~ I don't know you guys but I am a bit bothered to the imposition of levying tax on online businesses plus nag aalala din ako kung possible din ba na mapatawan ng tax yung mga high payee signature campaign participants especially to those people whose estimated earnings are above ₱ 6,000 per week. Keep in mind na yung mga online businesses na may ₱ 250,000 above per year can be subjected to the collection of tax by legal authorities.
The 250K treshold applies to individuals as well so yes it's possible. You have to keep in mind though that the above 250K refers to
taxable net income. Ibig sabihin, gross revenue/income less allowed deductible expenses.
Let's use your example of 6K/week (Approx. 290K/year):
- Kung may deductible expenses na 40K, ang taxable net income ay 250K. Tax to be paid = 0
- Kung sakali man na walang deductible expenses, ang taxable net income ay 40K. Tax to be paid = 8K for 1 year (667/mo or 167/week)
Maybe this is just me but I won't be bothered paying 167 pesos if I am earning 6K on a weekly basis.
Sumagi lang sa isip ko kasi we are included in the bracket of advertising from an online channel (bitcointalk) though naisip ko din na possible na hindi tayo maapektuhan ng tax kasi most of us are now aware of using SPV (Simple Payment Verification)and/or Non-Custodial bitcoin wallet whereas it can dramatically increase your privacy in terms of making a transaction lalo na kung ang user eh may alam sa basic functionalities like Coin Control. Plus, the use of bitcoin mixer can drastically improve the anonymity of every bitcoin transaction, dagdag mo pa kung gagamit ka ng different OS such as Tails or Linux equipped with TOR or hardened Firefox browser.
Medyo exaggerated lang yung sa privacy part pero important naman yan kung privacy conscious individual kayo when it comes to your bitcoin transaction. Any thoughts?
But then again, if you use centralized platforms that requires KYC to convert crypto to fiat, wala din silbi ang mga privacy/anonymity tools. Hindi pa naman yata ganun kadami ang mga willing sa P2P trades dahil na din sa seguriddad. Mahirap na, sa kakatago mo sa gobyerno eh madisgrasya ka pa.
I don't think they can tax all those participants of Signature campaign since this is a decentralized market and its hard for BIR to collect our datas (matrabaho ito). If the digital ads will be taxed, then I'm sure hinde tayo kasama doon so wag muna magpanic. Though maari tayong magkaroon ng income tax thru this market pero mukang malayo pa tayo sa ganoong sitwasyon.
Never be sure kung exempted sa BIR ang pinagkakakitaan mo unless may specific memorandum na nagsasabing exempted nga ito. General rule is lahat ng kinikita natin ay
subject to tax.
~ There is no need to worry, though the general rule is to pay taxes when you earn, but if you can hide it, then why pay.
Tax evasion though.