Some relevant and important facts about the TRAIN law:

Title of the law This Act shall be known as the “Tax Reform
for Acceleration and Inclusion” [1]

Known as: “TRAIN LAW”

Date the law was signed: 19 December 2017

Date of Effectivity: January 1, 2018

“This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2018

following its complete publication in the Official
Gazette or in at least one (1) newspaper of
general circulation. [2]

What's new in this law? It introduces Significant and MAJOR

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Amendments to the NIRC of 1997 [ ] , are now
in place, particularly:
1. Personal Income tax rates
2. Passive incomes
3. Estate tax
4. Donor’s tax
5. VAT by expanding the tax base
6. Removal of VAT exemptions
7. Adjustments on Excise tax of Fuel.
Automobiles, coal,
8. Documentary Stamps tax
9. New tax impose on sweetened
beverages
10. New tax impose on cosmetic
procedure (non-essential services)

1
Sec. 1 of RA 10963
2
Sec. 87 of RA 10963
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National internal Revenue Code of 1997, Republic Act 8428
Salient Features 1. Has 87 Sections.
(distinguishing features)
2. It REPEALED Sections 35, [4] 62 [5] and 89
[6] of Tax code (NIRC of 1997) [7]
3. It AMENDED Sections 5, 6, 24, 25, 27, 31,
32, 33, 34, 51, 52, 56, 57, 58, 74, 79, 84, 86,
90, 91, 97, 99, 100, 101, 106, 107, 108, 109,
110, 112, 114, 116, 127, 128, 129, 145, 148,
149, 151, 155, 171, 174, 175, 177, 178, 179,
180, 181, 182, 183, 186, 188, 189, 190, 191,
192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 232, 236, 237,
249, 254, 264, 269, and 288;

4. It CREATED new sections, thus: Sections

51-A, 148-A, 150-A, 150-B, 237-A, 264-A,
264-B, and 265-A.

5. Forty eight (48) exemptions from VAT under

Special Law are now subject to VAT [8]

4
See Section 35 of NIRC (National internal Revenue Code of 1997, Republic
Act 8428), Allowance of Personal Exemption for Individual
Taxpayer.
5
Section 62. Exemption Allowed to Estates and Trusts. - For the purpose
of the tax provided for in this Title, there shall be allowed an exemption
of Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000) from the income of the estate or
trust.
6
Section 89. Notice of Death to be Filed. - In all cases of transfers subject
to tax, or where, though exempt from tax, the gross value of the estate
exceeds Twenty thousand pesos (P20,000), the executor, administrator
or any of the legal heirs, as the case may be, within two (2) months after
the decedent's death, or within a like period after qualifying as such
executor or administrator, shall give a written notice thereof to the
Commissioner.
7
See Section 86 of TRAIN law (RA 10963) Repealing Clause,
8
See Section 86 of TRAIN law (RA 10963) Repealing Clause,