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Choose your battles wisely

By Karlo P. Porto | March 10, 2020 - 12:00am

I can still clearly recall my father’s advice to choose my battles wisely because if I fight for the wrong one, I might lose the opportunity to win the important ones.

Business

The mistaken truth

By Marrien Elizabeth Villanueva | December 25, 2018 - 12:00am

Have you ever experienced lying on your bed and out of the blue suddenly think that something you believed in to be right for the longest time could actually be wrong?

Business

On investments and the nature of a representative office

By Hana Kamille A. Escueta | August 31, 2015 - 10:00am

For over a decade, the Philippines has encouraged foreign participation in economic development through productive investments in the country.

Business

Drawing the line on speculation-based assessments

By Michael Angelo D. Adrid | July 27, 2015 - 10:00am

Presumptions strike at the very core of the way we as individuals pass judgment.

Business

Gov’t lawyers ask SC to lift hold order on BIR’s alphalist

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | October 24, 2014 - 12:00am

Government lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to lift its order preventing the Bureau of Internal Revenue from requiring the local banking and securities industries to disclose an alphabetical list of investors...

Business

SC upholds ruling in Waterfront tax case

By Mylen P. Manto | October 22, 2014 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the Court of Tax Appeals that the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, Inc has no deficiency income tax for the year 2006 as alleged by the Bureau of Internal Re...

Cebu News

Enforceability and applicability of tax treaties

By Phillip M. Torres | June 17, 2014 - 12:00am

Ordinarily overlooked, the Philippines is gradually drawing the attention and interest not only of its neighbors in the Asian region, but also of large economies in Europe, America and Africa.

Business

Turning tables: CTA grants tax refund of real estate dealer

By Hanna Karen Almario | June 3, 2014 - 12:00am

Tax refund claims can be a long and tedious process.

Business

Tax fraud cases: Basis and effects

By Valerie Jill Reyes | May 27, 2014 - 12:00am

Recently, headlines abound where famous personalities are being charged by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for tax evasion for millions, if not billions, of pesos arising from tax fraud.

Business

BDO acquires Deutsche Bank trust business

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | February 25, 2014 - 12:00am

BDO Unibank Inc. has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the trust business of Deutsche Bank AG Manila Branch comprising trust, fiduciary and investment management activities.

Business