#AskTheTaxWhiz: Planning to buy a car?

Is it true that the prices of automobiles are affected by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law?

Yes. In general, the excise tax on automobiles is now higher. Previously, there were also no exceptions for the excise tax on automobiles. However, under the TRAIN law, pick-up trucks and electrical vehicles are classified as excise tax-exempt. Hybrid vehicles are subject to only half of the regular tax rates. The new excise tax rates are as follows:

If I want to buy a Toyota Vios or Honda City, how much will be the price now considering the higher excise tax under the TRAIN law?

Since the Toyota Vios and the Honda City are not pick-up trucks, electrical vehicles, or hybrid vehicles, they are subject to the full excise tax rates as shown above. Currently, the suggested retail prices for the Toyota Vios and the Honda City are as follows:

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Mon Abrea, popularly known as the Philippine Tax Whiz, is one of the 2017 Outstanding Persons of the World, a Move Awards 2016 Digital Mover, one of the 2015 The Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM), an Asia CEO Young Leader of the Year, and founding president of the Asian Consulting Group (ACG) as well as the Center for Strategic Reforms of the Philippines (CSR Philippines). You may email him at consult@acg.ph or visit www.acg.ph for tax-related concerns.