There’s some bad news for buy-and-sell websites like sulit.com.ph, ayosdito.ph, ensogo.com and ebay.ph.
According to Interaksyon, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) “will hold operators of buy-and-sell websites liable for any entrepreneur who makes money online without first registering with the bureau and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).”
BIR Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares said, “We will file cases against sellers who fail to issue receipts and pay taxes, but we will also file cases against the websites which provide such service.”
She added, “In the same way, if you operate a buy and sell website, you have to make sure that your members or subscribers are registered with us. These websites have to make sure that the sellers are issuing receipts, otherwise, they will also be held responsible.”
