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  • PERSONAL EQUITY AND RETIREMENT ACCOUNT  (PERA)

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. Let us welcome 2025 by sharing this article on how one may further Read more

  • WHEN IS THERE A CONTRACT?  

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. As an accountant and head of finance, part of my job in the Read more

  • BUYING UNTITLED LOT

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. The price of an untitled lot is quite lower than the price of Read more

  • AID IN INTERPRETING CONTRACT

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. In a contract or agreement, we often encounter provision enumerating certain items like Read more

  • COMPUTATION OF WORKER’S PAY

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. On several occasions, my son who is working in one of the diagnostic Read more

  • TAX DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CORPORATION AND SINGLE PROPRIETORSHIP

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. This article is best appreciated when read in relation to my first article, Read more

  • AVOIDING OR MINIMIZING TAX

    DISCLAIMER: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author and the reader.  The answer of the author on the issue is just an expression of his general opinion based on Philippine law and hence does not constitute legal advice. I’ll begin my article sharing with this frequent concern of entrepreneurs, how to Read more