COVID-19 updates (SyCipLaw Bulletin #24): GCQ over Metro Manila further extended until July 15; Period to apply for VAT refund extended

July 08, 2020

This is a briefing on the issuances as of July 1, 2020 on the following matters in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic:

A. General Community Quarantine (GCQ) over Metro Manila is further extended until July 15, 2020
(See Metro Manila stays under GCQ until July 15 - Duterte dated July 1, 2020,
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1299868/duterte-metro-manila-stays-under-gcq-until-july-15.)

B. Period to Apply for Value-added Tax Refund is extended
(See Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 16-2020 (Regulations Further Suspending the Due Date in the Application of the Ninety (90)-Day Period to Process Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refund/Claim Pursuant to Section 112 of the Tax Code of 1997, as Amended by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10963 (TRAIN Law) For Taxable Quarters Affected by the Declaration of the National State of Emergency) dated June 19, 2020, https://www.bir.gov.ph/images/bir_files/internal_communications_1/Full%20Text%20RR%202020/RR%20No.%2016-2020.pdf.)

Please read the full text of the bulletin here: https://tinyurl.com/SyCipLaw-web-Bulletin24