How can you avoid delays in filing freelance tax in the Philippines? Register before you start being a freelancer Improve your tax knowledge Use an online tax calculator to compute your taxes and file them on time People, who earn income, manage their own business, transfer personal or real… Read MoreHow to Avoid Delays in Filing Freelance Taxes in the Philippines
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As a freelancer or a sole proprietor, filing BIR forms and settling your taxes is your responsibility.
Knowing the right forms to secure and when they should be filed will save you from a lot of stress and penalties. So for today’s post, we’re giving you the ultimate list of BIR forms that every taxpayer should know.
Here we go.
Read MoreA Comprehensive Guide to BIR Forms for Freelancers and Sole Proprietors
Whether you’re a freelancer or a new entrepreneur flying solo, sooner or later as your business grows, you may want to consider hiring employees. And when you do hire your first employee, you would have to start thinking about payroll, and payroll tax rates.
For both aspiring and existing business owners, 2018 comes with big changes specifically with implementation for payroll taxes. When it comes to handling payroll, it’s important to understand the current payroll tax rates. Not all employees under an organization have the same salaries and there are those who have different tax brackets as well. Meaning, each individual can have varying tax rates depending on their job position and company.
Read MoreWhat Are The Different Payroll Tax Rates to be Aware of This 2018
Whether you are a business owner, freelancer or a professional, we all spend a significant amount of time at work and sometimes even more than we spend at home. With all the stress and challenges that comes with our work life, wouldn’t you want a work space where you can… Read MoreDe-cluttering Your Workspace: Why de-clutter your work space now (and how to get started)
I’m going to discuss one of the small business tips some entrepreneurs are not taking advantage of nowadays. Over 3.5 billion searches happen per day, according to InternetLiveStats.com. Is your website near the top of the search results when someone searches for the services or products you offer? According to… Read MoreSmall Business Tips: Using SEO To Spark Your Business in 2018
For Filipino freelancers, taking the leap from their corporate jobs into the wild world of online freelancing can be a daunting start to a rewarding career.
Luckily, it’s not as scary as it used to be. Many freelancers will not face the same problems that those who started years back had encountered, thanks to the web-based freelance mentoring platform Online Jobs University.
Below, we get to know more about Genesis, the founder of Online Job University, and his precious advice for Filipino freelancers, and just about everybody who wants to pursue their passion and make a difference:
Read MoreTaxumo Heroes: Genesis Shares His Winning Advantage to Filipino Freelancers
It wasn’t always living a life he truly wanted for himself.
Before Raffy Vicente set out to build his own consultancy firm, he was working full-time as an employee for almost a decade.
He yearned for something more fulfilling, career-wise: a level-up of some sort. That was the time he decided that it was time for a change.
But while it was the desire for freedom that had made him leave, it was ultimately his burning passion and relentless drive that eventually built and grew his company, RV Marketing Services.
Below, Raffy recounts his rewarding journey from leaving the corporate world to joining the growing pool of successful entrepreneurs who continue to defy their comfort zones, in the name of following and living out their passions:Read MoreTaxumo Heroes: Why Paying His Income Tax Won’t Stop Raffy from Pursuing His Passion
Frances Sales of the long-running and successful blog Topaz Horizon shares her insights about blogging and taxes, her tried-and-tested formula for success, as well as the things and people who inspired her along the way:Read MoreTaxumo Heroes: Mommy Blogger Frances Talks About Blogging and Taxes
The BMBE Law (Barangay Micro Business Enterprise) (copy of the law here) has certainly come a long way.
If you had applied for it in 2013, you might have encountered staff and officers at the municipal hall’s business permits and licensing office blankly wondering what the heck are you applying for.
But now, it’s one of the first things small-scale entrepreneurs ask about.
There’s plenty of information online about the BMBE Law nowadays, so I won’t write anymore about the stuff you’ll find rewritten in various forms all over the Internet.
Instead, let’s talk about the nitty-gritties of the BMBE Law—the stuff you seldom hear about.
Read MoreWhat You Need to Hear About the BMBE Law