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Subscribe to this comment's feed| I have only received my notice this day and I am really afraid that they are going to overtax me. It was my first time to receive a package shipped via EMS so I searched about it and came across this story and many other stories complaining about their taxing policy. I doubt that this problem would be resolved if it has been like that for years. I guess I just have to bring my paypal transaction and print out so they wouldn't question me about the value of the items. |
Ced Ledesma
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It's very sad that these things happen. I've had similar experiences when I receive review units for gadget accessories from other countries. Php4k tax for a US$17 pen, and Php6k tax for a pre-owned PSP?! They probably need a new calculator. |
Manila
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| Its almost a lottery it depends who at the EMS opens your package. So far I have been lucky. Better off if its not in a hurry to send a Balikbayan box. |
blessie
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| I had the same experience here.. I usually use EMS to US and even Jordan but no problem encountered at all. I wasn't expecting though that they will rip me off in my own country. I sent a package to my client worth 2600php. Tracking said it was in customs 3 days after the package was sent but it took 1 week before my client received a notice from Philpost Pasay for pickup... tax is 2700php which is so absurd coz its 100% of the total cost of the items sent. What a SHAME to those corrupt individuals in EMS Pasay. Filipinos ripping off other Filipinos.. disgusting thing to do. |
custom term papers
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this article is very good, im going to include this one to my custom term papers God Save the Philippines |
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I never thought that when ordering something from abroad on the Internet, I would have to go to Pasay City (while I live in Mandaluyong City) to get a parcel...while the guards downstairs in my building take care of all the mails and packages. So I had to go all the way there...2 hours back and forth, 45 minutes there even if there were only 3 other people in front of me...and 10 employees, each one with a very specific and limited taks like: #1 Get your notice and ask a signature #2 Go get your package #3 Open the package in front of you (might be the same as #2 in some cases) #4 Check what guy #3 is doing (I guess guy #4 went for a pee because I had to wait before guy #3 could open my parcel) #5 Computes the taxes you'll have to pay (actually I've had guy #5b to do the math, because he told me "Hey, you've been waiting for quite some time now...come, I'll take care of it."...that way, guy #5 then just have to copy what the other had writen...looks like guy #5b wasn't empowered to fill the required papers) #6 Collect your taxes #7 Ask your signature and collect the PHP35 (no, girl #6 wasn't empowered to collect those PHP35) #8 Check that you leave with your package and ask (another) signature I guess my package was a little bit too big, or a little bit too heavy...so even if it were written Gift, 35$ and old lens (and indeed it looked old, but unfortunately as it was old it was huge and heavy), I had to pay like PHP4000...I really wonder how much the guy who received a tiny laptop (I bet a *whole* lot more expensive that my old lens) had to pay... So 2 things bother me: - who eventually get the money from all those taxes? - why the hell do I need to spend 2h45 to go to the post office, while the person who sent me the package already paid so that the package reaches me... |
Litchi Faye Ling
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What Online Shoppers and other Filipinos that receives packages from other Countries need to do is to contact Mr. Mike Enriquez and have them "Investigate" the EMS Office in Pasay. I've been to other Countries and I have to say Philippines has the worst Employees who works in the PhilPost. Compare Canada and Philippines on that. In here if Your mail is "Registered" no matter if it's EMS, DHL, FedEx, etc. then You will get taxed no matter now much is the total price of the item/s is. In Canada You will only get taxed if Your items are over $200 and what's more is that Registered or not Your items are delivered to Your Doorstep. But enough about that. Let's see how You should really be taxed if those EMS Employees are actually doing the right thing. Let's see Your item is worth $17 so let's jut say that it's 800 pesos (Let's just round it there). That doesn't include the delivery cost. Declared value: 800 pesos EMS Freight cost: 200 (Let's jut say it is 250 pesos) TOTAL : 1,000 pesos Customs duty fee (10%): 80 pesos EDS (Fixed) : 265.00 IPF (Fixed) : 250.00 TOTAL (subject to 12% VAT): 1595 pesos 12% VAT: 1786.4 pesos Import Duty taxes: 80 pesos EDS (fixed amt) : 265 pesos IPF (fixed amt) : 250 pesos 12% VAT : 191.4 pesos TOTAL Taxes Paid: 786.4 pesos Customs Fee : 35.00 They don't have the right to get 4,000 pesos from You. And seeing as those Corrupt EMS Officials didn't bother to do that then they are probably going to "Take" the excess money from that 4,000 pesos You payed them. |
