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ESTATE PLANNING 101
Death and taxes are both inescapable realities and are intertwined. Death is known to be the great equalizer as it knows no boundaries. Regardless of

ESTATE TAX AMNESTY EXTENSION UNTIL JUNE 14, 2023
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 17-2021 extending the availment period of Estate Tax Amnesty until June 14, 2023

THE PERMANENT VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE ACT HAS BEEN ENACTED INTO LAW
Republic Act. No. 11909 or the Permanent Validity of the Certificates of Live Birth, Death, and Marriage Act was enacted into law on August 1,

OFFICIAL RECEIPTS AND INVOICES NO LONGER EXPIRES – BIR
On June 30, 2022, The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) removed the five (5) year validity period on the permit to use all manual and

IPOPHL’S REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PATENTS, UTILITY MODELS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TAKES EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2022.
In order to streamline the administrative procedures in the prosecution and registration of patents, utility models and industrial designs, the Intellectual Property Office of the
COMELEC EXTENDS VOTER REGISTRATION
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced on September 29, 2021 that the Commission en banc unanimously approved the extension of voter registration from October 11