Was Xian Gaza really talking with a lawyer?

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Ang alarming ng post ni Xian Gaza related to tax. Hays, get your facts right, guys. ‼

Xian Gaza is doing it again just for the sake of being “relevant”

I'm perplexed. When did Xian Gaza become a source of...wisdom, it seems? Was it around the time he recorded himself while getting a blowjob?

Nagkakalat si Xian Gaza on Facebook with a purported conversation with his lawyer, alleging that the latest BIR RMC on social media influencers cannot be applied retroactively because of the Constitutional proscription on ex-post facto laws. 

O mga #bakLAW, tama ba yung "attorney" ni Xian Gaza? Wala na nga bang tax liability ang mga content creators at Filipino influencers kapag binura na nila ang kanilang mga online accounts? Ano ang ex post facto eklavu? Long discussion ahead! 

Sinong lawyer tong kausap ni Xian Gaza? RMC No. 97-2021 issued by the BIR this month only clarified that social media influencers are taxable persons. It did not impose new tax liabilities on them.

Regardless of being a self confessed white collar criminal. Do we still have the guts to trust his wisdom?

Anong ex post facto law pinagsasabi ng 'lawyer' kuno ni Xian Gaza? 

Ex post facto LAW nga eh. 

It is a LAW which, among others, criminalizes an act done before the passage of the law, and which was innocent when done; aggravates a crime, etc.

Hi Xian Gaza! 2307 is waving. Kung hindi ka law abiding citizen, wag ka na mandamay at mag-post ng kalokohan re: taxation.

A BIR circular is not a law, so the principle he just laid does not apply.  

Yung totoo, lawyer ba talaga pinagtanungan niya or 1st yr law student na kakabasa pa lang ng term na ex post facto law then felt like it was appropriate, given the facts???

Anong pinagsasabi netong ex post facto law?!!! 

That attention-seeking billboard guy? I wonder where he got his legal guidance.

So the guy posted another conversation with his alleged lawyer trying to rectify their earlier gaffe and the conclusion reached this time is the law should define what "influencing" is for influencers to be taxed. Make it make sense.

Totoo bang abogado niya yun? Kasi medyo nagkaroon ako ng boost of confidence na kung pumasa yun ng bar aba kaya ko rin dapat. Malay natin baka he's just talking to himself using another account? 

Pauso lang yan si Xian. Gago nga sila eh. Binababoy ang Constitution. Gago nga sila eh. Binababoy ang Constitution.

Siguro mas katanggap tanggap pa kung lifeblood doctrine sinagot ni Atty. You know what they say, ang law student na di ang alam sagot sa taxation, sa lifeblood doctrine kumakapit. 

The constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws does not apply. As early as Act No. 1189 (passed 1904), up to the present law, the National Internal Revenue Code (passed 1997), income from business or trade has always been taxable. Walang retroactivity na nagaganap.

In other words, walang bagong buwis na ginawa ang BIR. Kongreso lang ang pwedeng magpataw ng buwis. RMC No. 97-2021 merely clarified/explained kung ano ang mga babayarang tax sa income ng influencers. Inulit lang ng RMC ang matagal nang nakasaad sa batas.

JUST IN: Lifeblood Doctrine na-high blood sa “lawyer” ni Xian Gaza. 

Parang baliktad yata yung pagkaka-intindi nya sa “Taxation is the rule and exemption is the exception” principle.  

What about taxing Axie Infinity earnings? is this legit? 

Kapag tinanong sa bar if ang earnings ng isang resident citizen from Axie Infinity ay taxable ba ng Philippine government, ang sagot ay hindi, dahil walang jurisdiction ang Pilipinas because ang virtual world ay hindi kasama sa territorial jurisdiction ng Pilipinas. Awit ka Xian Gaza!

Hindi kaya i-regulate ng Pilipinas ang crypto lalo na ang forex. Actually ang matatax lang diyan is earnings from crypto. As in, if you convert or "cash out" from crypto to peso.

Bale. The ex post facto Constitutional provision only came up in 1987. Therefore, prospective pa din ang application.

Luh hindi pa din tumitigil si Xian Gaza? Why is there a need to define "influencers" when they can easily be subsumed by the term resident citizens? Why is there a need to define "influencing" when gross income means all income derived from whatever source?

Ang daming triggered kay Xian Gaza to the point na he's trending na, and wala naman syang pake if mali sya, he indulges sa "criticisms" ng mga lawyer and accountant, and now we're giving him the clout that he truly wants.