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Actually I also remember of something: there was some ratings on a board. At first I thought it were exchange rates, as there were names of countries and rates, but those rates didn't make sense as for the US it was around 45 while for Europe it was around 1 (at that time USD1~PHP50 and EUR1~PHP65). I remember that the guy multiplied a number with that 45, and at that time I thought that if I had bought that same thing from Europe or Japan, I might have had to pay a lot less... Also I don't know why but another package I received from the US arrived straight in Mandaluyong City (it's still not at my doorstep but at least it's in the city where I live). It was a refurbished thing I bought on ebay (meaning it wasn't a gift) and it was labeled USD135. About 2 minutes after arriving at the Mandaluyong Post Office the guy there was back with my package. He asked me "Is it the first time you receive something worth more of USD50 from abroad?". I said yes. "Because you're supposed to pay taxes if it's more than USD50, whatever it is. So next time, be careful". I then gave him my PHP35 and left... |
damesdale
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| hi! i am so worried now about my package. i purchased 100$ worth of clothes from an online store based in china. they sent the package on november 19. on nov. 20, the status was "despatch from sorting center". but until now, i haven't received it yet. im so disgusted coz i am supposed to wear one of the dresses on my friend's wedding on the 18th. i wonder wehre my package is now. im from quirino province. i dont know if the christmas season is what's delaying it since many packages are sent during this time. |
Litchi Faye Ling
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@damesdale You might have to pay some Tax depending on the price of the package. Seeing that it's clothes then it should be around 10% tax, You might have to pay around 1,000 (If You land on an Employee that ain't corrupt). About Your package, it should still be in China. Because after getting dispatched from the Sorting Center, it should arrive at the Outward Exchange Center or something like that before it gets delivered to the destination. Now it's either that or they forgot to put in that Your Package already arrived and was dispatched from the Outward Exchange Center. And at around mid-November or sometimes as early as October, the packages from other Countries will be getting delays, especially from China, I've ordered something from China using Airmail last October 21 or so and it just arrived last December 6. And I got my package from China that was sent via EMS (Ordered at November 12) at the same day I got my Airmail package from China. So expect some delay on Your Package from China, otherwise it might be being held up at our Customs Department. |
Christine
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My mother sent us a package through EMS last Dec. 5. It usually takes 3 to 4 days for the packages to arrive. But alas, it took 6 days and THERE WAS NO PACKAGE! Just a letter that has some "FOR INSPECTION" stamped all over it. The contents were just a couple of pairs of shoes, some shirts and candies for the kids. My grandmother went to their Pasay office. They told her that she needed to pay around PhP4700 for "tax purposes". She was shocked, because the contents of package wasn't even worth 4k! They didn't care and proceeded to tell my grandma that she must pay tha supposed "tax". EMS has been our courier since I was a kid and this was the first time that it happened. Most of the goods that my mom would send would either be used or just junk. If you don't pay the tax, they get to keep your package. My grandma had to borrow 5k asap. The system here is so freaking corrupt. They're abusing the fact that Christmas is drawing near. I hope karma bites them back.  |
Christine
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| I also forgot about the lady that has some shampoo sent to her from Japan that was only worth around 1200 pesos. They were making her pay 4k, too! She asked them if it was possible to have the package be sent back to Japan, but they said that it wasn't. :| I guess they keep the packages from themselves when it goes unclaimed. |
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i am now in fear that i might not receive the phone i bought from an online store based in china. if incase the pricks will put a halt on the delivery of the package as well as if the will make me pay tax more than that of of flat amount of my package, i will ask them to compute it for me and probably ill be refuting such computation. in fact, these guys are not accountants and are not tax auditors,so there should be no reason why we'll just keep our silence about them puting tax on something that they themselves dont know how much is the lawful tax that is to be placed on an item. if incase they will make threats, probably i will also do some threatening of my own. we shouldnt just bow down to the threats and tricks of these no good sons of bitches. |
Rea Fujisaki
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I have a same prob. to moonshine. I sent nokiaN95 on dec.14,2009 for my brother as a Xmas gift. But until now he still waiting for that... |
ray
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| now i am scared of getting my parcel. All these talks about these corrupts jerks! I wish i had the money and the logistics, i would have someone shoot at these corrupt employees. Dead or alive i don't care. As long as ma perwisyo din sila! That will also grab media attention. |
meow
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| oh, my, i think my heart beat fast right now, cos i have package also from china its worth is less than 5000 pesos,,and it was almost 18 days after the dispatchedfrom the destination ,, hope i could get my package now, =( |
