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"You may not see it from your desks, but on the ground, we are breaking.”

That line appears in an open letter written by a Filipino entrepreneur using the name Small Business Owner PH, addressed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue Philippines. The letter was shared in the Facebook group BIR Tax Updates, Tax Problems, & Business Concerns: CPADavao.com. It is not a manifesto against taxes. It is a plea from someone who says the system is “slowly taking the life out of us.”

The letter speaks of owners covering salaries when sales are down, borrowing money just to stay open, and living in fear of penalties that arrive without clear explanation. “We are not billion-peso companies with accountants and lawyers at arm’s reach,” the business owner says. “We are mothers, fathers, breadwinners.”

Business owners describe anxiety at the sight of BIR letters, repeated submissions for minor errors, and inspections that feel more like threats than guidance. Some admit to closing shop. Others talk about under-declaring income just to survive. That is what happens when compliance feels punitive instead of supportive.

The letter’s clearest demand is fairness. “We dream of a BIR that can see the difference between honest small business owners and those who abuse the system. We dream of a process that guides instead of terrifies, that mentors instead of punishes, that treats us like partners — not targets.”

It ends with a reminder often repeated but rarely acted on. Small businesses are the backbone of this nation.

If you’re a small business owner, what has your experience with the BIR really been like so far?

Report by Kenneth M. del Rosario

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