba? Walang problema magbayad ng buwis kung may return kang nakikita o nararamdaman. Kaso, meron nga ba? What’s next? OFW? Mukhang mas kurakot itong admin na ito kesa sa nakaraan.

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Dave · 13 years ago

Badtrip nman… naghahanap talaga ang gobyerno nag magagatasan…

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Abrinor · 13 years ago

Badtrip ka talaga recto! pesteng VAT yan!di naman nakakatulong panapal lang sa mga binubulsa ng mga kurakot!

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taxables · 13 years ago

^ well, kung masaya ka sa ginagawa ng gobyerno sa tax mo, good for you. I am not. tax is everywhere.
salary – witholding tax
puchase – evat
>30k bonus – 32% tax

so anong napapala ko sa tax na binabayad ko?

transportation – siksikang mrt and napakatrapik na edsa, malas mo pa at madurukutan ka.
security – pulis na pinapasweldo mo, kinotongan ka pa
healthcare – uso ba sa atin ito?
education – few good teachers dahil ang magagaling ayaw magteacher, kasi daw mababa ang sweldo.
and many more.

i know it’s our obligation, but it’s also governments obligation to make us feel comfortable with the tax we are paying. pero sabi ko nga, kung kuntento ka sa pinapupuntahan ng tax mo, then good for you. but you cannot blame those who are naiinis because maybe, they are paying too much tax that they felt being shortchanged.

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tmcr7 · 13 years ago

FYI, ang totoong presyo ng MRT ticket ay nasa P50-60 kapag pumunta ka sa ibang bansa. Pero dahil subsidized ng gobyerno ang pamasahe sa MRT, P12-14 na lang ang binabayaran mo.

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Ghosthunter · 13 years ago

Personally, I am not happy with our government taxing EVERYTHING they can put taxes on.

Although I do agree that the government is entitled charging SOME taxes, but I do not agree with the BIR’s solution for it’s inefficiency in collecting proper taxes is to increase taxes on the ones who diligently pay their proper taxes every year.

Our VAT is supposed to be only 10% yet because of tax collection shortfalls, it was increased to 12%. 2% might not sound a lot but that is 2% more for everything you spend your money on, including food, shelter, clothing, services and other stuff.

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gulag · 13 years ago

MRT ain’t subsidized by the gov’t. it’s the ad space that subsidizes it.

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booboo · 13 years ago

Regarding sa pulis: Mababa kasi pinag-aralan nila. kung itataas natin ang kalidad ng edukasyon kailangan ng pondo. Mababa din ang sweldo nila, kung itataas natin ang benefits and pay nila eh kailangan din ng pondo. So, papayag ka ba ng itaas ang tax para maging happy ka? Ang VAT, tama naman eh, kailangan across the board. Why exclude online sellers to pay VAT?

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tmcr7 · 13 years ago

Tol, sorry pero subsidized talaga ang MRT/LRT ng gobyerno. Yung railways natin nakakatulong pa sa mga online sellers kasi sa MRT/LRT kadalasan ang meetups.

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pwesto · 13 years ago

porke ba may pwesto na, ibig sabihin nagbabayad ng tax? dami din sa mga yan ay di nagbabayad ng tax. mga hardware nga eh, delivery receipt ibibigay sayo. imagine mo na lang kung gaano kalaki kinikita ng hardware. so kung efficient sana ang pangongolekta ng gobyerno, hindi puro dagdag tax ang ginagawa. ang gaano kayo kasigurado na di nagbabayad ng tax ang mga online seller?

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mindy · 13 years ago

i support the BIR in this move. finally this government is trying to implement all our tax laws. i hope all loopholes are being plugged too.

some people who do business should remove the mentality that paying taxes is “optional” it is every citizen and tax resident’s obligation.

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JC · 13 years ago

I think anybody who earns in our country either as an employee or as an entrepreneur should always pay the correct taxes. As an employee, my take home pay is already net of tax.

