Co-ops can issue TIN to members online with “eREG” (TIN Series Part 4) To ease the process of obtaining or retaining a co-op’s Certificate of Tax Exemption (CTE), the BIR announced at a Tax Exemption Technical Working Group (TWG) on July 15 that co-ops can issue to members their Tax Identification Number (TIN) online. When […]
Co-ops to issue TINs to members (TIN Series Part 3)
Co-ops to issue TINs to members (TIN Series Part 3) QUEZON CITY — The Tax Identification Number (TIN) of co-op members is very important because without it, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) cannot issue a co-op its Certificate of Tax Exemption (CTE). Co-op leaders at a series of meetings with the Department of Finance, […]
Why do co-ops have to submit TIN of members? (Part 2)
Why do co-ops have to submit TIN of members? (Part 2) At a Tax Technical Working Group (TWG) online meeting discussing co-op tax exemptions held last July 15, COOP-NATCCO Partylist Rep. Ben Canama said that “the TIN requirement on co-ops has been one of the reasons why co-ops “cannot appreciate very much the tax exemptions […]
Why do co-ops have to submit TIN of members?
Why do co-ops have to submit TIN of members? QUEZON CITY — When the Republic Act 9520 became law in February 2009, co-operators rejoiced because the Code enforced in Articles 60 & 61 tax exemptions for cooperatives when transacting with members. But the celebrations stopped cold as the realization came that there were many requirements […]
CDA says: “We tried to mitigate the harshness of JAO 1-2019”
CDA says: “We tried to mitigate the harshness of JAO 1-2019” At the discussions of the Technical Working Group on the Tax Exemption held March 4 in the House of Representatives, leaders of primary co-ops complained that the penalties for non-submission of the Annual Tax Incentive Report (ATIR) are “too harsh.” The Joint Administrative Order […]
Co-ops complain: Penalty for ATIR non-submission ‘too harsh’
Co-ops complain: Penalty for ATIR non-submission ‘too harsh’ QUEZON CITY – “Very few co-ops have availed of the tax exemptions. Why is it that we have exemption in the law but after a decade only 33% of co-ops have availed? Why give co-ops the privilege of exemption when they will be deprived in the end? […]