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Other Publications

Other Publications

Here are other publications and speeches delivered by some of our people.


  • 11/09/2009 Transparency Report 2009

    Last year, we issued our very first transparency report, which was also the first time a local accounting firm opened its operations – its performance for the previous fiscal year, how it conducts its business, and what values and ideals guide . . . Read More »»

  • 10/21/2009 Doing business in the Philippines for BPOs...

    This concise guide aims to help business process outsourcing companies who are planning on doing business in the Philippines by providing information about the country's BPO landscape, legal and taxation framework, and transfer pricing rules. For . . . Read More »»

  • 05/25/2008 Transfer Pricing in the Philippines

      This fact sheet highlights the international and regional developments on transfer pricing, and its significance to Philippine companies. It also details the regulatory environment in the Philippines and, most especially, the proposed trans . . . Read More »»

  • 06/22/2009 Philippines National Internal Revenue Code...

    Two years ago, Punongbayan & Araullo (P&A) published Philippines National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997, an updated and annotated edition of the Tax Code. Since then, Congress has passed Republic Act 9504, which introduced the income . . . Read More »»

  • 05/28/2009 Financial Instruments - A CFO's guide...

    This guide is intended for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of businesses that prepare financial statements under IFRS. It summarises the impact of IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (IAS 39) together with relevant parts of IAS . . . Read More »»

  • 03/25/2009 P&A Readers' survey 2009

    We appreciate your taking time out to answer our readers' survey. We look forward to getting your feedback so that we can further improve our publications. Please download the survey form by clicking on the link below. Once you have com . . . Read More »»

  • 02/24/2009 The Report: The Philippines 2009

    The Report is an Oxford Business Group (OBG) publication that offers extensive, independent, unbiased and accurate intelligence on 34 countries and is an ideal reference guide for those looking at investment prospects.  Punongbayan & . . . Read More »»

  • 11/28/2008 Transparency Report 2008

    We invite you to read P&A's Transparency Report 2008, which contains information about the latest developments within our Firm, how we conduct our business, and the values and ideals that guide our day-to-day operations. Contents of this repo . . . Read More »»

  • 11/10/2008 The Credit Crunch - A Practical Guide

    Tips from Grant Thornton on how to weather the financial crisis . . . Read More »»

  • 05/06/2008 Taxation of Financial Institutions

    Whether you are a banker, a financial consultant, a business executive, an investor, a tax administrator, a policy-maker, or a student, this book is for you. With the author's grasp of tax theory strengthened by her experience in handling live tax . . . Read More »»

  • 04/11/2008 The Power to Govern

    The collapse of energy giant Enron Corp. in 2002 left behind it a long trail of investors with worthless stocks and employees with zero life savings. But perhaps one good thing that has come out of the scandal is a better appreciation of the import . . . Read More »»

  • 09/20/2007 New Accounting Standards and Income Tax Reporting

    In 2005, a substantial number of new and revised PAS and PFRS were introduced, and it was made mandatory for Philippine corporate and other entities to adopt these new standards for financial reporting purposes.  As has been observed, these . . . Read More »»

  • 09/20/2007 National Internal Revenue Code of 1997

    In keeping with our commitment to be of service both to our clients and the general public, P&A published this book, the “Philippines’ National Internal Revenue Code of 1997” (NIRC) as consolidated, updated and annotated by a . . . Read More »»

  • 08/23/2007 The International Business Report 2007

    The International Business Report (IBR) is an annual survey conducted by Grant Thornton International. It provides insight into the views and expectations of over 7,200 privately held businesses across 32 economies. Philippine-specific highlights . . . Read More »»

  • 08/17/2007 Doing Business in the Philippines 2009

    This concise guide aims to help entrepreneurs and professionals who are planning on doing business in the Philippines by providing information about the country's investment environment and its legal, accounting and taxation framework. For a copy . . . Read More »»

  • 03/27/2007 A Primer on Initial Public Offering

    Given our bullish capital markets, we believe it is the opportune time for many medium sized companies to look at Initial Public Offerings (IPO) as a means to raise capital for expansion, to reduce debt, or simply to provide liquidity to its origina . . . Read More »»

  • 05/01/2006 Focus Vol. 01 Issue 02 May 2006

    Focus is a periodic publication specially designed to provide business executives of multinational corporations (MNCs) with current information on significant developments that may be used as additional inputs in evaluating business issues and . . . Read More »»

  • 06/01/2006 Family Business Newsletter Issue 1 2006

    Planning Ahead Family businesses are the backbone of most economies and, while operating under different tax and legal regimes, they face very similar issues wherever the location. The close involvement of family members in the ownership, management . . . Read More »»

  • 02/06/2006 Focus Vol. 01 Issue 01 Dec 2005

    Dear Clients and Friends, We are pleased to launch the first issue of Focus, a periodic publication specially designed to provide business executives of multinational corporations (MNCs) with current information on significant developments that may . . . Read More »»