how to get an ITR para sa mga homebased ang work?

[chuvs]

hindi ko alam kung may thread na ganito dito paki delete na lang if meron na.

Homebased worker ako and as we know naman kapag homebased or online jobs wala tax, so pano tayo makakakuha ng itr para makaavail din tayo ng mga benefits like pag-ibig funds, sss, credit cards etc.
Specially credits cards kailangan nila ng ITR.

If may alam pakishare naman po.

[iluvescadasport]

^voluntary tax. Yan ang ginawa ko dati. Although fun naman na you don't need to pay tax, kaso nagvoluntary ako kasi there are other stuff na I need to apply that needs ITR. Like credit card, or if bibili ng car, ganun..

[chuvs]

sis pakiclarify naman pano yung voluntary tax. I am kinda interested eh.

[techgirl]

^Up lang po natin yung thread. This is interesting for work-at-home mom like me. Pano po ba yung voluntary tax? TIA.

[illumine.db]

Me too! I work at home kelangan ko din ng itr in the future...
Paki-explain man mga ka-gt

[marief2rnurse]

Someone reply naman how to do voluntary tax.  Do we have to declare what we're earning from?  How much naman do we have to pay monthly?  Yearly?  Thanks.

[techgirl]

Ang alam ko sis, pwede naman quarterly para hindi mabigat sa bulsa. Kaso ang tanong is PAANO? Hindi ko rin kasi alam ang procedure. Pag nagtanong naman sa BIR, confusing din ang sagot.

[scrapbookjunkie]

tanong ko din ito. freelance writer ako for a PR agency. hindi fix yung income kasi hindi naman every day nagpapasulat. tapos yung payment hindi din monthly, minsan nagiging 2 months.  pano kaya ako makakapag file ng ITR, i mean, pano ko icompute, since wala namang akong resibo? my payment is deposited in my bank account naman.  may TIN ako (i used to work for an NGO) pero i don't know how to compute yung sa ITR ko.

[seTHer]

magandang thread to. sana masagot lahat ng tanong though mukhang mas ok kung sasadya tayo mismo sa BIR at dun na mag apply.

[scrapbookjunkie]

i asked a friend who's in accounting to do a sample computation for my ITR. am waiting for his response. sana magawa nya.

[freelancer_babe]

actually paying BIR tax (then eventually getting the ITR) is required, not optional or voluntary as I've read in some of the earlier posts here. It's the the BIR tax code.

honesty lang kasi ang umiiral lang ngayon when paying taxes when it comes to homebased workers or freelancers.

i'm a freelancer who works from home.

if you have been employed before, you can just continue paying your SSS, PAGIBIG and Philhealth as self-employed individuals. I did this and there's no need to present an ITR for these three. Ito ang mga una kong inayos before the BIR.

I'm not sure for those whose first job is being a freelancer. But I still believe you can start paying those SSS, Pagibig ang Philhealth before being issued an ITR (like those who were employed in companies for the first time). Matagal pa rin kasing panahon bago magka-ITR (mga one year)

So how was I able to get an ITR?

I just went to BIR, and found their customer service (I forgot how they term that one). I simply explained my situation that I'm a freelancer and I earn by projects (so there's no fixed income here). They will determine on which particular type of taxes that you will pay (in my case, it was a monthly percentage tax, a quarterly income tax for three quarters, and an annual income tax).

Since I am project-based, I just pay taxes when I have income for the month. I pay NO tax when there's no income. However, I HAVE TO FILE those tax returns even if I don't have any income for the month (to avoid the P1000 charge on non-filing) - anyway I don't have to pay anything when there's no income.

BIR gives out seminars in our place (every Friday, it's mandatory), and the BIR officer is always present to help us out in filling out those books and forms. It's best to consult with them on how to compute for those taxes.

[tiggerlily]

this is a nice thread!

^sis, san yan place nyo? interested din ako mag-attend ng seminar.

[freelancebuddy]

Meron akong nabasa kay thefreelancepinoy. eto yung article nya:

http://thefreelancepinoy.com/getting-paid/freelancers-how-to-file-taxes-bir

[mommytaf]

Gusto ko din mag file ng tax.  Ang problema lang ay kung pano mag umpisa... Kakatakot kasi BIR.

[freelancer_babe]

^ hehe. basta may tinatago ka matatakot ka talaga sa kanila sis.

pero kahit hindi pa rin magbayad, possible pa rin na mahuli ng BIR.

ilang months na ako into payment. in more ways than one advantageous pa rin ang nag-fafile sa BIR kaysa wala.

[mommytaf]

Lol!  Dati kasi ako sa Vat and Tax filing nung nag wowork ako.  At ang BIR, kung makahingi ng pangmeryenda. kaloka!

Aasikasuhin ko nga ngayon yan.

[freelancer_babe]

^ sabagay nakakaloka ang hinihingi na yan. hindi ako nagbibihis mayaman doon, para makaiwas sa mga gustong makimeryenda. nagkukuwento ako na konti lang ang kinikita ko.

saka mas ayos ang naka efps. para di na masyadong pupunta doon.

[ishko]

to all sisses, you need to prepare your own ITR and file and pay to BIR - on the RDO where you are registered.

For april 2012 filing, may bago na format ng ITR- BIR Form 1700, 1701 and 1702.

[scrapbookjunkie]

punta nga ako sa BIR on Monday para magtanong pano mag file at mag compute pag freelance ang work.

[lhen_04]

Mga sis.. Try nyo na lang ako ipm ako na lang gawa ng mga taxes nyo.. Freelancer accountant here:)