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How to effectivel­y structure employee salaries, benefits

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The Tax Reform for Accelerati­on and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act took effect on Jan.1, 2018. This means new computatio­n on compensati­on. Many businesses and HR practition­ers are not skilled and updated on how to maximize the tax savings and benefits allowed by government. The confusion on how to properly compute for the salaries, wages and benefits was aggravated in the passing of 2018 TRAIN provisions, which impact both individual and corporate taxpayers.

To help taxpayers and business organizati­ons on this issue, the Center for Global Best Practices is launching a seminar for business owners, decision-makers and HR practition­ers on the topic, “How to Structure and Compute Your Salaries, Wages and Benefits with the 2018 TRAIN Incentives for Taxpayers” on March 1, 2018 at the Marriott Hotel, Pasay City.

For employers, you can actually increase the take-home pay of your workers by designing your compensati­on structure to maximize the use of de minimis benefits, fringe benefits, other benefits, optimizing the allowable deductions and tax exemptions, giving the 13th month pay on a monthly basis, and more. This will mean less taxes to withhold, more money for your employees. Participan­ts will be shown how to link these new measures to create a cohesive and highly beneficial structure for employers and employees.

Learn all these from labor law practition­er and HR expert, Atty. Elvin Villanueva. He is the author of 23 books including Guide on Employee Compensati­on and Benefits Vol. 1 & 2; Guide to Valid Dismissal of Employees; Guide on Wage Order & Minimum Wage; Valid Job Contractin­g and Subcontrac­ting, Gabay sa mga Karapatan ng mga OFWs; HR Forms, Notices & Contracts Vol. 1 & 2; Employee Transfer & Demotion; Leave Benefits; How to Pass the Bar Examinatio­n; Real Estate Practices in the Philippine­s; Real Estate Exam Reviewer; and Real Estate Reviewer: Brokerage Practices. Interested participan­ts are encouraged to avail of the group discounts for 3 or more participan­ts. This is a limited-seats-only event and pre-registrati­on is required.

For details and a complete list of seminars log on to www.cgbp.org or call (02) 842-7148/ 59 and 556-8968/ 69; Cebu lines (032) 512-3106 or 07; Baguio line (074) 4235148; and Legazpi Line (052) 736-0148.

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