{"id":9279,"date":"2021-08-23T10:17:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T02:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qne.cloud\/ph\/?p=9279"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:26:44","slug":"income-tax-returns-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/ph\/income-tax-returns-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Income Tax Returns Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9279\" class=\"elementor elementor-9279\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb4214 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cb4214\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac41ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fac41ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb5860b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb5860b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Guide to Income Tax Returns Philippines<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0909741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0909741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b405ef5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b405ef5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec24a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aec24a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Defining Income Tax Returns Philippines<\/b><\/p><p>Income Tax Return or ITR is a form of tax that taxpayers file with the BIR to report their income, expenses, and other important information such as profits arising from property, tax liability and any refund for excess payment of taxes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1205801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1205801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/08\/Income-Tax-Returns.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Income Tax Returns\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52cb44cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52cb44cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5c775e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c5c775e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align: center; width: 49.5699%;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Individuals<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center; width: 49.5699%;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Non-individuals<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 49.5699%;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Resident citizens who are receiving income inside and outside of the Philippines.<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 49.5699%;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Domestic Corporations<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 49.5699%;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Non-resident citizens who are receiving income inside the Philippines.<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 49.5699%;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Foreign Resident Corporations<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 49.5699%;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Resident and non-resident aliens who are receiving income inside the Philippines.<\/span><\/td><td style=\"width: 49.5699%;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Partnership<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 49.5699%;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0<\/td><td style=\"width: 49.5699%;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Estates and Trusts engaged in trade or business<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Who are exempt from Income Tax Returns Philippines?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Income from abroad of a non-resident citizen who is:<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Overseas Filipino Worker, including overseas seaman<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A citizen of the Philippines who establishes the fact of his physical presence abroad with a definite intention to reside therein<\/span><\/td><td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">An individual citizen of the Philippines who is working and deriving income from abroad as an overseas Filipino worker is taxable only on income from sources within the Philippines<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A citizen of the Philippines who leaves the Philippines during the taxable year to reside abroad, whether as an immigrant or for employment on a permanent basis<\/span><\/td><td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A seaman who is a citizen of the Philippines but receives compensation for services rendered abroad as an affiliate of a vessel engaged exclusively in an international trade<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"312\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A citizen of the Philippines who works and derives income from abroad and whose employment requires him\/her to be physically present abroad most of the time during the taxable year<\/span><\/td><td width=\"312\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2c860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd2c860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Methods of Filling Income Tax Returns Philippines<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Manual Filling<\/b> \u2013 this method of filling requires taxpayers to go to the dedicated Authorized Agent Bank or ABB by the taxpayer\u2019s RDO.<\/p>\n<p><b>Electronic Filling and Payment System (eFPS)<\/b> \u2013 this is done by filling and paying the returns online.<\/p>\n<p><b>Electronic BIR Forms (eBIRForms)<\/b> \u2013 this the digital filling process by non-eFPS and Accredited Tax Agents or ATA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Deadline of Filling Income Tax Returns<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Taxpayers must file their annual Income Tax Returns on or before April 15 following the close of each taxable year. Take note that there are some Income Tax Returns that has different deadlines under the requirements of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997.<\/p>\n<p>There are many accounting software available in the market that will greatly help a company manage its accounts and comply with government taxation policies.<\/p>\n<p>Filling BIR Forms and Reports should be as easy as 1, 2, and 3, with QNE!<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in upgrading to a BIR-Ready Online Accounting System, take your accounting to a whole new level and unleash the power of AI with N3 AI Accounting (formerly&nbsp;QNE Cloud Accounting) Software. 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