BIR extends tax amnesty deadline to Dec. 31
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has further extended the ongoing tax amnesty on delinquencies until Dec. 31, giving more time for taxpayers to settle their liabilities…
Virus blow to Philippine aviation felt hard on the ground
MANILA, Philippines — Don Martin Atilano, 28, was determined to pursue a career in aviation. But color vision deficiency limited his chances of becoming a pilot or a flight attendant,…
Officials: Wirecard billions never entered PH
MANILA, Philippines — None of the missing $2.1 billion of German payments processing firm Wirecard AG entered the Philippine financial system, but the perpetrators of the multinational scheme used the…
Like father, like son | Inquirer Business
Sy actively participates in meetings of the UN Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies Out of the long list of lessons that Hans T. Sy learned from his late…
Iran’s currency hits lowest value ever against the dollar
In this Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 file photo, an Iranian money changer holds currency with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s image in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s currency on Saturday, June 20, 2020, has…
Tax amnesty on delinquencies extended to Dec 31
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has further extended the ongoing tax amnesty on delinquencies until Dec. 31, giving more time for taxpayers to settle their liabilities…
Global stocks mixed as WHO warns of worsening coronavirus
A pedestrian walks past an electronic quotation board displaying share prices of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on June 16, 2020. – Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher on June…
Wirecard CEO quits after auditors can’t find $2.1 billion
FILE – In this Thursday, April 25, 2019 file photo the logo of financial services company wirecard is pictured at the headquarters in Munich, Germany. Shares in German payment service…
BPI, BDO: Wirecard claims based on falsified docs
Auditing firm Ernst & Young (EY) called on Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) a few days ago to investigate documents claiming that German fintech Wirecard had over 800 million…
Taxman eyes bloggers, YouTubers | Inquirer Business
A popular political blogger, whose site was launched in 2017 and has drawn 250,000 followers, used to earn an average of P15,000 to P25,000 monthly from Google ads and instant…