Imposing Taxes to Overseas Filipino Workers

[makulit]

Ang gobyerno po natin ay planong tanggalin ang pribilehiyo ng mga overseas contract worker. they propose to tax overseas contract workers from their earnings abroad dahil obligasyon daw po ng mga overseas contract workers na tulungan ang ating bansa.

Those earning minimum of $6000 dollars per annum pag na approbahan ito ay kailangan magbayad ng tax sa pilipinas. waaaahhh double taxing pag nagkataon ...

hindi ko makita yung news item na nagsasabi ng actual plan ng gobyerno pero eto yung news (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/37871/Taxing-OFW-remittances-is-foolish---Defensor) na si defensor against sa plano na to ng gobyerno natin.

payag ba kayo?

[Tarena314]

Hello To you Makulit chan..,& gOOdmOrning na rin po sayo..,

Hindi ko alam ang aking mararamdaman kung sakaling maisakatuparan talaga yan..,plano pa naman siguro ito at baka dadaan pa ito sa mahabang diskusyon.., Ang ating gobyerno ay mukhang hindi magsasawa sa kaiisip kung paano ba tayo pahihirapan.., :mad:

[ryu4192000]

Ang gobyerno po natin ay planong tanggalin ang pribilehiyo ng mga overseas contract worker. they propose to tax overseas contract workers from their earnings abroad dahil obligasyon daw po ng mga overseas contract workers na tulungan ang ating bansa.

Those earning minimum of $6000 dollars per annum pag na approbahan ito ay kailangan magbayad ng tax sa pilipinas. waaaahhh double taxing pag nagkataon ...

hindi ko makita yung news item na nagsasabi ng actual plan ng gobyerno pero eto yung news (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/37871/Taxing-OFW-remittances-is-foolish---Defensor) na si defensor against sa plano na to ng gobyerno natin.

payag ba kayo?

Di naman kaya election strategy lang to? :rolleyes: This is old news, this has been squashed before. It's a good issue to fight against though if you are a candidate sa election, now that we have an OFW vote. Ilang boto kaya makukuha mo if you side with the OFW at ang kanilang pamilya.

[docomo]

If this is a fair tax in a constitutional sense ..why not. ;)

[makulit]

alarming factor is yung tax proposal is aimed at those high earning OFW's, gross earning of more than 6000 dollars per annum. sabi nila ang target lang ay professionals at technical OFWs lang. Really 6000 dollars? malaki na sa kanila yun? kung calculate mo yan 500 dollars per month gross salary. di ba yung mga tao sa saudis ang affected dyan? liit liit ng sweldo nila, halos pakahirap sa pagbabudget tapos mag apply pa sila ng tax ... chaca 500 dollars a month, pinakamababang sweldo yata yan ng mga DH, lalagyan kaya nila ng exemption na kapag hindi ka professional or technical worker, hindi ka dapat magbayad ng tax?

saka isip ko lang bakit gross income ang target nila? may mga binabayaran din syempre ang OFW, after lahat ng deductions, syempre kailangan mo ding mabuhay, kung ano man ang sobra, pinapadala sa pilipinas. paano kaya nila planong icalculate ang tax na babayaran sa pilipinas? dapat kung mag impose sila, yung income lang na pumasok sa pilipinas ang ma-tax. e paano naman nila ma control yon? sa pilipinas nga hindi nila ma implement maayos ang collection ng taxes...

saan kaya yung tax proposal ... gusto ko talaga mabasa ...

[makulit]

Di naman kaya election strategy lang to? :rolleyes: This is old news, this has been squashed before. It's a good issue to fight against though if you are a candidate sa election, now that we have an OFW vote. Ilang boto kaya makukuha mo if you side with the OFW at ang kanilang pamilya.

pwede din kasi 2004 pa ito unang lumabas. tapos eto election time naulit na naman. baka nga ... pero pinagaaralan daw mabuti ng BIR ...

[v_wrangler]

Japan has a tax treaty with the Philippines so I doubt it will ever happen to Japan pinoy residents... And why pay? Unless you make dealings with the Philippine Embassy - there7s no way for them to make huthots to you.

If ever this happen, I could see the embassy asking you for tax payments before they issue a new passport or provide legal assistance or documentations...

[infinite_trial]

chaca 500 dollars a month, pinakamababang sweldo yata yan ng mga DH, lalagyan kaya nila ng exemption na kapag hindi ka professional or technical worker, hindi ka dapat magbayad ng tax?

500 dollars a month nga kikitain mo sa pinas...ang laki na ng tax. e yung pa kayang ofw, mas mataas ang standard of living sa abroad syempre. tapos kung pareho din ng pagcalculate sa tax sa pinas, e di wala ng matitira! kaya nga nagabroad para may matipid at maipadala.

sana pagtuunan na lang nila ng pansin ang graft and corruption. puro tax na lang. dati nga libre lang ang text..nagkaroon ng bayad tapos balak pa lagyan ng tax. ano naman kaya susunod na maisip nila lagyan ng tax? dapat yung mga politicians na madaming kabit. kada kabit may tax! :D

[greatbarrier]

If this is a fair tax in a constitutional sense ..why not. ;) me too, i have nothing against taxing filipinos who are working abroad. it is our responsibility as a citizen of the Philippines. so they say... tax is the lifeblood of the nation....give caesar what is due for caesar... (kainis nga lang isipin minsan na the taxes that we pay go to the pockets of some people...sorry medyo OT)

anyway, even if our government taxes non-resident citizens who are earning offshore income, the taxes paid offshore can be used as tax credit (that is, foreign tax credit) against any taxes that may be due in the Philippines subject, of course, to certain limitations. this is specifically provided under all tax treaties entered into by the philippines, e.g., japan. & for those working in countries where philippines has no tax treaty (e.g., hongkong), it's also provided under the Philippine taxation rules that any taxes paid by a Philippine citizen/resident in another jurisdiction can be offset against the taxes due in the Philippines on the same income/earnings. the individual just need to keep the document supporting his payment of taxes in the foreign country, which will be used as his supporting evidence when he files his tax returns and pay the tax in the philippines.

simply put, your income will only be taxed once...so kung nagbayad ka na sa japan, no need to worry for additional tax in the phils. :)

Japan has a tax treaty with the Philippines so I doubt it will ever happen to Japan pinoy residents... And why pay? Unless you make dealings with the Philippine Embassy - there7s no way for them to make huthots to you.

If ever this happen, I could see the embassy asking you for tax payments before they issue a new passport or provide legal assistance or documentations... well, assuming a law will be promulgated on this, the tax authorities will definitely provide for the mechanics on how the phil government will collect the taxes from its non-resident citizens.

& to everyone.... don't worry about this yet... there is no bill yet... and assuming a bill is proposed on this...mahaba-habang discussion and deliberations to... sabi nga sa news di ba, DOF had to withdraw it's proposal on this due to massive protest.

in relation to this, note that, there are also other proposed bills reducing the tax rates on individuals... also bills giving incentives and priviliges to overseas contract workers...

so let's not just look on bills which we think are onerous...meron din naman na focus on bills and privileges....