{"id":258108,"date":"2020-06-15T09:26:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T13:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=258108"},"modified":"2025-01-18T14:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T19:49:25","slug":"never-say-never-on-heavier-pogo-taxes-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/15\/never-say-never-on-heavier-pogo-taxes-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Never say never\u2019 on heavier POGO taxes: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said while this is a possibility, President Rodrigo Duterte would first want to ensure that POGOs and their service providers pay their tax liabilities before they are allowed to operate.<\/p>\n
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MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang is not discounting the possibility that heavier taxes could be imposed on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) instead of small-time online sellers.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said while this is a possibility, President Rodrigo Duterte would first want to ensure that POGOs and their service providers pay their tax liabilities before they are allowed to operate.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever say never po,\u201d Roque said when asked if the Palace was supportive of the proposal of Senate Majority Leader Miguel Zubiri to impose heavier taxes on POGOs.<\/p>\n

The government is strictly monitoring POGOs and their service providers after some are operating illegally.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor now,\u00a0ang gustong mangyari ng Presidente, magbayad muna sila ng kanilang<\/em>\u00a0deficiency taxes\u00a0bago sila payagang mag-<\/em>operate\u00a0muli<\/em>\u00a0(what the President wants is that they pay their deficiency taxes first before they are allowed to operate),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Zuburi proposed to heavily impose taxes on POGOs, stressing that it was \u201cinsensitive\u201d and \u201cunnecessary\u201d to impose taxes on online sellers.<\/p>\n

Roque recognized the plight of online sellers, but noted that taxing online sellers is being done since the previous administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cNaiintindihan namin ang hirap ng buhay pero ito pong polisiya po, hindi ito bago. Itong polisiya po na buwisan ang mga<\/em>\u00a0online sellers\u00a0nagsimula pa po noong si<\/em>\u00a0Kim Henares\u00a0ang<\/em>\u00a0BIR Commissioner\u00a0sa panahon po ni Presidente<\/em>\u00a0Noynoy Aquino (We understand that life is hard but this policy is not new. This policy to tax online sellers started when Kim Henares was BIR Commissioner during the time of President Benigno Aquino III),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a memorandum circular issued by BIR on June 10, the agency asked all persons doing business and earning income through electronic platforms and media \u201cto ensure that their businesses are registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 236 of the Tax Code, and that they are tax compliant\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Under Section 236 of the Tax Code, business companies are required to register once with the appropriate Revenue District Officer.<\/p>\n

The BIR\u2019s latest memorandum circular covered payment gateways, delivery channels, Internet service providers, and other facilitators.<\/p>\n

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III previously said revenues from POGOs could be used as additional funds for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) response.<\/p>\n

The BIR is targeting the collection of at least PHP2 billion a month from POGOs.<\/p>\n

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POGOs that are now operating must provide temporary housing and shuttle services for their on-site workers.<\/p>\n

Around 60 POGOs have secured licensed to operate from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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