The Philippine Senate is reviewing Bill No. 1450, which proposes to abolish the current VAT system and remove major VAT rules from the tax code, including those on taxable persons, invoicing, digital transactions and input credits. The bill also aims to scrap the 3% percentage tax for small VAT-exempt businesses under PHP 3 million in annual sales. If enacted, the reform would take effect 15 days after publication, representing a major and rapid shift in the country’s consumption-tax structure.
Philippines Senate Proposes Abolishing VAT and 3% Percentage Tax
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Important Measures
- Repeal of VAT provisions in the NIRC
The bill would delete core rules on VAT administration, including:
- definitions of taxable persons and transactions,
- invoicing requirements,
- treatment of digital transactions, and
- input VAT credit mechanisms.
This would effectively dismantle the current VAT infrastructure.
- Removal of the 3% gross quarterly sales tax
The bill also proposes eliminating the 3% percentage tax imposed on VAT-exempt small businesses with annual sales not exceeding PHP 3 million (≈ US$50,871).
Implementation timeline
If enacted, the reform would take effect 15 days after publication, signaling a rapid shift away from the current VAT framework.
This proposal represents one of the most radical consumption-tax reforms in the Philippines in decades. By scrapping VAT and percentage tax rules, the bill suggests a move toward a fundamentally different tax structure—potentially simplifying compliance but raising major questions about revenue neutrality, digital-economy taxation, and administrative readiness.
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