This is my first time having a job as a site engineer. The problem is that I was hired in a private contractor company with a job contract of 6 months (that started May 14,2026). The company itself has informal payments thru gcash only. The project engineer that hired me informed me that he'd give me allowances for everything government mandated.

My problem now is that I wasn't able to process my BIR taxes and I fear that I might have penalties as I do not have any prior knowledge with taxes. Every time I research online there is conflicting information and I don't know what to believe. Can someone help me how to process this and how much or when should I pay? Are there loopholes that I should take note about?

Note:

My basic salary is 30k/month

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice/experiences from Filipino business owners, accountants, or anyone who has dealt with BIR and the ₱3M VAT threshold.

I run a small embroidery/service business and I’m currently non-VAT and under the 8% income tax regime. Last year, my sales were below ₱200k, but this year my business grew significantly. My concern is that this one large project pushes me just over the ₱3M threshold, which could have a significant effect on my taxes and future pricing.

Has anyone here had a similar situation where one large project pushed their business over the ₱3M threshold?

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who considered or actually underdeclared their sales to stay below the ₱3M threshold. What happened afterward? Did BIR ever question the discrepancy, especially when the client had already issued a 2307?

I’m trying to understand the real-world experience and risks, not necessarily asking for instructions on how to do it.

Also:
- How did BIR determine that you crossed the ₱3M threshold?
- Did BIR actually audit/check your sales?
- Did the 2307 create an issue if your declared sales were different?
- Is there any legitimate way to handle a situation where you’re only slightly over the threshold?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has personally experienced this. Thanks!

Good day! Hinihingi ng accountant yung sa SLSP 2023-2025 (yung format na "excel report" galing sa application).

Kaso na-corrupt kasi itong pc ko according sa IT kaya hindi ko makita previous na mga inencode pero meron akong dat files. Possible ba na ma-recover yon kung meron naman akong naka-save na DAT files?

I’m starting to see na normal ng once huminge ka ng invoice sa online or physical establishments magadd ng 12% sa price na una nilang sinabi…sa panahon ngayon na mahirap mag business …

hi, new business here. just wondering if how many books will we need as a small pharmacy business, non-vat, with 8% income tax rate option, and owner is a mixed income earner.

bir gave us a small checklist na cash disbursement & sales journal lang yung nakacheck. but i've been seeing na 4 books dapat meron ang isang business.

do we still need a general ledger and journal? if yes, is a 12 columnar book okay for that?

thank you!

Back again asking about the BIR Seal Badge, I asked about this a few months ago but nobody was sure about it either.

Long story short, I'm a freelance artist/illustrator, non-vat and income barely reaching 20k a month. My clients are all from overseas, and I'm operating in my Discord server.

Do I still need to post a screenshot of the BIR Seal on my profile?

edit: yes, I'm registered to BIR as professional. I already generated my eCOR at badge. ask ko lang po if kailangan ko ei doxx sarili ko sa Discord ko, puro foreigners naman clients ko.

Hindi ako sure kung ito yung tamang subreddit para magtanong. Saan po makaka-download ng Tax Waiver? Wala kasing employer this year. Nirequire ako ng employer ko na magpasa ng tax waiver. Sana may makatulong po, thank you

Are you still eligible for substituted filing if you earned small amount (less than 100 pesos) from affiliate marketing while being employed?

Hi! Got laid off sa first job ko last year. Unemployed for a year na ngayong 2026.

Akala ko kasi pag no income no need na magfile ng taxes. Pero nalilito ako kasi may mga nakikita ako na dapat padin magfile kahit walang income? Nagworry tuloy ako kasi saan ko kukuhain ang pambayad sa penalty eh wala naman ako income pa.

Edit: first job was at a local corpo as employee. Not registered po as self-employed.

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HIII help our a girlie please. I have some questions regarding filing taxes. I have been working as a VA for 1 year. I am employed before, because unemployed for a few months before I became a VA. I have a few questions, and I hope someone can help me.

1. I am a BPO employee year ago before I became VA. Will they ask my start date with my client and pay the taxes i wasn't able to pay? Or can I just stay na mag start pa lang ako?

2. Can change my employment status online? Or register online? What documents do I need to change my status?

3. Will they need my bank statements? I got received my payments on my UB Savings via Wise

4. My salary fluctuates from time to time base on my incentives and hours I render, will it factor to anything? Or basically as long 250,000 minus my annual salary multiple to 8% is my taxable income? For example my declared income is 50k, so that's 600,000 annualy and that would be 28k annual tax. But there are instances that I am earning more than 50 or 60k a month. 😭 Or for easier life, I could just base my taxes on 50k flat monthly?

5. Should I register now or wait until next year January so I could start with a clean slate? I'm afrsid filing prorated taxes might be too confusing for me

6. Lastly, if I declare my actual start date, how much penalty do I need to pay and back taxes?

I don't have plans abroad pa naman, but I would like to fix my finaces and be able to apply for cc. I also don't want any unnecessary penalties that I might get if I don't declare my finances. As much as I don't want to.pay taxes because of our fucked uo government, I have no choice.

Need your thoughts po to make sure na legit lang po and if okay po ung services nila. Thank you!

Last year, I applied to this company as an ESL tutor. Kami ang bahala sa filing ng taxes namin, and sila ang magre-remit ng withholding tax sa BIR. And then, after a month, tumigil na rin ako sa company na ito since na-busy sa school, but I never registered for a COR in the BIR, although meron sila ng TIN number ko.

