WALA nang buwis ang maternity leave benefits ng mga working mother.
Ayon kay Senadora Risa Hontiveros, inanunsiyo ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) na ang salary differential provision sa Expanded Maternity Leave (EML) Law ay hindi bubuwisan.
“Ito ay isang maagang pamasko sa lahat ng mga working nanay at kanilang mga babies. Sa isang panahon na kaliwa’t kanan ang ating mga binabayarang buwis, tax-free na ang expanded maternity leave benefits ng mga kababaihan!” wika ni Hontiveros, principal author at sponsor ng batas.
Sa ilalim ng Expanded Maternity Leave law ay itinaas ang bilang ng paid maternity leaves sa 105 araw mula sa 60.
“Under the law, solo parents receive an additional 15 days, for a total of 120. It also has a ‘daddy quota’ provision that allows the allocation of seven maternity leave days to fathers.”
“The BIR, in a memorandum posted last October 9, said that based on the new provisions of the EML law and its implementing rules and regulations, as well as the respective issuances of the Social Security System (SSS) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the maternity benefit of the female worker has been expanded from the previous 100% of the average daily salary credit to a full pay or salary which includes now the salary differential as its component, aside from the added duration of the maternity leave,” dagdag pa ng senadora.
Dahil dito, ang salary differential ay itinuturing na isang benepisyo at exempted sa income at withholding taxes.
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