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Date: Aug. 8, 2023, 9:49 p.m.
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Date: 2023-08-09 09:43:43.000000
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Published by Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR) on Aug. 8, 2023.
Requested from BIR by R. Sescon at 09:49 PM on
Aug. 8, 2023.
Purpose: Personal guide to income taxes
Date of Coverage: 07/01/2023 - 08/08/2023
Tracking no: #BIR-869686693688
Hi, i would like to know if a OFW who wins a lottery prize abroad, will it be subjected to tax, or would it be considered as overseas income which is tax free. Thanks
August 9, 2023 Dear Mr. Sescon: Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Aug 08, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Lottery Tax. Response to your request In reply, please be informed that the winnings derived/acquired outside the Philippines (Abroad) is considered tax free, if that winnings is already subjected to the appropriate/applicable tax of that particular country. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Officer Public Information and Education Division