Philippines tax: key insights
- Tax year & currency
- 2026 · PHP. calendar year 2026 (TRAIN schedule for 2023 onwards)
- Supported coverage
- Supported researched salary scenario · monthly payroll unless stated
- Scenario detail 1
- Only supplied input choices with complete calculation rules are supported; other choices are refused, never silently ignored.
- Scenario detail 2
- Regular monthly withholding; default 13th-month benefits within PHP 90,000 are exempt. Annual displays exclude the bonus payment and year-end tax reconciliation.
- Scenario detail 3
- The official SSS schedule PDF (sss.gov.ph) was not fetched. The MSC bracket edges (5,250 / 34,750) follow the 2025 schedule.
- Scenario detail 4
- PwC phrases the PhilHealth minimum as "PHP 500", which is the total premium at the 10,000 floor. The employee share is ₱250.
- Scenario detail 5
- The 13th-month cap of ₱90,000 is unchanged per available sources. Bills to raise it were not confirmed as enacted.
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Sources & accuracy notes
Global Tax Calculator editorial · Content checked against the current model on 7 November 2026. Source publication dates and legal effective dates are separate. No licensed professional review is claimed.
- PwC WWTS Philippines – Significant developments (reviewed 2 Jul 2026)
- Grant Thornton PH – SSS Circular 2024-006
- Forvis Mazars PH – Income tax table 2023 onwards
- KAMI – SSS/PhilHealth/Pag-IBIG tables 2026
Open issues in the supplied research
- The official SSS schedule PDF (sss.gov.ph) was not fetched. The MSC bracket edges (5,250 / 34,750) follow the 2025 schedule.
- PwC phrases the PhilHealth minimum as "PHP 500", which is the total premium at the 10,000 floor. The employee share is ₱250.
- The 13th-month cap of ₱90,000 is unchanged per available sources. Bills to raise it were not confirmed as enacted.
These are retained research concerns, not newly verified conclusions. Unsupported scenarios remain excluded even where a bounded estimate is enabled.
Tax residence, additional jobs, benefits and personal reliefs can change your liability. Consult a qualified adviser for decisions that depend on your actual tax position.