The amendments to the value-added tax (VAT) zero-rating guidelines makes the process of obtaining the tax exemption easier for exporters, analysts said.
“Removing the requirement for suppliers to secure prior zero-rating approval from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) before the suppliers can treat the transaction as zero-rated will definitely make transactions between sellers and buyers faster and practical,” Eleanor L. Roque, tax principal of P&A Grant Thornton, said in a Viber message.
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