How to handle Customs tax audit

MANILA, Philippines - The Center for Global Best Practices, in collaboration with Sycip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmaitan Law Offices, is holding a pioneering seminar entitled ‘Best Practices in Handling Customs Tax Audits & Remedies’ on Feb. 10 at the Peninsula Manila in Makati City.

This special program is designed to help importers learn how to deal fairly and squarely with the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Empower yourself and your organization by knowing about the importers rights that matter, understand the BOC’s basis of assessment/ audit to save you on unnecessary taxes, know what to do incase of warrants and seizures, and learn how to craft letters to challenge the valuations/ under-declaration charges imposed by the BOC.

This solutions-oriented program will tackle comprehensively the administrative, judicial, procedural and substantive remedies to problems encountered by importers on issues of customs tax and duties with the BOC. The expert practitioners in this field will share their best practices, important lessons, real stories, updates and cases decided by the Court of Tax Appeals and Supreme Court. For more details and a complete list of seminars, check www.cgbp.org. You may also call (02) 556-8968/ 69 in Manila; (032) 512-3106/ 07; or (074) 423-5148.

This one-day event will feature Domingo G. Castillo, expert practitioner in this topic and partner in the largest law firm in the country, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Offices. In his 34 years in the firm, he specializes in customs practice and litigation as well as maritime law. His pioneering work has helped a lot of businesses get fair rulings from the Bureau of Customs and save his clients millions in tax assessments.

This seminar is MCLE-accredited by the Supreme Court. Lawyers attending will earn MCLE credits. Attend this once-a-year event and avail of early bird discounts for early registrations, and group discounts for attendees of three or more. This is a limited-seats-only event and pre-registration is required.