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Plain-language articles on the BIR tasks people ask about most: registration, TINs, forms, fees, and deadlines. Read the basics here, then ask AskOnward for the current steps for your situation.
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Plain-language articles on the BIR tasks people ask about most: registration, TINs, forms, fees, and deadlines. Read the basics here, then ask AskOnward for the current steps for your situation.
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Money a client gives you to spend on their behalf is not your income, no matter which account it lands in.
A retainer arrives at the start of the month for work you have not done yet. Here is why that timing matters.
A platform in another country collects from your users, takes a cut, and pays you monthly. Here is what your side looks like.
A client pays for twenty guards. Most of that money is wages passing through. Here is why the distinction matters so much.
Fifty small transactions a day, none of them big enough to feel like they need a receipt. That is exactly the problem.
One job, two different things sold: the part you fitted and the work you did. Here is why your invoice should show both.
A printing shop is not just a supplier to other businesses. It sits inside the chain that makes receipts valid.
You collect a deposit months ahead, pay a dozen suppliers on the day, and hire staff for eight hours. Here is how to keep that legible.
The cakes sell out every weekend and the orders now come from strangers. Here is when a home kitchen becomes a food business.
An agency books you, a client pays the agency, and something reaches you weeks later. Here is what happened in between.
Some venues pay in cash after the set. Others pay by cheque, minus something, weeks later. Both are income.
One package price covers the shoot, the album, and the prints. Here is why that mix matters more than you would think.
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