So kakarelease lang ng 2316 namin. For the 8 years I’m working, I’ve never experienced having a tax payable sa mga nalilipatan kong work kahit na tumataas ang salary bracket ko. This year, halos 36% tinaas ng sahod ko. I moved from one company to another last Oct 2023 and ang kinakaltas sakin na tax sa new work is halos 5k monthly.

Ngayon, nalaman ko na I wasn’t eligible for a tax refund but instead, tax payable. Nasa halos 8-10k ang payable ko. Not sure what happened there— if my old company withholds small tax or if my current company withholds higher tax or if I just really need to pay up. Idk.

Nagulat lang ako. It’s like having an unwanted purchase sa card mo na di pwedeng mareverse. Worse, it’s like a purchase made na di mo naman nakita/nahawakan/nagamit. It goes to the g0vt na …. You know. Uses choppers to go to leisure events.

Nakakastress lang. Alam ko may payment terms but still… at this inflation rate, 8-10k is such a big amount. Has anyone else experienced this?