Regulatory notes
When an agency issues something that changes a number, a deadline or a document list, it gets a note here on the day it is issued. No note is published without the document it comes from. On a day with nothing material, nothing is published.
The ₱1,510 fee that missing the annual report actually costs
Most guides quote the ₱200 monthly fine on a late BI annual report and stop there. Operations Order 2025-007 adds a ₱1,510 motion
24 October 2026 · Bureau of ImmigrationThe AEP costs ₱6,000. Half the internet still says ₱10,000
Department Order 248 cut the Alien Employment Permit fee from ₱10,000 to ₱6,000 for one year. Many guides, and some law firm pages
24 October 2026 · Department of Labor and EmploymentThe ₱500 BIR registration fee was abolished. Most guides still charge it
RA 11976 removed the ₱500 annual registration fee. A new business pays ₱30. BIR's own ORUS FAQ still describes the old fee, which
23 October 2026 · Bureau of Internal RevenueE-invoicing is due in eight weeks. The permit is the bottleneck
Covered taxpayers must issue electronic invoices by 31 December 2026. The Permit to Issue takes 20 working days and EIS certificat
22 October 2026 · Bureau of Internal RevenueGet the note that affects you
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