SGV Tax Team members participated in the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Metro Manila Region (MMR) and Metro Manila Geographical Area Office (GAO) Tax Summit held on 23 and 24 February 2022 with the theme “The Philippine Political, Economic and Tax Settings Now and Beyond 2022 Elections”.
SDS, MAA, MUS, and Meynard at the Tax Summit
SGV Global Compliance & Reporting (GCR) Leader and Chair of the Tax Summit Organizing Committee Sonia D. Segovia (SDS) formally kicked off the event. SGV Tax Partners Atty. Margaux A. Advincula (MAA) and Maricris U. See (MUS) served as the panelists during the Q&A portion entitled “Priority Programs of BIR 2022 and Beyond.” MAA also moderated the “Local Fiscal Policy Developments” session while MUS hosted the “Insights on the Political/Economic Scene in the Philippines and What to Expect in the 2022 Elections” session.
Meanwhile, GCR Senior Director Meynard L. Sardalla hosted the session on the Digital Tax Road Map of the BIR and BIR Tax Updates. The guest speakers during the Tax Summit were Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Deputy Commissioner Arnel SD. Guballa, BIR Director Marivic A. Galban, BIR Assistant Commissioner Ma. Luisa L. Belen, Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Director Brenda L. Miranda and Prof. Victor Andres C. Manhit.
Business Tax Advisory (BTA) Partner Atty. Cherry Liez O. Rafal-Roble and BTA Senior Associate Atty. Verlin A. Entena were part of the Tax Summit Organizing Committee.
