The Department of Finance has confirmed in writing that digital and electronic books remain exempt from value-added tax under Republic Act No. 12023, and that this has been the Department’s position since the law was deliberated in Congress. The confirmation came in a letter signed by Undersecretary Rolando T. Ligon, Jr. of the Revenue Operations
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