MANILA, Philippines - Property transfers just got easier with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) removing the need to submit a document indicating that taxes were paid for acquiring a property for the first time.
Under Revenue Memorandum Circular 105-2016, submission of a copy of certificate authorizing registration (CAR) shall no longer be required on one-time property transfers.
The order, signed by Internal Revenue Commissioner Caesar Dulay, was dated Aug. 23, but was only released yesterday.
CAR is proof that levies were paid for the property being transferred. Under the order, the CAR being pertained to is the document from the current owner’s original acquisition of property before he or she transfers it again.
Benedict Tugonon, president of industry group Tax Management Association of the Philippines, welcomed the new BIR circular. “This will surely expedite the processing of tax clearances on real property transactions and avoid unnecessary potential issues,” Tugonon said in a text message.
“Requiring the submission of the previous CAR when the property was acquired was unreasonable and at times, impossible to comply,” Tugonon said.
Under Revenue Memorandum Circular 105-2016, submission of a copy of certificate authorizing registration (CAR) shall no longer be required on one-time property transfers.
The order, signed by Internal Revenue Commissioner Caesar Dulay, was dated Aug. 23, but was only released yesterday.
CAR is proof that levies were paid for the property being transferred. Under the order, the CAR being pertained to is the document from the current owner’s original acquisition of property before he or she transfers it again.
Benedict Tugonon, president of industry group Tax Management Association of the Philippines, welcomed the new BIR circular. “This will surely expedite the processing of tax clearances on real property transactions and avoid unnecessary potential issues,” Tugonon said in a text message.
“Requiring the submission of the previous CAR when the property was acquired was unreasonable and at times, impossible to comply,” Tugonon said.
The tax agency, which accounts for around 80 percent of tax revenues, had been streamlining its requirements and procedures since the Duterte administration took over last June 30.
It has made “improving taxpayer satisfaction” one of its mandates, and in the process, extended validity period of tax certificates, lessened requirements to register tax identification and get permission to issue receipts.
BIR also suspended for two months all tax audits, while checking on their validity and penalizing erring revenue officers, among others.
In another move, it issued Revenue Memorandum Order 61-2016 that establishes a “standard taxpayer feedback system.”
“(This is) consistent with the bureau’s mandate to provide world-class frontline services to the taxpayers,” the order dated Oct. 28 stated.
Under the order, customer survey forms should be conducted by all revenue district offices (RDOs) to comply with Republic Act 9485 or the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007.
Forms and drop boxes for such purpose should be present at all RDOs, it said.
“An unannounced visit shall be conducted which shall include retrieval of the (customer survey forms) to ensure that the implementation of the feedback system is being followed,” the order said.
http://www.philstar.com/business/2016/11/04/1640161/bir-eases-property-transfer-process
It has made “improving taxpayer satisfaction” one of its mandates, and in the process, extended validity period of tax certificates, lessened requirements to register tax identification and get permission to issue receipts.
BIR also suspended for two months all tax audits, while checking on their validity and penalizing erring revenue officers, among others.
In another move, it issued Revenue Memorandum Order 61-2016 that establishes a “standard taxpayer feedback system.”
“(This is) consistent with the bureau’s mandate to provide world-class frontline services to the taxpayers,” the order dated Oct. 28 stated.
Under the order, customer survey forms should be conducted by all revenue district offices (RDOs) to comply with Republic Act 9485 or the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007.
Forms and drop boxes for such purpose should be present at all RDOs, it said.
“An unannounced visit shall be conducted which shall include retrieval of the (customer survey forms) to ensure that the implementation of the feedback system is being followed,” the order said.
http://www.philstar.com/business/2016/11/04/1640161/bir-eases-property-transfer-process
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