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Articles tagged taxes

Philippine peso bills and laptop representing the complete Davao freelancer financial playbook for 2026
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Davao Freelancer Complete Guide 2026: BIR, Tax, Payments, Lifestyle

The 2026 Davao freelancer playbook: ORUS registration at RDO 113, 8% vs graduated tax, 1701Q + 2551Q calendar, EOPT invoice rules, and getting paid via Wise.

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A stylised payslip and an invoice meeting at one tax form over the words mixed income Davao
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You Have a Davao Job and Freelance Income: The Return That Changes and the ₱250,000 You Do Not Get

Add freelance income to a Davao BPO salary and your tax life changes: you lose substituted filing, you file BIR Form 1701 yourself, and your 8% is charged on the whole freelance gross with no ₱250,000 taken off.

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Property

Three Official Numbers for the Same Davao Lot: Zonal Value, the Assessor's Schedule, and the Asking Price

One Davao lot carries at least three different official values, each answering a different tax question — and a 2024 law is quietly collapsing them into one. Here is which number governs what, and why they are supposed to disagree.

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Property

What It Actually Costs to Close on a Davao Property

The four taxes and fees on a Davao property sale, and the one every guide gets wrong: the transfer tax is the seller's legal duty, not the buyer's.

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Property

Davao's 2026 Market Values: What Happens to Your Amilyar

Davao City proposed new land values for 2026, a residential median of +341.9%. What it really says, why the cheapest lots jumped hardest, and the 6% cap.

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Balik-OFW First 90 Days in Davao: Housing, Bank, BIR, SSS Checklist

A 90-day Balik-OFW checklist for Davao returnees: OWWA RWO-XI, SSS voluntary 15% math, PhilHealth 5%, BIR RDO 113A, and the EDLP ₱2M loan.

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8% Flat vs Graduated Tax for Davao Freelancers: Which Saves More

Davao freelance income-tax math at five tiers, ₱500K to ₱3M, with the expense ratio at which itemized deductions actually beat the 8% flat rate.

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Davao Freelancer BIR Filing Calendar 2026: 1701Q, 2551Q, Annual ITR

Quarterly and annual BIR filing dates for Davao freelancers in 2026, mapped to 8% vs graduated, covering eBIRForms 7.9.6.0, Form 1701-MS, and EOPT.

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Late BIR Freelancer Registration in Davao: Penalties and RDO 113 Fix

What it actually costs to register late as a Davao freelancer at BIR RDO 113A/B. Compromise penalty math, EOPT-era forms, 8% vs graduated, and the ORUS path.

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BIR Registration for Davao Freelancers: ORUS + RDO 113 Step-by-Step

Clean-path BIR registration for Davao freelancers in 2026 — ORUS account, Form 1901, books of accounts, tax type, and when DTI BNRS is actually needed.

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Service Invoice vs Official Receipt: Davao Freelancers Post-EOPT

What changed under RR 7-2024 and RR 11-2024 for Davao freelancers: Service Invoice rules, stamping unused ORs, Form 1906, accredited printers, and penalties.

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Starting a Davao Business While Abroad: BIR + DTI for Absentee OFWs

Davao absentee-owner OFW guide to registering a small business — SPA apostille, DTI BNRS scope fees, BIR RDO 113A/113B, mayor's permit, BMBE election math.

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