sweet
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| deim it!!EMS rily sucks.. imagine, overtaxing policy is very unreasonable,n asking u to pay for it, it worth mor than the items invoice sobra sobra~ and aside from that we shudnt need to pay "custom tax" kc its already paid frm d country origin ee! .. currupxn system ng custom..if you hav family abroad tell them na.. ang KAKAPAL NG PAGMUMUKHA NILA.. KARMA BITES THEM BACK.. HELL IS THE BETTER PLACE FOR THEM. |
NIC NAT
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| I got the same problem with my package but still the burden of my relatives in the phil to get the gifts wherein they got taxed for almost 2,000php is ridiculous. This is not good for business and obviously creating a stir due to corruption. I'm bitter to those people in the post office. |
kritterkeeper
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| OMG! All of you are so mad huh. Do you really think guys that this is the right thint to do? Complaining on this site, trying to destroy the EMS Philippines reputation by posting comment here that they are corrupt and etc. I think all of you should ask your self first if you know the Rules and Regulations, SOP and the Terms and Conditions of sending an International EMS package. Never compare the Customs of Canada to the Customs of Philippines. Think! They are different country with different laws. Customs Department is not a private company. It is a government agency. When you send an IEMS merchandise you will only pay for the Postage Fee. Which means, the country of destination is the only one who have the rights to collect the customs charges if the merchandise is taxable for customs charges. You should know that first before you send an International Parcel because if you dont. Then you're like an idiot Captain of an Amry who's sending his man in a battle without informing them who are the enemy and what are their task. For those who are complaining regarding the amount that the Customs collect from their parcel. I think this is not the right place to make a complaint. You know guys for me all of you are nothing but a babbling dumb ass. If you think your right then prove it by making them EMS officials pay for their sins. If you want you can ask for the help of IMBESTIGADOR or XXX. Because if you cant then your nothing but a LOOSER, an IDIOT and a FRAWD who's blaming their mistake to others. |
VDT
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| hi! i've purchased a headband online and it costs 228 dollars but was discounted to less 20%= 182.4 dollars and has a shipping fee of 32 dollars. but the lady from EMS phil post office was asking for 4048pesos total before i can get my item. they gave me a 15% declaration tax (seems a little too much) which they based on the original cost of my item and not the discounted rate (228 + 32=260 dollars). i'm wondering, where the tax should be based on? is it the discounted rate or the original price of the item? i asked my friend who knows someone from customs and they say it's out of they're hands bec. it's not a custom matter? |
kritterkeeper
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| To VDT. not a custom matter? But it is the Customs who declared the tax. By the way what's the name of the lady? Is she from the Customs or EMS? Whats her position their? |
VDT
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| i only asked my driver to pick up the item bec. it's my first time to encounter this. the first time i bought an item from US i only paid 35 pesos. the driver said the lady won't give her name daw but she is in the customs area. |
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I think dapat mas maging CAREFUL tayo sa maga GINAGAWA at SINASABI natin.. THINK FIRST and ALAMIN natin yung mga DAPAT before SAYING ANYTHING.. 1. Ang EMS o PHILPOST ba at BUREAU OF CUSTOMS ay under ba ng iisang agency na government owned? 2. Pag nagpapadala ba tayo ng mga sulat o package alam ba natin kung para saan yung mga binabayaran natin? kung para sa STAMPS AT FREIGHT lang? 3. Alam ba natin kung lahat ng bansa ay may EMS? 4. Alam ba natin kung ano ang mga PUWEDE at HINDI sa mag ipapadala natin para hindi nagkakaroon ng problema? 5. Nilalagay ba natin yung tama sa DECLARATION? 6. Sino ba ang nagpapataw ng TAX? SINO BA ANG DAPAT SISIHIN??? |
kritterkeeper
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| This is the procedure of EMS Philippines according to them. All IEMS item is automatic for delivery right at your doorstep. Everytime the EMS Philippines recieve a parcel. There is a Customs Department Representative who's checking for those parcels that is possible taxable for customs duties and taxes. Possible? Does it mean they're not sure? Yes they're not. Because there are some false declaration in the parcel's content. We all know that! Most addressee say that it's just a gift why is it for customs examination? They use that gift exemption in order for them to easilly recieve high valued items without paying the Customs Charges. And that's Illegal. So if the parcel is for customs examination and the addressee is within the range of CMEC delivery are. Automatic it is for pick up at Customs Department at CMEC office. |
