Seminar on taxes, SEC updates set

MANILA, Philippines - Maximize the benefits granted by law and ensure compliance while minimizing possible tax exposure, assessments and unnecessary penalties by attending this special seminar entitled “New Year Tax & SEC Updates” on Jan. 20 and 21, at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City.

Lawyers can get mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) accreditation from the integrated Bar of the Philippines and accountants continuing professional education (CPE) accreditation from PICPA.

This public information campaign is organized by the Center for Global Best Practices (www.cgbp.org, Manila, tel. 84227148/59/5568968/69; Cebu (032)5123106/07).

Be aware of the most recent developments from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This two-in-one seminar is a one-stop-shop event that will give you a comprehensive update on the new laws, court rulings and decisions, and latest memorandum orders and policies of these two regulatory agencies in the past year up to the present.

Lecturer is Atty. Edwin Abella, CPA. He finished his Masters of Taxation at the Harvard Business School (Thomas Jefferson scholar, 1995) and is a known expert tax practitioner who presently holds the rank of assistant commissioner in the BIR. He is also chairman of the suggested answers committee to the bar exams in taxation, a bar examiner in 2009 and bar exams reviewer in UP and other prestigious law schools. The second speaker is Atty. C.A. Gerard Lukban, commission secretary and spokesperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who will lecture on the SEC segment of the seminar in his capacity as the person-in-charge of the repository of SEC information for public dissemination.

Interested participants are encouraged to avail of the early bird and group discounts. For details, contact Katrina Viray or email her at [email protected].