Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Use of Non-Thermal Paper and for the Procurement and Reconfiguration of lnformation on All Cash Register Machines (CRMs)/PointOf-Sales (POS) Machines and Other lnvoice/Receipt Generating Machine/ Software

The bureau recently issued Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 6-2016 amending further Sections 4 and 8 of Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 10-2015, as amended by RR Nos. 12-2015 and 14-2015, extending the deadline prescribed for the Use of Non-Thermal Paper and for the Procurement and Reconfiguration of lnformation on All Cash Register Machines (CRMs)/PointOf-Sales (POS) Machines and Other lnvoice/Receipt Generating Machine/ Software 

SECTION 1. SCOPE. - Pursuant to the provisions of Section 244, in relation to Sections 203, 222 and 235 of the National lnternal Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997, as amended, these Regulations is hereby promulgated to further amend Sections 4 and 8 of RR No. 10-2015, as amended by RR Nos. 12-2015 and 14-2015, extending the prescribed deadline for the use of Nonthermal paper and for the procurement and reconfiguration of information on all CRM/POS and other invoice/receipt- generating machine/software. 

SECTTON 2. AMENDMENTS. - Sections 4 and 8 of RR No. 10-2015, are hereby amended to read as follows: 

"SECTION 4. EXISTING REGISTERED TAXPAYERS WITH CRM/POS/OTHER SIMILAR MACHINE/SOFTWARE USING THERMAL PAPER. - Xxx xxx xxx. Accordingly, all existing taxpayers with CRM/POS/other similar machines/software using thermal paper for their daily transactions are subject to the herein prescribed staggered implementation dates, to wit: 

For those subject machines registered starting: Staggered lmplementation Dates: 

July 1, 2014 onwards On or before July 1, 2018 
July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 On or before July 1,2017 
Prior July 1,2012 - June 30, 2013 

On or before December 31, 2016 xxx xxx xxx." "SECTlON 8. TRANSITORY PROVISIONS. - ln order to provide ample time in procuring, reconfiguring machines and systems, to comply with Section 5, adjustments shall be undertaken on or before December 3l, 2016. Any extension due to enhancements of systems required to be undertaken abroad shall seek the approval from the concerned Regional Director or ACIR, Large Taxpayer Service which shall not be longer than six (6) months from the effectivity of these Regulations." 

SECTION 3. EFFECTIVITY. -These Regulations shalltake effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. 


Friday, September 23, 2016

Issue-Based Audit Under the VAT Audit Program

The bureau recently issued Revenue Memorandum Order No. 59-2016 dated September 19, 2016 with regards to the Issue-Based Audit Under the VAT Audit Program.

I. Objectives 
1. To increase audit coverage of VAT-registered taxpayers;

2. To introduce issue-based audit as part of the VAT Audit Program (VAP);

3. To facilitate completion and reporting of cases under the VAP; and

4. To prescribe policies for issue-based audits under VAP.

II. Coverage and Selection Criteria

This order shall cover the issue-based audit/investigation of VAT liabilities of VAT taxpayers by the VAT Audit Section in the Assessment Division of Revenue Regional Offices for taxable quarter(s) of 2015 and thereafter. Cases for issue-based audit shall be selected following these criteria:

A. Mandatory Case:

1. Taxpayers with VAT returns reflecting erroneous input tax carry-over (Selection Code: ITCO)

B. Priority Cases:

1. Taxpayers whose VAT compliance is below the established industry benchmarks (Selection Code: BENI)

2. Taxpayers with zero-rated and/or exempt sales due to availment of tax incentives or exemptions (Selection Code: ZEXI)

3. Taxpayers engaged in business where 80%, more or less, of their transactions are on a cash basis and whose purchases of goods and services do not generate substantial amount of input tax, such as restaurants, remittance/payment centers, etc. (Selection Code: CASI)

4. Taxpayers with VATable transactions which were subjected to expanded withholding tax but with no VAT remittance (Based on BIR Form Nos. 2550Q and 1604) (Selection Code: VTXI)

5. Taxpayers who failed to remit/declare VAT due from purchase of services from non-resident aliens (Based on BIR Form Nos. 2550Q and 1600) (Selection Code: NRAI)

