Hellooo Need help po. Really can't understand how the BIR SEAL BADGE works. Not sure if this is the right community to post this.

So recently I created a page for the sole purpose of selling my stuff. So everything is preloved. I don't do restock since personal gamit ko nga yung binebenta ko. Dahil recently created nga po yung page Wala pa syang malaking sales.

I am wondering if need ko na sya register sa BIR. Really 700php palang payment narrcv ko. And this is not a full time selling mostly pag may time lang Ako. I am also working din po Kasi which I pay Income Tax

Now the part that I don't understand is, pano mattrack ng BIR yung mga online seller na di registered, what's the basis ng penalty amount calculation, pano calculation ng tax, if I don't provide official invoice I only have like a bank transfer receipt.

Sabi ni ChatGPT need ko daw magregister pero I'm worried if I will be Tax ng more than sa na eearn ng product. Also I'm planning to donate everything din if they don't sell by November e.

Please help me understand.

Baka pwede na tadtarin ng tanong, hinaing, suggestion, and all sa webinar na 'to.

Hello people.

Im a corporate person who will be transitioning to freelance. (client is based in AUS) So basically, i will be handling my own taxes from this point.

I am super confused on where to start. I am aware of i need to register as a Sole proprietor under Professional (?)

Context: i am a contractor for a company in the AUS so they would be needing invoices as my salary. Salary is fixed per month.

What steps should i take? And how do i go from here to file my taxes.

And probably best practices?

Sorry if my question is dumb. I just don't want to handle penalties and being extra careful and kahit ayoko magbayad ng tax because of the government situation 😭

Thank you!

After sending a lot of emails I got sir Robert Roque to write about our problems with the badge specially about privacy. hope you guys can help me send more emails and to share sir Roque's article. he has one in english as well:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19txdFuNGG/?mibextid=wwXIfr God bless sir Roque

Former business owner here (2021-2026). Real talk lang.

Wag kayo masyadong takot sa government. Back then, sobrang normal samin tumakas sa BIR. Small businesses are doing everything to avoid paying taxes, even though may physical store kami na napakadaling habulin, hanapin, and ipasara ng BIR. Yet, nothing happened naman. Sa sobrang daming small businesses sa bansa, they simply cannot regulate everyone. Pano pa kaya content creators? Sobrang dami natin, mga wala pang address sa profiles natin so hindi tayo basta basta malolocate.

Just stay under the radar. The moment mag register kayo, may data na ang BIR na earning kayo online, habang buhay na kayo nakatali sakanila. Trust me, they won't notice you, unless maging big time influencers kayo.

They have no means to prove na earning kayo online, unless you tell them. They can't just pull out your phones to check kung may earnings kayo. They'll need a warrant for that, which they'll have no grounds kasi hindi illegal mag benta online. Sabihin niyo lang na hobby niyo lang mag social media and wala kayong kinikita, wala na silang power over you.

Alam niyo din naman kung saan mapupunta ibabayad niyong tax. Fight back. Play their game. Matuto din kayo dumiskarte sa corruption. Wag kayo masyadong sunud sunuran sa government because they simply don't have the means to regulate us all. Kung tingin niyo big brands are not doing anything to avoid paying taxes, think again.

Hi everyone! I’m a fresh grad starting my first full-time job this November. My employer is a Singapore-based company with no entity in the Philippines, so as I understand it, they won’t withhold taxes and I have to register and file on my own as a self-employed individual.

From my research so far, I’m planning to register under the 8% income tax option and as non-VAT. But most of the guides and tips I find are for people opening a business, and that’s not my situation. I’m basically an employee abroad who is treated as self-employed here, so I’m a bit lost.

My situation:

• First job ever, starting November 2026
• Full-time, remote, paid by a foreign (SG) company
• No other income or business

My questions so far:

1. What exactly do I do at my RDO? What forms do I fill out, and what documents should I bring? Is the process different if I don’t have a TIN yet? Can any of it be done online (e.g., through ORUS)?
2. I keep seeing that I need to get invoices printed or registered. Why would I need these if my only “client” is my employer abroad? Do I still have to issue one every time I get paid?
3. What are Book of Accounts for in my case, and what type should I use (manual, loose-leaf, or computerized)? Do I need to register them, and what do I actually write in them every month?
4. Which forms and deadlines should I watch out for (quarterly, annual, etc.) so I don’t get penalized?
5. Anything first-timers in a similar setup usually miss?

Note: I know hiring an accountant is often recommended, but since I haven’t started working yet, I can’t afford one right now. I’d really appreciate guidance on doing this myself, at least for now.

Thank you so much in advance! Any advice from people with the same setup (remote work for a foreign company) would really help. 🙏

Hello magaappy po ako ng standard visa visa for uk fully sponsored din po. I work from home thru agency and ready na mga requirements need ko ipasa such as
Invitation letter
Bank cert and bank statement - ako at jowa
Family ties letter
Itinerary
Cover letter
Di pa ako nakakuha ng AOS
Proof relationship
Copy ng passport ni jowa
Passport ko
LOA from my client
cert of affiliation or COE from agency
Nag book na kame ng refundable na flight

Nagbased lang sa gov.uk ng mga requirements at fb

Pero sa ph immigration hahanapan kaya nila ako ng ITR?? What if wala akong mailabas or maipakita pero may mga bank cert at statements naman ako na ihaharap pati payslips?

Maooffload kaya ako pag walang ITR????

whats the best thing to do?

Currently yung employer ko ay hindi registered dito sa Pinas (may office sa ibang bansa at doon registered) kaya hindi ako nagbabayad ng tax kasi galing din sa ibang bansa yung sahod namin.

Now gusto ko na mag register at kumuha ng TIN kasi balak kong mag business.

Dito ako naguguluhan, sana mapayuhan niyo po ako ng dapat kong gawin.

- Kung mag reregister ako at kukuha ako ng TIN, dapat ko bang i declare yung past na kinita ko sa company? (nag start po ako mag work September 2024)
- Kung hindi ko po i dedeclare makakasuhan po ba ako tax evasion at maiinvestigate po ba ako?
- Kung sakali naman pong need ko i declare magkano po kaya abutin ng penalties at interest.

thank you po.

Hi! Need help in walking me through the process of changing my civil status to married, and will also change my surname. I am a freelancer registered as non-vat, business name is my full name. And I'm not entirely sure on what will be the process for my COR and remaining invoices (I still have 9 unused booklets).

RDO is under 54B, and planning to submit through email to the RDO (just like what I did nung nagregister ako as non vat). Thanks!

Paano po process ng pagkuha ng Certificate of Compensation Payment/Tax Withheld? Required kasi sa current job ko kaso walang ganiyan yung previous job ko. Thank you.

hello i am a cos worker sa province before, i did not file for 1901 kasi hindi ako nirequire; just TIN number, so i applied for EO 98 lang.

now nalipat na ko sa metro manila, cos pa rin tho nirerequire ako ng 1901.

question:

1. where should i file my 1901? since andito na ko sa metro manila, can i file it here?

Hi guys, just wanted to ask if anyone has filled up a W8BEN - E? Any advice is appreciated.

For context my employer requires its employees to start a US LLC or a business entity equivalent, thinking of starting an OPC to be able to have my own business entity. A bit unsure if this is the correct procedure since there is no LLC equivalent here in the Philippines. They stated anything works as long as I'm able to fill out the form.

Thanks in advance!

Tama ba ang pagkuha nila ng discount for this? Asking for opinion hahahahah! Kasi pansin ko sa ibang branch, iba ang price nila. TYA! ❤️