Center for Global Best Practices

There are various tax avoidance schemes available under the law that would allow taxpayers, particularly those engaged in real estate business, such as real estate developers, contractors, buyers, sellers, brokers, lessors and owners of real property, to reduce tax liabilities without violating Tax Code provisions. Learn the trade secrets on how to save millions of pesos on relevant taxes in all your real estate transactions. The Center for Global Best Practices will host a special program entitled, “ Optimizing Tax Savings for Real Estate Transactions ” to be held on Friday, February 1, 2019 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. This comprehensive program will discuss the legally permissible means of avoiding taxes in real estate transactions. The lecture will also include updates, examples, new laws and regulations and specific situations that will be discussed thoroughly to guide participants in executing their plans or solving their tax problems and issu...

With the passage of Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) and the clamor of many businesses and tax practitioners to keep themselves updated and compliant with the numerous changes on tax policies of the Duterte government, the Center for Global Best Practices will be holding a one-day program entitled, “ TRAIN Law + New Year Tax Updates andRemedies ” on Friday, January 18, 2019 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. Start the year right with this one-day comprehensive program to provide you with the updates on new tax laws, very relevant 2017 BIR issuances up to January 2018. This will provide your organization the clear guidance on the impact on the new tax regulations and laws on your business transactions ensuring compliance (monthly, quarterly, and annual), minimizing and avoiding unnecessary tax exposures, assessments and penalties from the taxing authority. This training will also feature the latest relevant decisions of the Court of Tax Appeal...

Tax optimization is no longer a matter just for the multinationals and large enterprises. A growing trend of smart SME taxpayers globally are now tailoring their strategies originally drawn up for the big players which are now adopted by smaller and medium sized business. While tax evasion is illegal, tax avoidance is not. There are a number of strategies that tax experts can devise for firms to structure their business operations to avoid taxes – called tax planning, tax avoidance or tax optimization . These strategies stay within the letters of the law. Unknown to many, there are various tax avoidance schemes available under the law that would allow taxpayers to reduce tax without violating Tax Code provisions.  To learn the secrets and tax-saving strategies utilized by these smart business organizations and individuals, the Center for Global Best Practices (CGBP) will host a program entitled, “ Smart Taxpayers’ Guide on Optimizing Tax Savings and Deductions ” scheduled o...

How do you deal fairly and squarely with the BIR tax authorities when there are disputes in your tax assessments? What do you do when they knock on your door for a tax mapping, audit or when you are presented with a letter of authority to inspect your books?  To address these issues and help individual and business taxpayers, the Center for Global Best Practices will conduct its yearly seminar entitled, “Tax Rights and Remedies for SMEs and Large Taxpayers” on Friday, May 6, 2016 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.  ( For details and a complete list of seminars including Families' Guide to Estate and Tax Planning, A Guide to Wills and Trusts , Taxation of Professionals, and more, you may log on to www.cgbp.org or call (02) 842-7148/ 59 and 556-8968/ 69, Cebu lines: (032) 512-3106 or 07 or Baguio line: (074) 423-5148.)    In this one-day seminar, you will know the taxpayer’s rights that matter, understand the BIR’s bases of assessment...

What do you do when the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) your establishment according to their Oplan Kandado campaign or when they enforce auction on your property for tax collection? Understand the BIR’s bases of assessment in such matters, and learn how to create a protest letter. Attend the Center for Global Best Practices’ seminar on “ Tax Rights and Remedies for SMEs and Large Taxpayers ” on June 2 & 3, 2011 and learn your rights as a taxpayer. This program will focus on the remedial actions a taxpayer can take from an administrative, judicial, procedural, and substantive perspective. Case facts will be presented to get a full understanding of the latest Supreme Court and Court of Tax Appeal rulings on different tax issues. This seminar caters to business owners, entrepreneurs, board directors, management teams, lawyers, CPAs & auditors, tax practitioners, and anyone who is interested to know how to handle and solve tax issues and problems. The resource speaker f...