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BIR TAX SEMINAR FOR PBA PROS A HUGE SUCCESS
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To make sure the PBA continuously contributes towards nation-building, the league successfully held its first ever tax clinic at the BIR Training Center at its main office in Quezon City last Monday.
No less than PBA Commissioner Chito Salud led a strong force of players and league officials in the seminar wherein BIR officials briefed the delegates about the proper way of filing and paying taxes.
“Alam niyo dapat talagang magpasalamat tayo sa BIR dahil sila pa mismo ang nagtuturo sa atin kung paano ang tamang procedure in filing our income tax returns,” said Salud in his opening speech.
“PBA players are high profile athletes, and in your own way, you guys are celebrities, so people our countrymen look up to you,” added the lawyer-PBA boss while addressing his crowd of more than 120 players from the 10 ballclubs.
The league required all players to the attend the tax clinic, which will already be part of the league’s annual calendar.
Salud also called on the players as well as the fans to be law-abiding citizens by paying the right amount of taxes, which, if they fail to do or if filed incorrectly could sometimes result in criminal and/or civil liabilities that may lead to filing of charges against the erring taxpayer.
“Please take this (duty) very seriously,” he added, while emphasizing the lack of knowledge by some people even PBA players on the proper paying of taxes.
“This tax clinic will help you understand your obligations as good citizens of the country”.
For his part, BIR Deputy Commissioner Nelson Aspe gamely answered queries from a slew of cagers asking different issues.
Aspe also declared the PBA is probably the first high profile sports organization in the country to encourage responsible filing of taxes from its constituents.
“Milestone po ito for us. A good sign that our PBA players are towing the line and heeding towards our call for the payment of correct taxes,” said Aspe.
The amiable government official is hopeful the PBA can help in promoting a better tax education drive in the country.
Also present in the tax seminar were Jared Dillinger and Jimmy Alapag of Talk ‘N Text who were earlier charged by the BIR for possible tax violations.
“I wish this tax clinic happened as soon as I got here (in the PBA),” said Dillinger. “But we’re fully compliant (now) of the BIR. We’re doing whatever it takes to get back on track. We’re getting there”.
“The most important thing is we have this seminar. It’s very informative and helpful for the PBA players, just complying with the BIR is gonna be a big help,” stated Alapag.
The cases of Dillinger and Alapag are currently being attended to by their lawyers.
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