Tax Law Lawyer in Mandaluyong City
We advise Mandaluyong businesses on BIR registration and audits, VAT and percentage tax classification, withholding obligations, and Mandaluyong local business tax and real property tax, including protests and appeals.
Smaller Mandaluyong businesses most often run into trouble at the classification stage: whether the business is a VAT taxpayer or subject to percentage tax, whether it qualifies for the simplified rate available to small taxpayers, and whether the local business tax classification the city applied matches what the business actually does. A classification set incorrectly at registration quietly accumulates a deficiency until an audit surfaces it years later.
Services
- Transaction tax planning (M&A, restructuring, transfers)
- BIR audit and assessment defense
- Protests, requests for reconsideration, and reinvestigation
- Court of Tax Appeals litigation
- VAT refund claims
- Tax treaty relief applications
- Estate, donor's, and capital gains tax
Frequently asked questions
Should we register as VAT or non-VAT?
It depends on your annual gross sales relative to the VAT threshold, your customer profile, and your input VAT position. Registering incorrectly is difficult to unwind, so it is worth deciding deliberately at the start.
Our local business tax classification looks wrong. Can it be corrected?
Yes. The classification determines the rate, and a business taxed as a contractor when it is a retailer, or vice versa, can protest with the City Treasurer and seek correction, with refund of what was overpaid where applicable.
What are the consequences of late BIR filings?
Surcharge, interest, and compromise penalties on each return, which accumulate quickly. Where filings have lapsed, catching up voluntarily is almost always cheaper than being assessed.
See also: Tax Law · Mandaluyong City
Contact Eleazar Bangi & Associates Law Firm
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