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Paano Kumuha ng TIN (at TIN ID)

September 3, 2021 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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Tax. Lahat ay nagbabayad ng tax. Nagbabayad ka ng tax kapag sumasahod ka (depende sa TRAIN law), nagbabayad ka ng tax kapag nagnenegosyo ka, at nagbabayad ka ng tax kapag bumibili ka sa mga tindahan. Hindi mo maiiwasan ang tax dahil dito kumikita ang gubyerno.

Balang araw, kakailanganin mong kumuha ng Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) mula sa Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), at ito ang TIN na gagamitin mo habang buhay. Isang TIN lang ang pwede mong makuha dahil ilegal magkaroon ng maraming TIN.

Bakit mo kailangan ng TIN? Maraming government, bank, o iba pang opisyal na transaksyon ang nangangailangan ng TIN. Sa panahon din ngayon na pwede kang kumita online, kung gusto mong magsimula ng online business, mag-freelance, o kumita sa YouTube o kaya maging isang Twitch streamer, kailangan mo ng TIN para mag-monetize at kumita ng pera.

Ito ang paraan kung paano kumuha ng TIN at TIN ID dito sa Pilipinas.

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How to get a TIN (and TIN ID) in the Philippines

August 27, 2021 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Taxes. Everyone pays taxes. You pay taxes whenever you earn a salary (depending on the TRAIN law), you pay taxes when you operate a business, and you even pay taxes when you’re buying something from the store. Taxes are an unavoidable part of modern life as it’s how governments earn money.

You will, at some point in your life, have to get a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and it’ll be the one you will use for the rest of your life. You can only have ONE TIN by the way as it’s illegal to have more.

Why do you need a TIN? There are lots of government, bank, or other official transactions where you’ll need to provide one, and in today’s online gig economy, if you want to start an online business, do freelance work online, or even earn money as a YouTube or Twitch Streamer, you’ll need to have a TIN to monetize and start earning money.

Here’s how to get a TIN and a TIN ID here in the Philippines.

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[Self-Employed] Paano Mag-file at Magbayad ng BIR Annual Fee Online

February 3, 2021 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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Bilang isang self-employed na blogger, kailangan kong magrehistro sa Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) at magbayad ng buwis sa gubyerno. Bukod sa pagbibigay ng mga resibo at pagbayad ng buwis, kailangan ko rin magbayad ng registration fee na P500 taon taon (yun ang presyo ngayong Enero ng 2021) at kailangan ko itong bayaran bago mag Pebrero para hindi ako pagmultahin. Kung ikaw ay self-employed katulad ko, kailangan mo ring bayaran iyon.

Noong pumunta ako sa BIR RDO (Revenue District Office) kung saan ako nakarehistro para magbayad ng registration fee, sinabi sa akin ng isang matulunging empleyado na kailangan ko itong i-file online gamit ang eBIR, tapos kailangan kong bayaran ito sa isang accredited na bangko o sa GCash. Nagpapasalamat ako at itinuro ng empleyado sa front desk kung ano ang mga kailangan kong pindutin at ilagay na datos sa eBIR forms gamit ang kanilang 0605 payment form.

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[Self-Employed] How to File and Pay for the BIR Annual Fee Online

January 27, 2021 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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As a self-employed blogger, I’m required to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and pay taxes to the government. Aside from issuing receipts and paying my taxes personally, I also need to pay an annual registration fee of P500 (as of Jan. 2021) every year and I have to pay it before the start of February to avoid penalties. If you’re a self-employed individual like me, you’ll need to pay for that too.

When I went to the BIR RDO (Revenue District Office) where I’m registered in order to pay for the registration fee, a very helpful employee told me to file it online using eBIR and either pay for it in their accredited banks, or through GCash. Thankfully, the employee at the front desk taught me what I needed to click on and fill up in the eBIR forms using their 0605 payment form.

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