REVENUE REGULATIONS NO. 3-2003 issued on January 29, 2003 extends the deadline for registration and submission of other compliance requirements during the transitory period of the imposition of Value-Added Tax (VAT) on sale of services by persons engaged in the practice of profession or calling and professional services rendered by general professional partnerships; services rendered by actors, actresses, talents, singers and emcees; radio and television broadcasters and choreographers; musical, radio, movie, television and stage directors; and professional athletes, as well as services rendered by customs, real estate, stock, immigration and commercial brokers beginning January 1, 2003. Affected taxpayers are required to register as VAT taxpayers without penalty not later than February 28, 2003. The VAT Declaration covering the transactions for January 2003 may be filed not later than the deadline for filing of the VAT declaration covering the transactions in February 2003, without any penalty. The sale of service by professionals, etc., beginning January 1, 2003 is already subject to the VAT (output tax), except those whose gross receipts for the preceding year (or expected gross receipts for the current year, for new taxpayers) do not exceed P 550,000, in which case they shall pay only the 3% Percentage Tax unless they likewise opt to be covered by the VAT system. The newly covered taxpayers may, pending registration as VAT-persons, issue provisional or temporary receipts to acknowledge receipt of payment of service fees from their clients/customers. Said receipts shall be immediately replaced by VAT Official Receipts upon the availability thereof. Taxpayers who change status from NON-VAT to VAT should submit on or before February 28, 2003 an inventory of unused receipts as of December 31, 2002 indicating the number of booklets and the corresponding serial numbers. Unused NONVAT receipts shall be allowed for use in transactions subject to VAT provided the phrase “VAT-registered as of _____________” is stamped on all copies thereof. These receipts with the proper stamp shall be allowed for use in transactions subject to VAT until June 30, 2003. The submission of information return relative to billed but uncollected sale of services as well as the inventory of goods (other than capital goods), materials or supplies for use in business shall be filed not later than February 28, 2003.