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Three focused guides covering the most common questions Filipino business owners ask us. Each one is short, practical, and built around a single topic.
Am I Really Earning?
A 10-Page Profit Clarity Guide for Filipino Business Owners
For Filipino business owners asking themselves 'Am I really earning, or am I just moving money around?' — a 10-page profit clarity guide. Walk through sales vs. gross profit vs. net profit, the expenses most owners forget to count, and how taxes actually affect your real take-home. With a real worked example you can map onto your own business.
What's inside
- Sales vs. gross profit vs. net profit
- Why high sales don't always mean high income
- The simple 3-step profit formula
- A real worked example you can map onto your own business
- + 3 more inside
The 5 Most Expensive Tax Mistakes Filipino Business Owners Make
Real numbers, real cases — and exactly what to check this week.
Most Filipino business owners don't lose money on taxes because the rules are unfair. They lose money because the rules are invisible. This guide walks through 5 mistakes that have cost real business owners hundreds of thousands — sometimes millions — of pesos.
What's inside
- Picking the wrong tax regime (8% vs graduated)
- Crossing ₱3M without VAT registration
- Computing withholding tax but never remitting it
- Skipping NIL returns when business is slow
- + 3 more inside
What Every Filipino Business Owner Should Know About BIR Audits in 2026
How the new audit framework actually works.
If you run a business in the Philippines, the words "Letter of Authority" can ruin a Tuesday morning. This guide explains the 2026 reforms (RMO 1-2026 Single-Instance Audit Framework), how the BIR picks who to audit, the 6 stages of the audit process, and exactly what to do in the first 24 hours when an LOA arrives.
What's inside
- What changed in 2026 (Single-Instance Audit Framework)
- How the BIR picks who to audit
- The 6 stages of the audit process
- What to do in the first 24 hours when an LOA arrives
- + 2 more inside
Our Flagship Publication
The Tax Talk Every Filipino Business Owner Needs
A 2026 Guide to BIR, Compliance, and Sleeping Better at Night
The complete 18-chapter flagship publication of the IGO Group of Companies — the most comprehensive guide to Filipino business taxation in 2026. Available exclusively to active IGO clients.
What's inside
- RA 11976 EOPT and what it means for your penalties
- RA 12066 CREATE MORE — the 2026 incentives landscape
- RA 12023 VAT on Digital Services
- RA 12214 CMEPA
- RMO 1-2026 Single-Instance Audit Framework
- Real client stories (anonymized)
- Your 2026 BIR Calendar at a Glance
- And much more
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