Who are considered TOP 5,000 Individual Taxpayers?

15) Who are considered TOP 5,000 Individual Taxpayers?

Top 5,000 Individual Taxpayers shall refer to individual taxpayers engaged in trade or business or exercise of profession who have been determined and notified by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) as having satisfied any of the following criteria:

a) VAT payment or payable whichever is higher, of at least P100,000 for the preceding year;

b) Annual income tax due of at least P200,000 for the preceding year;

c) Total percentage tax paid of at least P100,000 for the preceding year;

d) Gross sales of P10,000,000 and above for the preceding year;

e) Gross purchases of P5,000,000 and above for the preceding year;

f) Total excise tax payment of at least P100,000 for the preceding year.

Source : http://www.bir.gov.ph/index.php/tax-information/withholding-tax.html#wt0013