Ever since I joined FT Adviser back in 2019, a topic that has consistently come up as a major bugbear for advisers has been the letters of authority process. It was known to be a persistent source of ...

CUSTOMS Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno has ordered the immediate suspension of letters of authority (LOAs) and mission orders (MOs) that were issued before July 2 but remain unserved. “This directive ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue has tightened its audit protocols by requiring all Letters of Authority (LOAs) to secure clearance from BIR Commissioner Charlito Martin Mendoza ...

One of my favorite parts of each annual NBAA International Operators Conference (IOC) is the “Meet the Regulators” session, a chance to ask FAA inspectors questions and, more often than not, to ...

SEN. Erwin Tulfo has urged the Senate Blue-Ribbon committee to launch a full investigation into alleged corruption in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), particularly the reported misuse of the ...

THE Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) on Tuesday expressed support for Finance Secretary Frederick Go’s efforts to stop the misuse of Letters of Authority ...

Letters of authority are the “single largest barrier” to receiving timely advice when it comes to pension transfers, according to Scott Phillips, CEO of The Pension Lab. Speaking at the 'Advancements ...

The Philippine Tax Whiz discusses Revenue Memorandum Circular 148-2022 which lifted the suspension of Audit ordered in Revenue Memorandum Circular 77-2022 Yes, while the issuance of LOAs and MOs were ...

Barely two years after steering the BIR through a period of innovations and digital transformation, Commissioner Romeo “Jun” Lumagui—by most accounts doing reasonably well and leaving several reforms ...

To get started on the FAA’s new streamlined process, you will need to sign up for an OAPS account with your FSDO or online at https://oaps.faa.gov/ where you can also download the “Streamlined Part 91 ...