New Income Tax Table 2020 Philippines

So if you are computing your 2019 and 2020 income tax, you must now use and apply this new tax table.

The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion was introduced couple of years ago while the implementation starts at 2018. Its objectives include reduction of tax rates, simplified tax system, expansion of VAT base, excise tax on sugary, automobiles, and petroleum products.

The Department of Finance also propose tax reforms for estate tax amnesty, general tax amnesty, amendments to bank secrecy law, lower estate and donor’s tax rates, lower rates on transaction taxes on land, limit on VAT zero-rating to direct exporters, rationalization of fiscal incentives, VAT refund in cash, harmonization of capital income tax rates on deposits, investments, dividends, equities and other passive income to 10% and increase on stock transaction tax from 0.5% to 1%.

BIR TRAIN timeline has started and the Bureau is still conducting seminars and training to properly assists people, companies and corporation for the implementation and execution of this new tax law. Package 1 has started in 2018 while Package 2 which tackles introduction and implementation of Corporate Income Tax has a timeline from 2018 to 2019. Packages 3 and 4 which tackle Capital Income Tax and other tax measures eventually follows.

TRAIN Tax Calculator Sample
From the new Tax Table above, we got a sample following income computations.

If taxable income for the year for example resulted to 1,000,000, tax due will be 190,000.
1,000,000 falls under the 800,000 lower limit bracket. Basic amount will be 130,000. The excess 200,000 should be multiplied by 30%. You’ll get 60,000. Therefore,

130,000 + 60,000 = 190,000 tax due

Individuals Earning Purely Compensation Income shall be taxed on the income tax rates prescribed above.

There is an increased threshold for non-taxable 13th month pay and other benefits, from 82,000, it is now 90,000.

Taxable income for compensation earners is the gross compensation income less non taxable income/benefits such as but no limited to the 13th month pay and other benefits de minimis benefits and employee’s share in the SSS, GSIS, PHIC, Pagibig contributions and union dues.

Husband and wife shall compute their individual income tax separately based on their own taxable income; if any income cannot be attributed to or identified as income exclusively earned by either of the spouses, the same shall be divided equally between the spouses.

Minimum wage earners shall be exempt from the payment of income tax based on their statutory minimum wage rates. Holiday pay, overtime pay, night shift differential pay and hazard pay received by minimum wage earners are likewise exempt.

To further read the complete TRAIN law, please visit the BIR website.

BIR TRAIN Tax Table 2020
Here’s the non-summarized table from the BIR. Effective January 1, 2018 until December 31, 2022.

BIR TRAIN tax table
BIR TRAIN Tax Table 2023 Onwards
Effective January 1, 2023 and onwards.

BIR TRAIN