Promoting honesty and integrity in paying taxes must be at the core of the genuine tax reform in the Philippinesa simpler, fairer and more efficient tax system as described earlier by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III.
The convenience of taxpayers must also be the highest priority of the government. Stopping corruption and ending bureaucracy in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) by simplifying business registration and tax compliance as mandated by President Duterte is clearly the focus of BIR Commissioner Caesar Dulay.
However, corruption is already embedded in the system. Full automation of the tax system is a mustfrom online registration, real-time point-of-sales reporting to risk-based computerized audit.