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You destroy a person's reputation by telling bad things about them. These things don't even have to be true. However, if other people believe the stories that you are telling, then you will destroy the person's reputation. Now, as a general rule, destroying a persons reputation is not a very nice thing to do. None of us are perfect. We all have things in our closets that we would rather the world at large not know about. So, if you start ruining other people's reputations, don't be surprised if someone else doesn't come along and do it to you. People who go about tearing others down usually aren't very well respected. I would just make one exception to the above caution. That is for people who have truly undeserved good reputations. If someone is hiding evil behavior behind the veneer of a good reputation, then that veneer needs to be stripped away to protect society from the evil person. However, before you do this, you better be sure that you have the evidence to back up you accusations. Destroying an innocent person's reputation is, in itself, an evil thing. So don't be part to that. Comments Not that I want to do that. Just a question which leads to another... Report by Max Power on August 6th, 2006 ---O. K. --- Report by bignose on September 30th, 2006 This is some good shit. Report by WildAboutJenkem 13 hours ago Add a comment... |
Kamille
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wah T_T omg are you serious.... right. hmmm im waiting for my iTouch to come... by EMS. now i dont know how much tax will I get for it T_T... im just a kid... so how am i supposed to pay for the "customs tax" T_T |
brix chua
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| mga balahura at balasubas yang mga yan!!! lalu na yung mga nag de deliver na kakapal ng mga apog na sapilitang nang hihingi ng tip binigyan ko na nga ng 200 pesos! tapos nag reklamo pa!.. sabi pa nya! sir kulang pa po to kc may babayarang 35 pa kayo at dalawa pa kami dagdagan mo naman... aw lagi yan sa twing darating bagahe ko galing japan... |
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TO energize or refresh your mind: P35.00 is for the delivery fees or PTCC OR PETITION TO CUSTOMS CHARGES. |
FURUKAOAHA
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OH C'MON UR JUST A KID?  ; HOW COME WHEN U WANT TO BUY SOMETHING IN E-BAY DOES IT EXEMPT U BCOZ UR JUST A KID?OH OH OH  I DON'T THINK SO.  |
xietsoriano
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ti KAMILE>> you better inquire first to ems philippines regarding your item if its for pick up. to BRIX CHUA>> really? you have a proof? because if you dont. you better shut up coz your non sense |
NJGurl
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| I'm about to send HP Laptop to my Dad, since there's too may corruptions going on at EMS. I'm afraid not to do so. I rather wait to go back to phils and hand carry the item with me. ISUMBONG KAY TULFO or IMBESTIGADOR, etc. in order for them to stop the corruption somehow. These maniacs are pure greedy! |
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When computing for customs duties/taxes, also include the shipping charge for the total cost. For example, even though the price of the item is just 30$ but the shipping cost is for example $30 also, for a total of $60, pasok na yan sa customs duties since lagpas na sa $50 na nirerequired for tax. There’s also a helpful thread in ebay regading customs duties computation here in the Philippine. I think for computer/laptops and components, there’s no customs duties but you still have to pay for the 12% vat as well as some processing fees. |
CLEANERS
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and btw, I think only EMS delivered parcels are dropped on the Pasay office. So if you want to avoid the people there, you can also try other international methods such as air mail, priority mail, standard flat fee, etc. I think those are dropped to your nearest local post office although it would more time than EMS. The local post office might still charge you though, especially if they have a customs personnel there. If not, siguro 35PHP lang ang sisingilin sa yo. |
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When computing for CUSTOMS DUTIES/TAXWS, also include the SHIPPING CHARGE for the TOTAL COST. For example, even though the price of the item is just 30$ but the shipping cost is for example $30 also, for a total of $60, pasok na yan sa customs duties since lagpas na sa $50 na nirerequired for tax. There’s also a helpful thread in EBAY regading CUSTOMS DUTIES/TAXES COMPUTATION here in the PHILIPPINES. 1. KNOW THE PROCEDURE, RULES AND REGULATIONS, SOP AND TERMS AND CONDITONS. 2. NEVER COMPARE THE LAWS HERE IN OUR COUNTRY AND THE LAWS OF OTHER COUNTRY. 3. KNOW THE DO'S AND DON'TS, THE RATES, THE FEES, 4. WRITE THE RIGHT DECLARATION NOT JUST "A GIFT" 5. OR ELSE YOUR NOTHING BUT A LOOSER, AN IDIOT AND A FRAWD WHO'S BLAMING THEIR MISTAKES TO OTHERS. |
GOSSIPgirls
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3 TAX MISTAKES MADE EVERYDAY: 1. KEEP BUSINESS AND PERSONAL AFFAIRS SEPARATE It might be overstated to say that never the twain shall meet. You might often do things with a dual motive -- say, having a pleasant lunch with a business colleague, going on vacation with your best client or buying a vacation home that you also intend as an investment. However, you'll be better off if you can separate your tax life into business and personal categories. That might sound radical, but it's really just following the tax code. As I look back over a 30-year career as a tax lawyer, I can think of many big, messy and expensive tax disputes that came down to a violation of this fundamental divide. |