Alarming kasi and dapat talaga icall out kasi false info. namimislead tao. Although hindi naman sya nacacall out dito, pinag-uusapan lang.

Obvious naman na nang-aasar lang siya and successful siya sa dami nattrigger. And the fact remains that his or his so-called lawyer's opinion is patently incorrect hence shouldn't count. Hello, ano aasahan natin sa scammer? Tsaka nakasuhan na ba siya under BP22? 

After all of this may ilalabas nanaman siyang business.....Though I admire Xian Gaza’s confidence to talk about tax code kahit mali mali sinasabi niya.

Marketing Strategy of this dude is literally crazy. Nakilala nga naman siya sa pagiging scammer and he embraced it.

Not to take Xian Gaza's side, pero instead of completely bashing and throwing ad hominem attacks why don't we just ask him to take down his false information abt taxation???? Cancel culture is really weird.

But I bet he would never do that. Attention habol niya eh. He feeds his ego with the clout he's getting so I doubt he'll take it down.

I pity Xian Gaza. Tax is the life blood of the State. It is one of the inherent powers of the State. Mag ingay ka kung maalam ka sa Tax and prepare for argument. Di yung tuturn-off mo yung comment section mo, that’s cowardly move dude.Last year pa nga nakaturn off yung comment section niya eh.

Or may alam siya actually, pero strategy niya yan to get people's attention?

Influencer or not, if you are earning income and seem to be not paying any taxes on it, immediately consult a trusted CPA or lawyer, before BIR gets to you.

Misinformation or lack of information will cost you a lot. Listen to the experts for your own safety and sanity.

Or ask your client to pay it on your behalf para net na lang income mo. Saves a lot of headache process-wise.

Tax 101 - resident citizens of PH are taxed on all their net income derived from sources within and without the Philippines. 

Accountants and lawyers failed to take advantage of the Xian Gaza controversy. It was a missed learning opportunity.

Save yourselves. If you have no idea about it, 'wag niyo i-share yung post ni Xian Gaza about taxation on crypto. 

Qiqil ako ni Xian Gaza ah.

Utang na loob Xian Gaza huwag mo na ikalat yung messages ng "lawyer" na pinagtatanungan mo. 

Kahit law student na hirapan sa Tax alam na taxable ang income ng SocMed influencers.

We cannot tolerate a "legal" opinion which stands on unstable and sketchy grounds.

Anyone else bothered that Xian Gaza is actually someone you’d consider a voice of reason these days?

Xian Gaza likes spreading misinformation. Pero magaling talaga s'ya sa timing at gathering clout. 

Pero neither he nor his "lawyer" na censored should be your source information. 

Pero malay n'yo, patibong n'ya 'yan sa Jamill para bumalik sa Youtube...hehehe

Duterte accepts nomination for VP in 2022 election

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President Rodrigo Duterte accepts the nomination to run for vice president (VP) in the 2022 election, his party PDP-Laban says.

Perhaps Duterte thinks he can evade accountability if he becomes vice president in the next administration. The question now is will Tito Sotto continue to run as VP of Ping Lacson?

PDP-Laban said the ff will be part of the party’s initial senatorial slate: 

-House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta

-DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan

-Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo

-DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade

-DPWH Secretary Mark Villar

Another batch of clowns to be added to the already Senate circus of the Philippines.

Magiging kasumpa-sumpa na ang Pilipinas niyan.

"Duterte agreed to make the sacrifice" we didn't even ask. Akala ko ba pagod na? Ilang beses na gusto magresign kuno. Walang delicadeza. Trapo. Joke na naman? Kaysa yung pandemic response ang unahin ng gago, inaatupag ang huwag maalis sa gobyerno. Nakakasuka na. Panay threat ng resign ngayon tatakbo pa? Ang tamad tamad na nga ng buwiset!

It goes against the constitution for him to run as VP? After all, the sole job of a VP is to replace the President if he or she is unable to do their duties unless assigned to handle a particular office or position? So in this context, it would go against idea of re election.

Or baka ano naman yan… last minute replacement like 2016. Posible. Umobra kasi nong 2016 kaya gagamitin ulit nila sa 2022 ang kaparehas na formula upang linlangin ang mga Pilipino.

Mas marami ang mangmang kaysa may mga alam. Lalo na sa pagpili ng tamang kandidato.