6. Taxpayers who fail to declare gross sales/receipts subjected to VAT withholding on purchases of goods/services with waiver of privilege to claim input tax credit [creditable]; (Based on BIR Form Nos. 2550Q and 1600) (Selection Code: VTWI)

7. Taxpayers whose gross sales/receipts per income tax returns are greater than gross sales/receipts declared per VAT returns (Selection Code: GSRI)

8. Taxpayers filing percentage tax returns whose gross sales/receipts exceed the VAT threshold (Selection Code: PERI)

C. Exceptions: 

The following VAT returns shall be excluded from the coverage of this Order:

1. Claims for issuance of Tax Credit Certificates/refunds; and

2. VAT returns selected for audit by the National Investigation Division under the Enforcement and Advocacy Service and by the Regional Investigation Division of the Revenue Regional Offices.

III. Policies and Procedures 
1. Only Revenue Officers – Assessment (ROs - A) in the VAT Audit Section of the Assessment Division shall be authorized to conduct audit/investigation of VAT returns, whether in principal or assisting capacity.

2. The VAT Audit Section Chief shall identify VAT taxpayers for issue-based audit in accordance with the selection criteria prescribed in this Order for approval of the Regional Director (RD).

3. The Electronic Letter of Authority Monitoring System (eLAMS) or eTIS -CMS, where applicable, shall be used in the request, approval and issuance of eLAs, as well as in updating the status of the same.

4. The Assistant Commissioner – Assessment Service (ACIR – AS) may review and evaluate the approved list, which may be retrieved from the eLAMS or eTIS - CMS, to determine compliance with the guidelines set in selecting the VAT taxpayers for audit and in the assignment of cases. If upon evaluation, it is found out that a violation has been committed, the ACIR-AS thru the Deputy Commissioner-Operations Group (DCIR-OG), may recommend to the Commissioner the cancellation of the eLA and the institution of administrative proceedings against the erring official and/or employee.

5. One (1) eLA shall be issued for each taxable quarter or for two (2) quarters by the RD upon recommendation of the VAT Audit Section Chief thru the Chief, Assessment Division.

6. If an eLA has been issued under the VAP even for one (1) quarter or for two (2) quarters only, and subsequently, the same taxpayer becomes a candidate for regular audit in the Revenue District Office (RDO) based on the selection criteria prescribed in the BIR Audit Program or memorandum order issued for the purpose, the eLA covering the same taxable year for regular audit of the RDO should not include the VAT liability.

7. Each RO in the VAT Audit Section shall be required to conduct issue-based audit on ten (10) out of the maximum workload of thirty (30) cases, not counting the mandatory ITCO cases. Thus, each RO shall be assigned 10 issue-based cases based on the selection criteria prescribed in this Order and 20 regular cases based on the selection criteria identified in RMO No. 20-2012 at a given time, subject to replenishment upon the submission of the report of investigation/closure of each case. However, no RO shall be assigned the maximum workload of 10 issue-based and 20 regular cases if there are other ROs who have not been assigned the same number of cases.

8. All pending cases covered by eLAs, including cases covered by Memorandum of Assignment (cases for reinvestigation) as of the effectivity of this Order shall be counted as part of the initial workload of the RO. Thus, no new case pursuant to this Order shall be assigned to the concerned Revenue Officer until such time that his workload shall fall below the maximum workload.

9. Before the service of the eLA, the RO assigned shall perform audit analysis and prepare an Audit Plan (Annex "A") for each case to provide an audit trail for the scope of the audit and to ensure that the audit activity planned, and books and records to be examined will address the identified risks.

10. The RO shall serve, together with the electronic Letter of Authority (eLA), the Notice for the Presentation/Submission of Documents/Records (Annex "B") with checklist of requirements to the taxpayers. The concerned taxpayer shall be given ten (10) days from receipt of the Notice to present/submit the required documents and records.

If he/it does not comply with the Notice, a reminder letter (Annex "C") shall be sent immediately after the lapse of the ten-day period before a Subpoena Duces Tecum (SDT) can be recommended for issuance. No further extension for the presentation/submission of documents and records shall be allowed.

