PRESS RELEASES
DOF lauds Supreme Court decision affirming constitutionality of TRAIN Act
The Department of Finance (DOF) welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court affirming the constitutionality of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act amid petitions claiming the law to be “anti-poor” and unlawful. The Supreme Court dismissed the petitioners’ “anti-poor” argument on the grounds of being largely hypothetical …Read More »FIRB finalizes tax incentive guidelines for non-compliant registered enterprises, approves investment applications in tourism and digitalization
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) is finalizing the guidelines on the suspension or withdrawal of tax incentives, and the cancellation of project or activity registration applicable to all registered business enterprises (RBEs). The guidelines are meant to provide uniform rules for imposing penalties on non-compliant RBEs. FIRB’s power to …Read More »FIRB extends deadline for transfer of registered IT-BPM enterprises to BOI
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) announced that the deadline for the transfer of existing registered business enterprises (RBEs) in the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector to the Board of Investments (BOI) has been extended until January 31, 2023. The inter-agency board cited in FIRB Resolution No. …Read More »FIRB approves tax incentives for P2.5-billion manufacturing project
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) approved the tax incentives application of TDK Philippines Corporation (TPC) for the manufacturing of microwave-assisted magnetic recording sliders (MAMR-Slider). The P2.5 billion project was the first Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) endorsed application that the FIRB approved. In the FIRB’s 17th meeting on November …Read More »FIRB: Fiscal prudence must be exercised in the grant of tax incentives under CREATE
Finance Secretary and Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) Chairperson Benjamin Diokno emphasized that fiscal prudence must be exercised in granting tax incentives, as provided under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act. “What we aim through the CREATE Act is to attach accountability and responsibility for every …Read More »FIRB approves transfer of registered IT-BPM enterprises to BOI, irons out long-standing WFH problem
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) agreed to allow the transfer of registered Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) companies to the Board of Investments (BOI) in an effort to resolve the sector’s long-standing issue on tax incentive claims while performing business activities outside their zone limits. “We recognize …Read More »WFH arrangement for IT-BPM enterprises extended until further notice from FIRB
Finance Secretary and Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) Chairperson Benjamin Diokno issued a memorandum provisionally extending the existing work-from-home (WFH) arrangement for the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) enterprises. Secretary Diokno has deemed it necessary to retain the 70% on-site and 30% WFH arrangement, pursuant to FIRB Resolution …Read More »FIRB clarifies news circulating on the extension of WFH arrangement for IT-BPM enterprises
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) clarified that the information being circulated on the extension of the work-from-home (WFH) arrangement for the Information Technology and Business Processing Management (IT-BPM) sector is still up for discussion. In a position paper submitted to Finance Secretary and FIRB Chairperson Benjamin Diokno, the FIRB …Read More »FIRB convenes members under new admin, tackles rationalization and streamlining guidelines
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) convened its new members under the Marcos administration to discuss the rationalization of investor fees and streamlining of the FIRB’s monitoring and evaluation processes, among other matters. The FIRB is chaired by Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno and co-chaired by Department of …Read More »FIRB Secretariat holds 15 town hall meetings for 2,400 firms, other stakeholders
The Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) Secretariat has successfully conducted 15 virtual town hall meetings attended by 2,400 participants combined, in an effort to brief and assist its stakeholders on tax incentives application and other FIRB processes under the new Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act. Participants …Read More »