Center for Global Best Practices

What do you do when the BIR sends you a notice of assessment for tax deficiency, padlocks your establishment, or when the BIR auctions your property for sale to enforce tax collection? How do you deal fairly and squarely with the tax authorities in such situations?  To arm you with the right knowledge to solve your tax issues, the Center for Global Best Practices will host a one-day training entitled, Tax Rights & Remedies for SMEs & Large Taxpayers scheduled on Friday, October 5, 2018 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. This program is CPD-Accredited. This solutions-oriented program will teach you everything you need to know on how to handle BIR tax audits – from their different tax audit programs, to their basis of assessment and processes. Learn how to deal fairly and squarely with the tax authorities based on the latest tax rulings of the Supreme Court, and Court of Tax Appeals. This comprehensive training will show you the best practices a...

Learning from others is the fastest way to gain knowledge. But learning from the experience of others is the least expensive and most practical route in solving labor disputes. If you want to build a strong and solid set of policies for your company aligned to Supreme Court (SC) decisions and rulings, then this pioneering program is a must! With the clamor of many HR practitioners, lawyers, and management, the Center for Global Best Practices will bring its best-selling program entitled, “ Critical Supreme Court Decisions on Labor Cases” on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Quest Hotel Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines. Update yourself on the most recent Supreme Court decisions on Labor cases that your management can use to help you improve your HR policies and contracts, guide your organization with the right strategies in employee engagements, and provide you remedies in resolving and preventing disastrous labor problems. Whether you are a business owner, a policy-maker, an HR prac...

Experience has taught many erring public officials that ignorance of the updated procurement law cost them their jobs, perpetual disqualification from holding a government position, forfeiture of retirement pay, damages, jail time and irreparable negative reputation that is painful for them and their families.  This has also led to millions of lost business opportunities for the private-sector due to questionable process after investing huge amount of time, money and effort in winning a government project only to be invalidated afterwards. With the advocacy of educating the general public, the Center for Global Best Practices will have a rerun of its special program entitled, “ What You Must Know About the 2016 Procurement Law IRR ,” to be held Thursday and Friday, September 27 & 28, 2018 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. This learning event is accredited by DILG Local Government Academy. The biggest buyer and consumer of infrastructure, go...

There are over 3,780 large taxpayers and many are not compliant to the Bureau of Internal Revenue Regulation 9-2009 requiring large taxpayers to have a Computerized Accounting System (CAS). This becomes relevant also to the top 500 medium-sized provincial taxpayers in every revenue district which has the equivalent classification of a large taxpayer. To help medium and large taxpayers regarding their compliance issues, the Center for Global Best Practices is launching a training entitled, “ BIR Computerized Accounting System Compliance for Medium and Large Taxpayers ,” scheduled on  Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the Quest Hotel Cebu, Cebu City , Philippines. With the activation of the BIR special task force called  Computerized Systems Evaluation Team (CSET)  to monitor medium and large taxpayers, one can expect more active campaigns and stricter enforcement from the tax authorities. The lecture will include discussions on the regulations and rulings, present...

If you do import and export trade transactions or planning to trade goods, it’s a must to master INCOTERMS (International Commercial Terms used in shipping goods on land, air and sea).   While the revised set of rules on INCOTERMS in all international trade transactions has taken effect globally seven years ago, many exporters and importers, traders, bankers, insurers, freight forwarders, carriers and the people handling such transactions namely business owners, treasurers, CFOs, procurement officers, trade negotiators and many lawyers are still unaware of these changes.  Don’t mistake in the use of trade terminologies that can jeopardized your businesses. In collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce to educate the business community and the general public, the Center for Global Best Practices will have a re-run of the program entitled, “ INCOTERMS: Revised International Rules in the Interpretation of Trade Terms” scheduled on Friday, September 1...