- The Philippine tax system relies heavily on valid invoices for deductibility of expenses and claiming of input VAT
- The Ease of Paying Taxes (EoPT) Act has brought changes in the way taxpayers provide proof for their sales and purchases
- Invoices now take the place of official receipts as the primary document to evidence the sale of services
- Taxpayers can no longer issue manual or loose-leaf official receipts for sales of services
- Existing official receipts can be used as supplementary documents or converted to invoices
- Official receipts issued by cash register machines, POS machines, and e-receipting software can also be converted to invoices
Source: grantthornton.com.ph
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