11. To facilitate the reporting of VAT audit cases, ROs shall perform only the audit procedures under Revenue Audit Memorandum Order (RAMO) No. 1-99, VAT Audit Manual, and in other revenue issuances applicable to risks identified for case selection and as a result of pre-audit analysis. Likewise, only documentary requirements prescribed in RMO No. 53-98, as amended by RMO Nos. 16-2007, 22-2007 and Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 29-2009 relating to big ticket items, that are applicable and relevant to the case, shall be attached to the docket.

Nevertheless, the RO is not precluded from applying the relevant policies and procedures of the aforementioned revenue issuances depending on the risks/areas of assessment found.

12. Third Party Information (TPI) available in the National Office shall be utilized in the audit of VAT taxpayers. For expediency, the VAT Audit Section Chief need not prepare the required Request Form. Upon receipt of the List of Selected Taxpayers for VAT Audit with eLAs Issued from the Assessment Division, the AS shall furnish the Audit Information Tax Exemption and Incentives Division (AITEID) with a copy of the said list. Subsequently, the AITEID shall provide the concerned VAT Audit Section of the Assessment Division with the preprocessed RELIEF data within five (5) days from receipt of the list.

The VAT Audit Section Chief shall submit reports prescribed under existing revenue issuances on the results of the utilization of the preprocessed RELIEF data.

13. Revenue Officers shall finish their cases and submit reports of investigation within sixty (60) and ninety (90) days from the date of issuance of eLAs covering one (1) and two (2) quarters, respectively. If the RO cannot submit the report of investigation within the prescribed audit period, he shall prepare a progress report stating therein the reason for the delay to be noted by the VAT Audit Section Chief who shall furnish a copy thereof to the Regional Director thru the Chief, Assessment Division prior to the lapse of the 60 or 90 day period, as the case may be.

14. Based on the audit findings or violations uncovered during the audit, the VAT Audit Section Chief may recommend surveillance, closure or other enforcement activity on the taxpayer.

If there are findings on VAT that may impact the income tax aspect, such findings shall be communicated by the Chief, AD to the concerned investigating office. The head of the investigating office is required to submit to the Chief AD a written memorandum as to the action taken on these findings. Thereafter, the Chief AD shall monitor the same during the review of the case.

15. In case there are deficiency VAT liabilities as result of the audit, the issuance of Preliminary Assessment Notice (PAN) and Final Assessment Notice (FAN) will be in accordance with existing revenue issuances. All cases, even those with deficiency taxes agreed to be paid by the taxpayer, should have, at the very least, duly issued PANs.

16. Cases returned to the RO after review for compliance with certain documentary audit requirements or for further conduct of audit to meet some procedural requirements or for correction of the report and/or PAN shall be considered as an addition to his existing workload upon receipt of the returned case or docket. In case the ROs’ inventory exceeded the maximum workload upon receipt of the returned cases, the excess thereon shall not be considered as a violation of this Order. Returned cases requiring compliance with certain review requirements shall be acted upon within fifteen (15) days from the receipt of the docket to ensure the conduct of quality audit and that top priority action shall be given by the concerned RO on these returned cases.

17. Issue-based cases referred to the Legal Division for issuance of SDT, issuance of legal opinion or for filing of criminal action shall be removed from the inventory of the concerned RO for purposes of replenishment of cases. The SDT shall be issued and served in accordance with RMO No. 10-2013, as amended by RMO No. 8-2014.

However, once the case is returned to the RO for continuation of audit/investigation after rendering the desired resolution/opinion on certain legal issues or after compliance of the taxpayer with the SDT, this shall be considered as part of his inventory or workload. If such returned cases result to an excess over the maximum workload, this situation will not be considered a violation.

18. All reports of investigation shall be submitted by the VAT Audit Section Chief to the Review and Evaluation Section of the Assessment Division for regular review and appropriate recommendation by the Chief, Assessment Division prior to approval by the Regional Director. The Regional Director shall act on these cases within five (5) days from receipt thereof.

19. Dockets on selected paid cases may be subjected to revalida upon instruction of the Commissioner.

20. The AS shall closely monitor the progress of eLA cases issued under the VAP. For this purpose, the concerned office under the AS shall submit a monthly summary report on the results of the VAP not later than the 10th day after the close of each month.

