Special seminar tackles BIR, SEC developments

MANILA, Philippines -Maximize the benefits granted by law and ensure compliance while minimizing possible tax exposure, assessments and unnecessary penalties by attending this special seminar titled “New Year Tax & SEC Updates” on Jan. 20 & 21, at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City.

Lawyers can get Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) accreditation from the integrated Bar of the Philippines and accountants Continuing Professional Education (CPE) accreditation from PICPA.

This public information campaign is organized by the Center for the Global Best Practices (www.cgbp.org, Manila tel. 8427148/59/5568968/ 69; Cebu (032) 5123106/07).

Be aware of the most recent developments from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This two-in-one seminar is a one-stop-shop event that will give you a comprehensive update on the new laws, court rulings and decisions, and latest memorandum orders and policies of these two regulatory agencies in the past year up to the present. The lecture will also include question and answer segments where problems encountered by businesses can be addressed and remedial actions can be taken.

Lecturer is Edwin Abella, CPA-lawyer. He finished his Masters of Taxation at the Harvard Business School (Thomas Jefferson scholar, 1995) and is a known expert tax practitioner who currently holds the rank of assistant commissioner in the BIR. He is also the chairman of the suggested answers committee to the bar exams in taxation, a bar examiner in 2009 and bar exams reviewer in UP and other prestigious law schools.