Last March 16, 2019, the lawyers of Nonato Nonato Nonato-Luciano & Luciano Law Offices conducted a legal seminar on the new laws: the Tax Amnesty Law, the Revised Corporation Code, 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law and the SSS Act of 2018. The seminar was held in Palmbeach Resort and Spa. To know more about the seminars the firm will be conducting in the future, please send an email to roselle.jean@nonatolaw.com. #legalseminar #cebulawyer #CebuBusiness #cebulawoffice #Cebu

President Rodrigo Duterte has finally passed into law Republic Act No. 11213 otherwise known as the “Tax Amnesty Act.” Under the law, the amnesty tax to be paid for estates of decedents whose deaths occurred on or before December 31, 2017, is reduced to six percent (6%) based on the total net estate at the time of death. If the allowable deductions at the time of death exceed the value of the gross estate, the minimum estate amnesty tax of Php5,000.00 shall be paid. The lega

Nonato Nonato Nonato-Luciano and Luciano Law Offices conducted a successful seminar on Republic Act No. 10963 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law last January 27, 2018. The seminar was held in Palmbeach Resort & Spa and attended by many of the firm's clients and other companies. #TRAINLaw #cebulawofficePhilippinelaborcompliance #CebuBusiness #Cebuinvestments #cebulawoffice #CebuLawyers #cebulawfirm #Philippineslawyer #PhilippineTax #EstateTax

Executive Order No. 26 (EO 26) providing for the establishment of smoke-free environments in public and enclosed places became effective on July 23, 2017. Among others, EO 26 imposes the following prohibitions: 1. Smoking within enclosed public places and public conveyances, whether stationary or in motion, except in DSAs fully compliant with the standards provided by law; 2. For persons-in-charge to allow, abet, or tolerate smoking in places where it is not allowed (DSAs not

The Supreme Court in Kimberly Clark Philippines, Inc. v. Nora Dimayuga et.al.[1] reiterated the ruling in Businessday Information Systems and Services, Inc. v. NLRC (Businessday):[2] With regard to the private respondents claim for the mid-year bonus, it is settled doctrine that the grant of a bonus is a prerogative, not an obligation, of the employer. The matter of giving a bonus over and above the workers lawful salaries and allowances is entirely dependent on the financial

What are the activities that an RHQ / ROHQ may engage in? A. REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS (RHQ) The activities of the RHQ are limited to acting as a supervisory, communications and coordinating center for its subsidiaries, affiliates and branches in the region. It is neither allowed to derive any income from sources in the Philippines and to participate in any manner in the management of any subsidiary or branch office it might have in the Philippines nor to solicit or market goods