IV. Reporting Requirements 
a. The Chief, Assessment Division shall submit to the ACIR – AS the following reports not later than the 10th day of each month:

Name of Report / Annex

1. List of Selected Taxpayers for VAT Audit With eLAs Issued - D

2. Monthly Report on Assessment Notices Issued/ Protested/Cancelled - E

3. Monthly Report on Cases Collected - F

4. Monthly Report on Disputed and Collectible Assessments Posted in Form 40 - G 
5. Monthly Report on eLAs Issued That Were Cancelled/Transferred to Other Office/Cannot Be Located Taxpayers/Cases With No Discrepancy - H 

6. Monthly Report on Cases Referred to the Legal Division - I

b. The Chiefs of the Legal Division shall submit to the ACIR-AS, a monthly status report of cases (Annex J) not later than the 10th day of the month following the month of receipt of the docket from the VAT Audit Section thru the Chief, Assessment Division.

c. The Chiefs of the Assessment and Legal Divisions shall furnish their concerned Regional Director with a copy of the reports submitted to the ACIR – AS.

Upon the effectivity of this Order, the report format prescribed herein shall be strictly observed by all Regional Assessment Divisions and Legal Divisions. 

V. Violations 

Any violation of this Order shall be referred by the concerned revenue official to the ACIR – Internal Affairs Service (IAS), Attention: The Chief, Internal Investigation Division (IID) for investigation or the IAS, through the IID, may initiate its own fact-finding revalida on the violation/infraction of revenue officials/officers. In this regard, the ACIR-IAS, through the DCIR-OG, may recommend to the Commissioner the relief, re-assignment, transfer or imposition of administrative sanctions on any revenue official/RO violating any provisions of this Order. 

SOURCE:
http://www.bir.gov.ph/images/bir_files/internal_communications_3/Full%20Text%20of%20RMO%202016/RMO%20No.%2059-2016.pdf


Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Streamlining the Business Registration Process and Documentary Requirements

The bureau just recently issued Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 93-2016 Streamlining the Business Registration Process and Documentary Requirements by Further Amending the List of Documentary Requirements for the Registration of Each Type of Application under "Annex A" of Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 7-2012, as Clarified Under Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 70-2013 and RMC No. 37-2016.

1. Primary and secondary registration requirements amending the list of documentary requirements of each type of application published as "Annex A" of RR No. 7-2012 dated April 2, 2012, as clarified under RMC No. 70-2013 and RMC No. 37-2016.

The revised checklist of documentary requirements herein attached as Annexes "A1A11" included the acknowledgement of the applicant on the identified lacking documents for completion to facilitate the processing of application.

2. Steps for the registration of business in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to be implemented as follows:

STEP 1. Apply for Registration [with complete documentary requirements (Annexes "A1-A11")]

STEP 2. Pay Annual Registration Fee [thru Mobile Revenue Collection Officers System (mRCOs), Authorized Agent Banks, Revenue Collection Officer or GCash]

STEP 3. Get Certificate of Registration with auto-approved Authority to Print (ATP) for initial principal receipts/invoices

The auto-approved ATP for initial principal receipts/invoices is only applicable to newly registered business taxpayer. But, subsequent application for receipts/invoices shall be processed in accordance with the procedures specified under existing issuances.

This Circular revokes all other circulars or issuances inconsistent herewith and shall take effect immediately. All internal revenue officers and employees are hereby enjoined to give this Circular a wide publicity as possible.



Friday, August 12, 2016

eBIRForms Package v6.2 is Now Available (New)

Offline eBIRForms Package. The Offline eBIRForms Package is a tax preparation software that allows taxpayers and ATAs to accomplish or fill up tax forms offline. Instead of the conventional manual process of filling up tax returns on pre-printed forms that is highly susceptible to human error, taxpayers/ATAs can directly encode data, validate, edit, save, delete, view, print and submit their tax returns. The package can do automatic computations and has the capability to validate information encoded by taxpayers/ATAs. After filling out the forms in this package, taxpayers/ATAs can submit it to the Online eBIRForms System.

