Proseso Consulting

03/03/2026

The biggest tax headaches for PH-based businesses are usually linked to withholding taxes.

This is why we updated our 2026 Guide on Withholding Taxes in the Philippines to cover:
• Withholding Tax on Compensation (WTC) vs. Expanded Withholding Tax (EWT) vs. Final Withholding Tax (FWT)
• Recent Updates
• cross-border services, related tax obligations, and the impact of tax treaties
• The forms you actually need to file

READ MORE: https://www.proseso-consulting.com/blog/blog-4/understanding-withholding-taxes-in-the-philippines-in-2026-1164

27/02/2026

25/02/2026

Last week, joined an Accounting 1-Day Odoo Workshop, and it’s the same lesson we see in every PH–SG expansion:

Your market entry doesn’t break the strategy. It breaks on finance ops.
When you expand, small accounting weaknesses can turn into real commercial problems.

Expand smart in PH–SG 🤝 Visit our website to know more.

23/02/2026

Understanding Philippine Labor Laws: A Practical Guide for Foreign Companies Hiring Local Talent (Includes Proseso Consulting’s Employment Contract Template)

Hiring in the Philippines can be incredibly rewarding, but it’s not as “plug-and-play” as many foreign companies expect.

Labor rules are protective of employees, compliance is closely enforced, and small missteps can become costly later.

This practical guide breaks down what foreign employers actually need to know before hiring locally - from contract structure to statutory benefits.

Inside the guide:
✅ Employment contract types you can use (and when)
✅ The 6-month probation rule: what’s allowed and what isn’t
✅ Premium pay stacking: overtime, holidays, rest days, night differential
✅ Mandatory benefits: SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, 13th month pay, De minimis, and more

LINK BELOW (Plus, download our Employment Contract Template).

18/02/2026

at a 1-Day Odoo Accounting Workshop (at KMC Solutions).

Here’s the deal:

If your tool is not properly configured and your data and documents are no structured, you won't get good reporting.

What today reinforced (and what founders should care about):

💡 Product master data is not admin. It’s pricing and margin control.
Wrong product setup = wrong COGS, wrong gross margin, wrong pricing decisions.

💡 Bank reconciliation is not just for compliance. It’s cash visibility.
No clean rec = you don’t know your runway, and collections are delayed.

💡 Analytic accounting isn’t “nice to have.” It’s decision-grade reporting.
If you can’t slice costs by channel, product, or team, you can’t justify expansion, or cut intelligently.

💡 Localisation isn’t optional. It’s risk management.
If PH tax and reporting realities aren’t built in correctly, you open your business for tax discrepancies and liabilities.

If you’re implementing Odoo:
What are your goals for this year: cash visibility, management reports, close speed?
Feel free to comment below.

We're Odoo's trusted modern finance partner in the Philippines. Visit our website to know more.

15/02/2026

2025 marked significant milestones for Proseso Consulting. 🚀

We expanded our PH–SG support, strengthened our finance-managed services, and helped more SMEs build the structure and visibility needed for sustainable growth.

Excited for the new heights we’ll reach in 2026.

Visit https://www.proseso-consulting.com/r/ymH to know more.

03/02/2026

Payroll is where operations and compliance collide.

In 2026, payroll compliance is less about “knowing the rules” and more about preventing drift: clean master data, stable cutoffs, correct classifications, on-time remittances, and audit-ready records.

KEY UPDATE: The Philippines' Bureau of Internal Revenue RR 29-2025 raised de minimis benefit ceilings, so you can structure allowances smarter, improve take-home pay, and reduce accidental tax exposure (when documented properly)

TIP FOR PH↔SG TEAMS: better benefit structuring can improve net pay without inflating taxable payroll, as long as classification and documentation are tight.

We put everything into one practical guide:

✅ Withholding tax tables (2023 onwards; used in 2026)
✅ Social Security System / PhilHealth / Pag-IBIG Fund contribution rules
✅ Filing + remittance timing (so you don’t pay “penalties tax”)
✅ De minimis packaging examples + documentation reminders
✅ Best practices to prevent disputes and stop payroll becoming a recurring emergency

Want to know more?
→ https://www.proseso-consulting.com/blog/blog-4/philippine-payroll-guide-2026-compliance-tax-updates-and-best-practices-for-employers-1201

29/01/2026

Built on a simple idea: finance doesn’t have to be complicated.

Founded by CEO Ninoy Salmon with COO Carlo Zapata, Proseso supports growing businesses across the Philippines and Singapore with modern, tech-enabled finance expertise—so founders can focus on what they do best: growing the business.

What we do (beyond the numbers):
✅ Turn financial complexity into clarity
✅ Build tools + workflows that make reporting reliable
✅ Deliver insights that support smarter, data-driven decisions

Expand smart in PH-SG 🤝

23/01/2026

We came, we saw, we Odoo-ed! 🇵🇭⚙️

Proseso Consulting had a blast at the first Odoo Business Show in the Philippines! It was a milestone event, and we loved connecting with the community and the wonderful Frances Dupaya.

The future of finance is here, and it’s system-led. We’re using Odoo’s latest innovations to give founders real-time visibility and tighter controls, going way beyond basic compliance. 📈

Proud to be an Odoo partner and even prouder to support the next generation of PH-SG founders! 🤝

💼 Work with us!

21/01/2026

"Clarity in Odoo isn’t just “clean bookkeeping.” It’s also operational leverage.

When your Odoo finance database is set up properly—chart of accounts, tax rules, analytic accounts, reconciliations, and reporting—you stop guessing and start managing.

✅ Real margins by service / client
✅ Cleaner closing process with fewer surprises
✅ Faster decisions because reports match reality

We clean up your data, rebuild your reporting in Odoo, and make your dashboards decision-ready—so your finance becomes growth-ready for operations in the Philippines and Singapore."

💬 Book a 2025-Closing Session on our website!

16/01/2026

Process builds trust. Meet Raf, our newest Proseso associate, helping modern founders turn clean numbers into confident decisions.

We’re hiring.
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14/01/2026

Year-end compliance in the Philippines is where the truth comes out.

Not because regulators love paperwork (they do), but because this is when your books, BIR filings, AFS, and SEC records (GIS) get tested against each other.

Most compliance problems don’t start at filing.
They start earlier—when reconciliation slips, VAT gets messy, and documentation is scattered across teams.

If you want 2026 to feel less like panic and more like control, the play is simple:
- Close and reconcile early (especially VAT)
- Align BIR ↔ AFS ↔ SEC submissions
- Lock your audit timeline before Q4 ends
- Keep records audit-ready, not “audit-later”

We compiled a practical 2026 Annual Compliance Checklist to help you review 2025 obligations cleanly—what’s due, what it affects, and what to fix early.

Read our latest blog and grab a copy of our checklist on our website.