The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) warned that uncollected taxes from online businesses in the Philippines may have already reached billions of pesos.
Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said the agency is ramping up monitoring of online sales and coordinating with digital platforms to enforce tax compliance.
A one-percent withholding tax on e-commerce sellers was mandated last year to ensure fairness between traditional and online businesses.
The BIR is also exploring shutting down websites that fail to pay taxes while keeping a close watch on social media sales activities.
From January to August, BIR’s revenue grew 11.4 percent to P2.14 trillion, highlighting the importance of curbing untaxed digital transactions to meet the annual target.
Source: PhilNews24 | October 14, 2025