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The person who forgets this rule and tries to morph personal matters into business is asking for trouble. I'm thinking of people who: A. Try to deduct the cost of their divorce because their business is at risk. Taxes for the self-employed B. Try to deduct a miserable vacation with a client. C. Claim that a hobby is a business. Sure, there are many provisions in the tax law that explicitly recognize the dual purposes many of us have in pursuing activities and purchases. Still, try to avoid such dual-purpose goals, and do your best to categorize things appropriately. I think you'll make your tax life easier. (For more, see "5 tax myths that can cost you money.") |
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2. KEEP GOOD RECORDS Most of us at one time or another violate this edict. You might think keeping good records is something that can help you only if you actually end up in a tax controversy. Yet believe it or not, there is something about keeping good records that can keep you out of tax trouble in the first place. Maybe it's karma. Moreover, this rule isn't just for people who run businesses. For example, recreational gamblers, even retirees playing the slots, need to keep a diary or other record of how much they bet and lose on each visit. That's because your occasional big win will be reported to the IRS by the casino. You can use gambling losses to offset your winnings. But if you don't keep good records, you could end up a two-time loser -- once at the tables and once to Uncle Sam. Another example is charitable donations. Put a $20 check instead of a $20 bill in the collection plate. The law requires you to have paper proof of every donation you deduct. (For more, read "Give and grow rich with charitable deductions.") Does the IRS really care about this sort of record keeping? Yes. Most of the audits conducted on ordinary, law-abiding folks -- meaning wage earners without undisclosed offshore accounts -- are so-called correspondence audits. In such audits -- you might be picked for one if you deduct a lot of contributions -- taxpayers are told their deductions will be disallowed unless they promptly mail back records substantiating them. (Also see "Tax records you can toss.") |
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3. RESPECT AND KEEP THOSE 1099s This might sound like an April 15-only item. In fact, how you handle third-party "information returns," such as 1099s, year-round will influence how easy or hard a time you have when you file your return and interact with the IRS thereafter. Whether you are a payee or a payer, you need a system to record and track information returns. That's exactly what the IRS does. A lot of what goes on at the IRS is computer matching -- the endless correlation of taxpayer identification numbers and payments. Even a small mismatch between what's on these forms and what you report on your tax return will be caught and could result in months of hassles with the IRS. Much of what the IRS does, when it comes to monitoring taxpayers, is information return matching. There are different forms for miscellaneous income -- Form 1099-MISC (.pdf file) -- for interest -- Form 1099-INT (.pdf file) -- and so on. There are also a few information returns you might receive showing how much you paid. For example, if you have a home mortgage and make mortgage payments, you should receive a Form 1098 (.pdf file) from your lender reporting how much interest you paid during the year. (See "Home: The mother of all tax shelters.") When you deduct interest on your tax return, the IRS will match your return to this form to make sure you haven't overstated your deduction. Another common information form is a Form W-2, issued to employees reporting wages. Pay attention to these forms as they arrive. Confusingly, these days you might get a statement from your bank that looks like your regular statement but says somewhere it is a 1099. When you get your 1099s, don't just stick them in a drawer. Look at them. Payers are required to mail all 1099s to payees no later than Jan. 31. Then the payer has until Feb. 28 to send all 1099s to the IRS. This one-month lag means that if you receive a 1099 you know is wrong, there might be time to correct it before the IRS receives a copy. If you receive an incorrect 1099 -- this is common -- contact the payer as soon as you receive the errant form. Explain the error and ask whether the payer has already sent a copy of the 1099 to the IRS. The best corrections are done this way, with the payer simply destroying the old form and issuing a correct one. It's a good idea to keep a record of such communications, since you might end up ensnarled in a reporting mess later on. If the payer has already sent a copy of the erroneous form to the IRS, you can still ask for a correction. In that event, the payer should issue a corrected 1099 (there's a box on the form to check for this). |
unBEATABLE
