BIR mandates 2% withholding tax remittance on electricity spot market sales

Oct 13, 2026

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has ordered the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) to withhold, account for, and remit taxes for electricity transactions in the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) to ensure that they are properly recorded.

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