It’s up to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to decide if the withholding tax on poll workers’ honoraria and travel allowances in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will be waived. READ: DepEd chief calls for higher, tax-free pay for teachers in village pollsADVERTISEMENTThe Comelec earlier announced that the honoraria and travel allowances for poll workers would be subject to a five-percent withholding tax, pursuant to BIR Ruling No. Jimenez said the Comelec would pay all poll workers in full upon completion of their election duties on May 14. 10756, the following poll workers are entitled to the corresponding honoraria: the chairperson of the Electoral Boards (P6,000), members of Electoral Boards (P5,000), Department of Education supervisor official (P4,000) and support staff (P2,000). All poll workers are also entitled to a travel allowance of P1,000 each, the Comelec said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 07, 2018 06:22 UTC