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FAQs Chapter I. Importation 1 WHAT ARTICLES ARE SUBJECT TO DUTY? All articles, when imported to the Philippines, are subject to duty upon each importation, even though previously exported there except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Tariff and Customs Code, as amended, or in other laws. 2 WHEN DOES IMPORTATION BEGIN AND DEEMED TERMINATED? Importation begins when the carrying vessel or aircraft enters the jurisdiction of the Philippines with the intention to unlade therein. Importation is deemed terminated upon payment of the duties, taxes and other charges due upon the articles, or secured to be paid, at a port of entry and the legal permit for withdrawal shall have been granted, or in case said articles are free of duties, taxes and other charges, until they have legally left the jurisdiction of Customs. 3 WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE IMPORT ENTRY? The following are authorized to make import entry: 1. Importers and other persons who are holders of the bill of lading; 2. Licensed Customs broker acting under authority from a holder of the bill; and 3. A person duly empowered to act as agent or attorney-in-fact for each other. (The duly notarized power of attorney should be approved by the Port Collector and no more than such continuing power may be accepted or recognized) 4 WHEN TO FILE AN ENTRY? Entry must be filed in the Customhouse within 30 days from the date of discharge of the last package from the vessel, which shall not be extendible. Failure to file the entry constitutes implied abandonment and will result in the “ipso facto” forfeiture of the goods/shipment. |
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FAQs Chapter II. Privileges 1 WHO ARE ENTITLED TO DUTY AND TAX FREE PRIVILEGES? Section 105 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines as amended by Executive Order No. 206 provides duty and tax free privileges to the following individuals, the extent of which depends on their particular status: 1. Returning Resident. A Returning Resident is a Filipino national who has gone abroad and is now returning. Only those Returning Residents who have an uninterrupted stay abroad for at least six (6) months prior to their return to the Philippines are entitled to duty and tax free privileges. 2. Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) is a Filipino national who worked in a foreign country under an employment contract. Only OFWs who have an uninterrupted stay abroad for more than six (6) months are entitled to duty and tax free privileges. 3. Former Filipino. A Filipino national who has acquired foreign citizenship abroad and is now returning. Only former Filipinos who are coming to settle permanently in the Philippines and have stayed abroad for at least six months are entitled to the duty and tax exemption privileges. 2 ARE BALIKBAYANS ALSO ENTITLED TO CERTAIN DUTY AND TAX FREE PRIVILEGES? BALIKBAYAN is another term for an OFW or a former Filipino. A returning resident is also a BALIKBAYAN when he has stayed abroad for at least one year. Balikbayans are entitled to duty and tax free privileges. |
mrs.amante
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| nag hulog den ako ng EMS document sa pilipinas ng January 13,2010..Cainta post office ...pa balik balik na lang yung kapatid ko sa cainta post office..tinatanong nya kung dumating na yung EMS document na pinadala ko..Hanggang ngayon wala pa january 25 na...tinignan ko sa Internet kung kailan ang dating.nakasulat january 15 pa dumating ng manila..sino ba ang makakatulong sa aken para malaman ko kung ibibigay ba nila o hinde..o pupunta pa ba ako kay Tulfo o mr. enriquez para humingi ng tulong.. |
Happy GO Lucky
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Its because the national election is coming. a custom officer (friend) told me that the administration gave them quotas to reach every month to collect taxes. obviously raising funds for the election. but this happened last election 2004. so i guess they are doing it again. pero talagang matatakaw ang mga customs officers (not all) eversince. lakas nila kumita ng pera. you'll see them spending so much in night clubs. mga naka rolex pa yan. pero magkano lang sweldo nila. kaya if i were you. kung wala din kyo kakilala sa customs, huwag na kyo padala package. lalo na pag mahal yung item. dito nalang kyo bumili. 2nd hand psp? 2nd hand phone? or brand new stuff. madami yan sa greenhills... mag pa remit nalng kyo ng pera sa pnb. mura lang charge nila dun.  para hindi na kyo ma stress. |
suicidalJOCK
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OO NGA KASI PAG NA STRESS KA BAKA MAISIPAN MO PA TUMALON SA TERRACE OR MAG-SUICIDE |
jm23
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| Please advice: I sent my girlfriend in the Philippines a digital camera and a stuffed toy for Christmas. Found out today the reason she hasn't received it is because they want P7000 asked by customs. The total value declared all together is $200. I don't know how they came up with P7000, but that's like buying another camera. I don't think it should be that much. It is a post office in Davao City. What can be done? Please help. |
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I'm so sorry to hear about your bad experiences with PhilPost, made me want to write something good about the PhilPost in Daet, Camarines Norte. I've been purchasing cameras off Ebay and I haven't had a bad experience with the Post Office in Daet. I've had packages from Ukraine, Hongkong, China and the USA with prices varying from $10 to $100 but no fees were asked from me but the Php35 for handling I guess. So good job to PhilPost Daet. Sana lahat ng Offices nyo e ganon. Oh and by the way, I did buy a camera worth over $200. The seller was kind enough to mark it as a gift. No taxes were imposed. So i guess when I get back to Manila and purchase merchandises overseas, I'd just have it shipped to Daet and ask my sister to ship it to Manila. I got scared with how corrupt PhilPost Offices in Metro Manila are.  |
Lady Karen
