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Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue Issues FAQs Clarifying New VAT on Digital Services Requirements

22 May 2025

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The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has published Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 47-2025, which is dated 7 May 2025 and has immediate effect. RMC No. 47-2025 provides questions and answers to clarify the provisions of Revenue Regulations No. 3-2025, which implemented the VAT on digital services requirements introduced by Republic Act No. 12023. The questions and answers include the following: Q1: Non-Resident Digital Service Providers (NRDSPs) are required to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) pursuant to Section 5 of RR No. 3-2025. Are NRDSPs whose sales from the Philippines only constitute business-to-Business (B2B) still required...