Thought leadership
In this section you can browse through our publications and regularly updated materials intended to bring you useful information about emerging issues and possible solutions to your business needs. If you are a foreign investor interested to do business in the Philippines, you will find our business guides highly informative.
Featured titles
Current issues
Industry issues
Mine 2013: A confidence crisisPwC’s 10th annual global mining report analyses mining trends by looking into the performance of the 40 largest mining companies and discusses the sector’s prospects moving forward.
Client Advisory letter
Businesses urged to tackle disaster risk reduction in new UN/PwC led initiative (CAL May 2013)A new report by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and PwC warns that large multinationals’ dependencies on international supply chains, infrastructure and markets poses a systemic risk to ‘business as usual’.
Taxwise or Otherwise
Contesting tax rulings (17 October 2013)Recently, the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) had no choice but to dismiss a couple of petitions filed by taxpayers requesting the invalidation of unfavorable rulings issued to them by the BIR. This was because one taxpayer failed to exhaust available administrative remedies and because, in both cases, the CTA has no jurisdiction over such matters.So, how should we go about protesting unfavorable tax rulings?
Tax Alerts
Tax Alert No. 30 (3 December 2013)Formalizing the establishment of the Fiscal Intelligence Unit (FIU) to pursue the goal of the administration to protect revenue, uproot corruption, eliminate tax evasion and smuggling, and to increase the GDP.
Business guides
Finding your way: Doing business and investing in the Philippines (2013)
This guidebook will help you find easy answers to seemingly difficult questions on what to do under specific Philippine business conditions.
Explore opportunities: How to invest in the Philippines (2013)
This business guide aims to answer commonly-asked questions of prospective foreign investors interested in doing business in the Philippines.
More value for your business: Investment Incentives in the Philippines (2013)
These are basic and bite-size yet valuable information that will assist investors in deciding on which incentive option is best in starting and growing their business.
Explore opportunities: Investment Incentives in the Philippines (2013) Japanese
Industry
Mining
Mine 2013: A confidence crisisTelecomm
Making Waves Southeast Asia (SEA) Series, Spotlight on the PhilippinesRead all industry issues
Tax
Client Advisory Letters
A publication about developments in Philippine taxation. It includes the latest BIR, legislative and admnistrative issuances. As well as court decisons and opinions.
Taxwise or Otherwise
Columns that discus the latest developments in tax, business law and current issues affecting the business community, including policy development.
2013 Tax calendar
This calendar has been prepared by Isla Lipana & Co. based on relevant laws, rules and regulations issued as of 30 November 2012 by various government agencies.
National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 (First edition, 2009)
A comprehensive and updated reference material to tax practitioners and tax administrators alike.
Consolidated Withholding Tax (CWT) and Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) Regulations Handbook: Philippines 2006
Easy reference in determining the various withholding tax and FBT requirements.
Advisory
Think Tank
PwC Think Tank provides expertise to the public and the private sectors, questioning and monitoring strategies and structures. Let us grow with you and work hand in hand as you build a more dynamic business or economy.
Riding the waves of change: PwC expertise in Business & Climate Change
PwC's Sustainability and Climate Change (S&CC) group helps clients address the specific and immediate issues relating to sustainability, as well as helping with longer- term strategic thinking.
Special titles
Philippine Resiliency: A Gem Uncovered (2009)
Insights from top CEOs in the country
Delivering Trust and Quality
This book is a compilation of the partners' thought leadership in various subjects relevant to the practice today.