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Leche mga taga customs na yan! Di nila i-evaluate ng mabuti ang packages. Buti sana kung napupunta ang binabayad na 4k para lang sa mga murang gamit na pinadala sa akin. E hindi e. Di nila ayusin sistema nila. Badtrip, tang*na! Tas para makalusot sa lecheng tax na yan kailangan may kakilala ka pa sa customs! Paano aasenso ang bansa na ito? Nakakainis! Grrrr! Tas one time ang declared value ko is $100 lang free shipping. Tinaxan nila ako kasi sabi nila $300 daw.. KASAMA DAW SHIPPING FEE SA I-TATAX?! WTF?! TANGINA TALAGA!!!!!!! |
Leilyn
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I'm so scared of my ems package. After reading numerous stories about the "fees", I'm beginning to think that I "may" become a victim. My orders were 3 personal items, 1 is like a milk powder, and the other 2 were supplements intended for 1 month use. I tried searching for a good information if its taxable or not... heck I spent an hour and found nothing of help, government websites were the most useless of them all! I'd be happy to pay the taxes, and I see some people here are irritated by the complaints. But the truth is, people like me are left in blank. Sites like philpost don't even try to put a proper FAQ on what items are going to fined, taxed, or held for? Isn't it also their responsibility to give out the proper information? They don't need commercials, just a simple website with great documentation is enough! For example, I want to know what happened to my items and fees I may accumulate, but its a Saturday and its 8 pm, I can't call their office, no 24 hour service, but they do say on their site they send out mail 24 hours... How can they do that when they don't have any personnel left in their office past 5 p.m. and no staff to ask for help on weekends and holidays? 24 hours my ass! And so I will just have to wait for Monday to call their center and find out whether or not it is being held and taxed for. Because with all the fees they have been asking, they just don't have the capacity to put up a decent site with decent information, and not some unwanted news that don't give any ASSISTANCE! Its embarrassing. You see Manny Pacquio in there main page, and see under construction when you check on the help link. Stupid and lazy agencies, TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE HUH? WHERE CAN I READ IT? CAN ANYONE GIVE A LINK MADE BY THESE AGENCIES ASKING FOR MONEY? DON'T WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHY, WHAT, AND HOW THEY DERIVED THE AMOUNTS ON SUCH THINGS? IT IS THE GOVERNMENTS / AGENCIES DUTY TO INFORM THE PEOPLE! OR DO I HAVE TO STUDY LAW AND BUY A CUSTOMS CODE BOOK? STUPID.. |
Online Seller
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bbwisit tlg yan EMS na yan!!!!! Argh!! pero pumapayag cla na hati nlang pero wlang resibo.. lol! kakapal ng mukha.. kada punta ko dun dmeng nagrereklamo.. ako nga lastweek kinuha ko ung package for sneakers and guess what????THEY CHARGED ME 10,000 for the 7 pair of shoes.. lol! bat ako magababayad nun.. kakulitan nmin nkuha namin xa for 4700.. w/ receipt un.. pero dte 12 pairs kinuha ko P2000 lang bnayaran ko... ireklamo na kc yan! kakapal ng mukha.. |
TIPSYcustomer
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BAKIT KA NAMAN MAGBABASA? ANO BA MAPAPALA MO PAG BINASA AT PINAG ARALAN MO YUN? BAKA HINDI KAYANIN NG UTAK MO BAKA SUMABAOG PA ITO KUNG HINDI TALAGA KAYA |
PREGGYkarma
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I think some irresponsible parents doesn't know that their kids are buying some stuff thru the internet. They don't know that their children knew their codes and password even in their credit cards. So be a responsible PARENTS and know what your children CAN DO. |
day&nytPILLS
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Yeah I agree to that. Parents should be responsible with their kids. NAG ASAWA AT NAG ANAK KAYO HINDI NYO PALA KAYA. Know how to discipline them and set some limitations. PINTA SKAYO NG PINTAS TAPOS HINDI NYO PALA MAAYOS ANG SARILING NYONG BUHAY. |
LABadviser
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Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population. |
LABadviser
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Ignorance of the law excuses no man: Not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him. |
LABadviser
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If one had to worry about one's actions in respect of other people's ideas, one might as well be buried alive in an antheap or married to an ambitious violinist. Whether that man is the prime minister, modifying his opinions to catch votes, or a bourgeois in terror lest some harmless act should be misunderstood and outrage some petty convention, that man is an inferior man and I do not want to have anything to do with him any more than I want to eat canned salmon. |
LABadviser
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People are eternally divided into two classes, the believer, builder, and praiser, and the unbeliever, destroyer and critic. YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY! |
LABadviser
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Those who have not yet accepted their own imperfection are the first ones to judge and critisize the faults of others.. ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? GOOD LOVE ADVISER? |
LABadviser
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We demand that people should be true to the pictures we have of them, no matter how repulsive those pictures may be: we prefer the true portrait in all its homogeneity, to one with a detail added which refuses to fit in. |