I had an online business also before and I know the savings an online business has over brick and mortar shops. The savings in OPEX is more than 70%. Think about it, no commercial rent, residential power, water and internet rates, no need to maintain 2 shifts of workers to accommodate mall hours etc. With this much savings in OPEX, I think its already greed to not be paying taxes.

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GhostHunter · 13 years ago

If the BIR will really try to push their plans to tax online retailers, it would just push the retailers to use other methods… including abandoning the formal online store format (like certain online gadget retail stores in Multiply) and just advertise their wares on free online classified ad sites like Sulit and AyosDito.

This would make them harder to become targets by the BIR.

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Fleeb · 13 years ago

Siguro mas mura pa rin sa online kasi walang puwestong binabayaran, puwera na lang may warehouse.

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Ish · 13 years ago

Masarap magbayad ng tax kapag may nakikita kang pinag-gagamitan nun na napakikinabangan talaga ng mamamayan. Pero kung wala, nakakainis lang na makabasa ng mga ganyan.

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mindy · 13 years ago

bakit ka maiinis? hindi ba tama lang na ang pamahalaan mo na tinutustusan mo ng buwis mo ay ipinapatupad rin ng tama ang mga batas natin sa buwis?

ibang usapin kung paano ginagastos ang buwis natin. ang akin lang, ang tama at kumpletong buwis ay dapat bayaran ng lahat ng pilipino o dayuhang naninirahan sa pilipinas.

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Ish · 13 years ago

Maiinis dahil magbabayad ka ng tama nang buwis, na hindi naman napupunta sa tamang bagay. Wag nating itanggi yan. Kitang kita naman kahit sabihin nating walang kongkretong ebidensya.

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nico · 13 years ago

Nakakainis man o hindi, bilang mamamayan, tungkulin natin na mag bayad ng buwis kahit na feeling natin ay wala itong napupuntahan.

Tungkulin din natin na i-elect ang mga tamang tao na ilalagay sa puwesto sa gobyerno at tungkulin din natin mag reklamo sa kinauukulan kung nakikita natin na ang lider natin ay walang ginagawa. Hindi lahat pwede iasa sa gobyerno. Bilang mamamayan, may tungkulin din tayo sa bansang ito.

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ryan · 13 years ago

no government can run with out proper taxation. Mura pa nga tax d2 stin eh. mas mahal pa sa ibang bansa. yun lang pag pasok mo sa hospital at pag labas. thank you lang ok na.

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cesar · 13 years ago

ibigay kay cesar ang dapat kay cesar. magbayad ng tamang buwis! wala ka pake kung gamitin ng govt sa tama o hindi. basta tayo gumagawa ng tama sa pagbayad ng tamang buwis. daming idiot dito.

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booboo · 13 years ago

Hindi naman ikaw ang pupunta sa BIR para magbayad. Bakit ka maiinis? Hahaha! Kung gusto mong mabilisan ang effect ng taxes na binabayaran mo eh baka dapat taasan natin ang buwis. Tandaan: hindi lahat ng buwis napupunta sa infrastructure na madalas hindi natin nakikita.

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mempo · 13 years ago

@Boobs

Kababayan ko. Naniniwala ka ba na ang buwis na binabayaran mo ay talagang napupunta sa karapat-dapat nitong puntahan?

Kung OO ang iyong sagot, isa kang hibang at tumitira sa mundo na gawa lang ng iyong imahinasyon.

Igising mo ang iyong mata at isipin na sa taon na darating, pati ang pag pasasa (sekswal na bagay) ng mga squatter na walang pakialam sa ating bansa at ekonomiya ay iyong bubunuin, galing sa iyong buwis.

Naniniwala ako na dapat patungan ng buwis ang mga tao na nagbebenta sa internet, pero dapat may klasipikasyon at ang pagpataw ay nararapat kung gaano kalaki ang iyong “online business”. At, siguruhin na ang kikitain dito ng gobyerno ay magagamit sa tama nitong pagkakalagyan.

Ngunit alam natin lahat na hindi ito manyayari.

Maligayang Bagong Taon sa inyong lahat.

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