Sending, receiving & the tax on foreign income
How remittances and foreign income are treated for tax in the Philippines, including what OFWs and residents with overseas clients actually owe.
Compare the cheapest ways to send money to the Philippines in 2026 — Wise, Remitly, Western Union, banks and wallets — plus the tax rules that decide whether your remittance is ever taxed.
Read guide →How the Philippines taxes foreign income in 2026: resident citizens pay on worldwide income, non-resident citizens and OFWs only on Philippine-source income. Includes worked examples, the 183-day rule, freelancer foreign-client rules, and how to declare.
Read guide →How to receive money from abroad in the Philippines via bank, e-wallet, or remittance center, plus when foreign transfers are tax-free (family support, OFW) versus taxable (income, gifts).
Read guide →How foreign-client income is taxed in the Philippines, receiving via Wise/PayPal/bank, BSP/BAP peso conversion, registering with BIR, and declaring on Form 1701A or 1701.
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