Vince
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| I admire your courage for sending mail through the "system" in the Philippines! You should get a medal or something... lol. But yeah, sticking to FedEx, LBC, UPS or whatever else carrier where I pay a bit more but get my packages for sure. |
MARTYS
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MAYBE U'RE THE ONE WHO DESERVE TO GET A MEDAL FOR BEING SUCH A GOOD PARENT TO YOUR KID. FOR TAKING GOOD CARE OF THEM AND PROTECTING THEM. |
wackyOU
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Commercials on television are similar to sex and taxes; the more talk there is about them, the less likely they are to be curbed. |
wackyOU
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I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it. There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job. |
LUCKYme
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If you can manipulate news, a judge can manipulate the law. A smart lawyer can keep a killer out of jail, a smart accountant can keep a thief from paying taxes, a smart reporter could ruin your reputation- unfairly. |
LUCKYme
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Keeping a lid on taxes is not just good for the taxpayer. It's a powerful way to force government to be more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter. Let me repeat that: more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter - that's what we need to be about. |
LUCKYme
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Let me respond with a few points, the first being that all immigrants pay taxes, income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, gasoline taxes, cigarette taxes, every tax when they make a purchase. |
Leilyn
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TIPSYcustomer said: BAKIT KA NAMAN MAGBABASA? ANO BA MAPAPALA MO PAG BINASA AT PINAG ARALAN MO YUN? BAKA HINDI KAYANIN NG UTAK MO BAKA SUMABAOG PA ITO KUNG HINDI TALAGA KAYA My reply: YOU ARE STUPID, IF EVER YOU REPRESENT EMS OR CUSTOMS, OR AN YOU ARE AN EMS OR CUSTOMS PERSONNEL, THEN YOU ARE NOT DOING YOUR ORGANIZATION ANY GOOD. IT JUST SHOWS HOW DIRTY AND FILTHY YOU GUY ARE. MALIGO KA NA, NAAMOY KO BAHO MO!!!!!! February 01, 2010 AMOEBIASISbheiby said: BAKIT SA LBC, DHL FED EX,TEC.. PAG NAGPADALA KA WALA BANG CUSTOMS CHARGES? My reply: DIDN'T I MAKE IT CLEAR? I PAID FOR DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE, SO WHY DO I HAVE TO TRAVEL 2 HOURS JUST TO GET MY PARCEL?! I CAN PAY THE TAX NEEDED, ITS JUST STUPID TO HAVE THE ITEMS FOR PICK UP IN PASAY! My tax was computed with a tariff rate of 7%.. and 12% vat. |
PINOY AGENTS
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How dirty and filthy our GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS? I think pareho lang po sa mga CALL CENTERS. Na sila sila pumapatol sa isa't isa at kahit kanino pumapatol kaya uso na AIDS, GONORRHEA, UTI, ETC... OR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE |
GLOBE CIRCLES
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Dapat siguro alamin muna yung SOP, RULES AND REGULATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR PROCEDURES. Then you're like an idiot Captain of an Amry who's sending his man in a battle without informing them who are the enemy and what are their task. |
DOÑA LIBRADA PADOLINA
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Baka kasi hinahanapan po ng kasiraan yung iba pero yung sarili mong pamilya at buhay hindi mo maayos. O siguro gawain mo kaya ANG MAGNANAKAW GALIT SA KAPWA MAGNANAKAW. |
SHYRAM
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| Baka wala n apong magawang kuwento o maimbento kay po naghahanap at gumagawa ng kuwento. |
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| Well we all have ourselves to blame for choosing the wrong people. So just click here to play best online slots. |
SAINT OF PADUA
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Ako lang pala ang gusto mo. Sana sinabi mo noon pa. Don't worry hinding hindi ako mapapasyo kahit na ano pang gawin mo. |
yankee
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Tanong lang po, plan ko po kasi bumili ng item sa germany and use Deutsche Post as a shipping method. Papaship ko ung item sa bulacan. ang maghahandle po ba nito is ems? (according sa site ng ems na "Provisional member" lang and Deutsche Post. di ko kasi alam kung pano process nun dito). if ever na dumaan ung item ko sa EMS san ko sya kukunin? do I still need to claim my item in pasay? or merong post office sa bulacan? Na try ko na kasi magpaship dati sa manila and I ended up going to post office sa pasay and pay a big tax for my item. I use ems before :- Hope someone can help me. TIA |
ren-NEO69
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| Panu kaya kung registered mail? Maniningil parin ba sila ng malaking tax? 3 LP Vinyl lang ang pinuchased ko |
MIXPHagents
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Go to your nearest post office I think that's the right thing to do. Or to other carrier like DHL, FED EX, LBC, ETC... |
MIXPHagents
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If you have questions or queries regarding with your forwarders or carriers go to or visit their offices or branches. I think their staffs or employees can explain it to you rather than just complaining in some sites. |
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