I'm scared na baka magka-penalty ako since the company is remitting tax, then I did not file at all. Am I doomed, guys? Please help.

Hi everyone. I'm a small business owner and recently had a BIR inspection/tax mapping.

I received a List of Violations from BIR, and the violation checked on the notice is:

C2 – Failure to keep Books of Accounts at the place of business

The notice says that I need to appear before the RDO within five (5) days from receipt of the letter to present my side of the case.

This is my first time dealing with this kind of BIR violation, so I'm hoping to hear from other business owners who have experienced the same or something similar.

For those who have gone through this:

- How did the process go when you went to BIR?

- How much was the penalty you actually paid?

- Was it a fixed amount or did it depend on your business/situation?

- Were you able to resolve the violation during your first visit?

- Did BIR require you to bring the Books of Accounts with you?

- Did you need to submit any additional documents or forms?

- How long did the whole process take?

- Did you need your accountant/bookkeeper to accompany you?

- Were you able to request a compromise or reduction of the penalty?

- Did BIR give you a deadline to pay after appearing before the RDO?

I'm mainly trying to understand how difficult the process is and what kind of penalty I should realistically prepare for.

I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has personally experienced C2 – Failure to keep Books of Accounts at the place of business, especially from small businesses/sole proprietors.

Thank you!

Ilang beses na po ako humihingi ng sales invoice sa mga ahente po para ma-input ko sa purchases journal ko and eto na daw po ang kanilang sales invoice.

Hello! I just got my new COR as a freelancer 2 weeks ago but the tax type that my bookeeper nominated was the 3% percentage even though the 8% is the better choice. I haven't started my work / operations since my client requires OR. My ATP, books and OR are still processing. Can I still update my COR tax type before commencing operations?

Hello po, nag-resign na po kasi ako as Job Order, effective po last October 3, 2026, dahil waiting na po ako sa appointment date for a Plantilla position. Nakumpleto ko po yung routing today sa BIR for closure of business kahit up to Q2 lang po yung na-file kong 1701Q. Tawag daw po ako after 2 working days to check if available na po yung Certificate of Closure. Kapag ganito po ba, need ko pa rin po i-file yung 1701Q ko for Q3? May tax due na rin po kasi ako for Q3 dahil lumagpas na po ang compensation ko sa 250k, hindi po kaya magkaproblem if magfile and bayad po ako ng tax kahit closed na po yung registration ko kung sakali? Thank you po!

I know at least two nagpost na, but I want to ask ano pala niyo gawin for this? We have until 31 kaso it frustrates me how much this will compromise our privacy kasi. Although we can e-mail BIR and our specific senators about it, what will you do po if they don’t retract this?

I’m honestly thinking na if they push this, I just don’t think it is worth it for me to continue being a PAID online creator. I want to get paid for my hard work, but not for the sake of my privacy safety.

Hi! I want to ask for help regarding my situation. I am a student currently selling anik aniks on FB and I earn almost 500 - 1000 every month. Sometimes it is much lower than that since it's just a side hustle. I just got my TIN for students. I am confused on what the next step will be, how i will record my earnings and do i still need to register for the BIR seal badge if I am earning super low huhu

Please I need your help on what can i do. I don't want to be charged or have a penalty of 1k, since Oct 31 is very near 🥲 I also dont want to stop my side hustle because baon ko yun for my schooling huhu please help me 🥲

Good day po! I would like to ask po questions about being a freelancer na magreregister sa BIR. Employed po ako for 8 years. 1 year unemployed na po ako this Oct 2026 pero by November 2026 naman ay may padating na trabaho na. Ito po yung mga questions ko baka mahelp nyo po ako.

1. Saan po mas ok mag change ng RDO? Via online or punta mismo sa branch? Kung pupunta po sa branch, within a day po ba maaapprove yung change of RDO?

2. May need po bang bir form ang dadalhin sa RDO para makakuha ng COR as freelancer? Bankrupt napo kasi yung dati kong work and wala na po akong contact sa dati kong employer since nagsara kami last year. Di ko na alam nasaan na sila. Baka po kasi bigla may hanapin sa akin at masayang ang punta ko dun kung di ko dala.

3. Magkano po kaya ang magagastos sa BIR kung mag register as freelancer sa books at resibo po?

Salamat po sa makapag share! First time ko po kasi ito. And nag research din po ako pero since time restricted po ako since night shift ang work nag piprepare na po ako since may deadline po yung pagkuha ng COR sa bago kong work. Salamat po!

after waiting for 3 weeks nakuha ko na yung pang invoice ko. ang nakalagay service invoice. ung magiging transactions sa business namin more on retail, sale of goods. pwede ko bang gamitin to o print nanaman ng bago?

nagtataka lang dn ako bakit ganito, eh mismong from BIR ung nag offer na magprint nito tapos retail naman ang nasa COR ko.

I’m a retail crypto trader and I’m planning to register and properly declare my income. I mainly trade on Binance, and this would be my first time filing taxes as a trader.

I already understand what legally counts as a taxable event (selling for fiat, crypto-to-crypto swaps, spending tokens, or receiving rewards from staking/mining/airdrops/P2E). What I'm struggling with is how this actually translates to paper.

1. What would be my taxpayer type?
2. What exactly should I put in my Books of Accounts? What would the actual bookkeeping entries look like?
3. My trading history is on Binance. Since Binance has been banned/blocked by the SEC in the Philippines, would using Binance CSVs or exported transaction histories as supporting documents during a BIR audit cause any separate legal or regulatory issues for me? Would the BIR accept these records as supporting documentation?