It’s the first time in history na makikipag debate ang current President sa mga aspiring VP candidates. Wait, shouldn't he resign first, then nagiging Presidente na si VP Leni Robredo? 

Can she clean the government while she's there?

Ang awkward naman na President pa rin si Rodrigo Duterte tapos makiki pag debate sa mga Vice Presidential candidates para sa #Halalan2022. Hindi siya malamang sasali unless 12mn at pre-recorded ang debate. Tàkot Yan makipag debate dahil warak na siya sigurado dahil sobrang obvious na mga kurakot nila.

Duterte's decision to run for VP shows that our role does not merely stop at registering to vote. We must do more than that. 

We must arouse, organize, and mobilize. We must remain critical and vigilant, and continuously study our society to rid it of its ills.

At the end of the day, we cannot make waves when we move as individuals, or if we move divided by our ideologies. 

We must seek to form the broadest front in order to defeat the ultimate evil - Duterte and the allies that keep him in power. 

Duterte is like your manipulative, toxic, piece of shit ex-husband that you can’t get rid of. Tama na. Kawawa na sobra ang Pilipinas.

Duterte running for another position, in his age and with his very poor performance as president, shows just how desperate he is to run away from the law.

But. The. Law. Will. Get. Him. For. Sure.

Even if belched out of sarcasm, Duterte's plan to avoid possible lawsuits by becoming vice president—as he has flagrantly stated—merely bastardizes the Constitution more than it glazes over his reputation. 

Earnings from Axie Infinity are also taxable, says BIR

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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has said that Axie infinity earnings are also subject to tax.

"At the end of the day, may flow of income na pumasok sa ating players. So income din po iyan na pwedeng maging taxable," BIR says.

Axie Infinity is an online, blockchain-based game where players can earn tokens and cash out in local currency.

The average player can earn around around $1,500 a month. Axie says there are more than 250,000 daily active players. The game is both time consuming and strategic

There are 3 certainties of life: death, taxes and not benefiting from the taxes you pay. Our salaries are forcibly taxed, same as everything that we buy, including the services that we avail.

Nothing wrong with people complying if it’s mandated by law. Apparently the question “Where do our taxes go?” is what makes each taxpayer cringe.

Walang mali sa pagtax ang mali yung paggamit sa tax ng taumbayan! Dolomite? Mocha Uson? DOH? NTF-ELCAC? Saan pa ba na-misused ang tax ng sambayang Pilipino?

The sad truth, lahat ng kita ayon sa batas ay taxable, ang question dyan is: ginagamit ba ng gobyerno ang nakukuha nilang buwis sa tamang lugar?



Bubulsahin lang ng mga buwaya yan, lahat ng hirap at pawis ng pinoy sa buwis... ninanakaw lang ng mga buwaya sa gobyerno.

Under sa income tax ang earnings ninyo sa Axie.

But kung wala namang P250,000 ang earnings nyo sa Axie a year, wala kayong babayarang tax.

Paano kung lagpas? 20% of the excess over P250,000 ang babayaran ninyong tax.

You can file your income taxes manually.

Lahat ng kita is taxable pero bawal i-flag yung government offices for misusing at abusing yungbtax ng mga tao? Hindi ba, kumita rin sila sa kickback at kurakot, malaking kupit man yan o kapiranggot. Sana may tax rin ang mga nagwarak sa kaban ng bayan.

Nasa batas kasi yan. Kahit bali baliktarin man, basta kumita ka kahit sa anong platform eh magbu buwis ka. Maliban nalang kung isa kang OFW. Wala kang laban dyan sa BIR. Kasi nga naaayon sa batas.

Ang tao ay naghahanap ng pagkakakitaan dahil marami ang iginupo ng pandemic. Hindi naman pwede iasa sa gobyerno ang ikabubuhay. Ngayon na nagkaroon ang tao ng mapagkakakitaan na nasa bahay lang.. kumikita at nakakaiwas na makahawa at mahawahan ng Covid. Sisingilin ng tax?

Ibibili na lang ng pagkain ng pamilya ang ibabayad pa sa tax. Tao ba sila? Makatao ba sila? Ang daming corrupt na nakaupo sa gobyerno... May mga ari-arian na hindi ibinabayad ng tamang tax. Iyon ang silipin nila.

Pagbayarin ninyo na din ng tax yung mga paid trolls...may mga troll farms na disguised as "advocacy" groups ng gobyerno.

Dapat kasi hindi na nai-KMJS . Hays! Ayan tuloy!