Is Salary Earned in Dubai Taxable in the Philippines?

If you are a citizen of the Philippines working in Dubai, you will be considered non-resident citizen. Non-resident citizens are those who stay for an aggregate period of 180 days or less in the Philippines during a year and do not engage in any business. In that case, your salary earned in Dubai or any other foreign sources will be exempted from tax in the Philippines.

This means remittance of your salary to the Philippines from the UAE for family members will be exempted from tax. If you want to send money from Dubai to the Philippines, you will instead have to be mindful of the fees charged by service providers that can impact the amount received on the other end.