company tax payed by employees...

I think in this case, it is better to get someone professional like lawyer to involved into it. I think your ex-company is trying to squeeze as much as from you all. Since the company dare to do this, I believe they must have huge backup like someone in the authority or some politician that support them. They will not entertain you who are just a small fish for them. If you can gather all the workers and make it a hot news in the paper, and get more attention from the public and this will help. This is just some suggestion that you can refer. But the best way is to look for someone in the law field like lawyer to handle the issue, that will be more efficient.

Hi p3ks626, I think you should consult a legal adviser who is competent with handling organization and tax issues. The reason is that this thing depends on the laws prevalent in your country / province / state. However, if you jump into direct confrontations, you would never be sure of what the results of this would be. They can even sack you of your job to make the matters more complicated. But, yes, I agree that what your organization is doing is unfair and should return you the amount it has collected under the Tax head.

How did you know that it was set for company tax? Until the company remits the tax collected, it would be premature to conclude for whom the tax is collected. After the company remits the taxes collected, they will give you a refund. Be vigilant about recording how much they deducted and remitted. Or look at your old payslips. The company cannot make the employees pay for their taxes.

well it depends on which place you forward the complaint. If it is forwarded to the right one such as the hotline, consumer tribunal or the court, it might materialise to help you

As an employee you still have the obligation to pay your income tax. So if ever the company decide to remit it to the BIR. The only excess of the tax from your taxable income will be given to you. If not, i think you have to demand the company to refund the tax deducted from your salary and manually remitted it to the BIR. You can ask the Revenue Officer to assist you. If you are living here in the Philippines i can assist you to compute your taxes. Just message me here.

There is a possibility that they will give it back to you as long as you give them a valid reason that what they've done (collecting money from your salary as tax) is illegal. Just prepare for the consequences like being fired :)

Hi, This is a typical procedure for private players. If you are working in some private company I don't think you stand a chance. You may try to motivate people to come together to protest against the company rule. The practice of cutting service taxes in order to pay The Government is not new in these companies. The legitimate effect should be a tax free salary. Before taking any step you must first study the company policies. If there is an abstract terms and conditions then you have to take help of Law. Talk to the lawyer of the company if there is such a rule that allows the company to deduct money from your salary on this purpose. Consult other lawyers, who deal with income tax. Then take your decision if you really feel like going against your company. One thing I can tell you for sure, that this is gonna be a bitter and prolonged battle against your company. Thanks. God bless you.