The bureau just recently updated the eBIRForms Package from v6.1 to v6.2

To download the Offline eBIRForms Package v6.2, just click the following link:


Alternative sites to obtain/download the Offline eBIRForms Package:



Friday, July 22, 2016

Certificate Authorizing Registration (CAR) shall be issued within Five (5) Days from the Submission of Complete Documentary Requirements

The CIR of the bureau recently issued Revenue Memorandum Order (RMO) No. 41-2016 dated July 12, 2016 to restate about the Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 039-15 "Updated BIR Citizens Charter as Consolidated" and the Provision on "Accessing Frontline Services", on Certificate Authorizing Registration (CAR) issuance.

CARs covering transactions on sale of real property, transfer or assignment of stocks not traded in the stock exchange(s), transfers subject to donor's tax and other taxes including documentary stamp tax related to the sale/transfer of properties shall be issued within five (5) days from the submission of complete documentary requirements.

BIR Officials and employees found to be in violation of this directive shall be subject to the administrative and criminal penalties enumerated under Republic Act (RA) No. 9485, otherwise known as the "Anti-red Tape Act of 2007" (ARTA).

This Order took effect immediately upon approval of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Caesar R. Dulay.


Sunday, July 17, 2016

What is Internal Revenue Service (IRS)?

Learning about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for me is a continuous process to familiarize the system, payment of taxes and its procedures and other related tax matters.

Origin 
The roots of IRS go back to the Civil War when President Lincoln and Congress, in 1862, created the position of commissioner of Internal Revenue and enacted an income tax to pay war expenses. The income tax was repealed 10 years later. Congress revived the income tax in 1894, but the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional the following year.

16th Amendment
In 1913, Wyoming ratified the 16th Amendment, providing the three-quarter majority of states necessary to amend the Constitution. The 16th Amendment gave Congress the authority to enact an income tax. That same year, the first Form 1040 appeared after Congress levied a 1 percent tax on net personal incomes above $3,000 with a 6 percent surtax on incomes of more than $500,000.

In 1918, during World War I, the top rate of the income tax rose to 77 percent to help finance the war effort. It dropped sharply in the post-war years, down to 24 percent in 1929, and rose again during the Depression. During World War II, Congress introduced payroll withholding and quarterly tax payments.
A New Name
In the 50s, the agency was reorganized to replace a patronage system with career, professional employees. The Bureau of Internal Revenue name was changed to the Internal Revenue Service. Only the IRS commissioner and chief counsel are selected by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
SOURCE: https://www.irs.gov/uac/brief-history-of-irs


Friday, July 15, 2016

Streamlining Requirements and Process in Issuing Tax Clearances Required Under executive Order No. 398

The bureau issued recently the Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 74-2016 dated July 13, 2016, in order to streamline the requirements and the process in issuing Tax Clearances required under executive Order No. 398 with details as follows:

1. The Tax Clearance shall be processed and released with two (2) working days from the submission of the complete documents.

2. The following are the documentary requirements necessary to support the application of the tax clearance:

2.1 Duly accomplished and notarized application form with two (2) pieces loose Documentary Stamp Tax;
2.2 Print-out of Certification fee paid thru the BIR's electronic Filing and Payment System (eFPS), with payment confirmation; and
2.3 Deliquiency Verification issued by concerned LTS or National/Regional Offices with a validity period of one (1) month from the date of issued.

The Deliquency Verification shall be issued by the concerned BIR Offices with twenty four (24) hours from filing of the application by the taxpayer.

3. The criteria for approving applications for Tax Clearance shall be governed by the provisions of existing issuances on the matter.

This order took effect immediately.



Sunday, July 10, 2016

What is a Certificate Authorizing Registration?

Certificate Authorizing Registration (CAR) is a certification issued by the Commissioner or his duly authorized representative attesting that the transfer and conveyance of land, buildings/improvements or shares of stock arising from sale, barter or exchange have been reported and the taxes due inclusive of the documentary stamp tax, have been fully paid.

With the implementation of the Electronic Certificate Authorizing Registration (eCAR) System, the CAR shall now be electronically generated.

SOURCE: http://www.bir.gov.ph/index.php/tax-information/capital-gains-tax.html#cgt3 


Requirements and Procedures of Capital Gains Tax for Onerous Transfer of Shares of Stocks Not Traded Through the Local Stock Exchange

Capital Gains Tax for Onerous Transfer of Shares of Stocks Not Traded Through the Local Stock Exchange.

TAX FORM
BIR Form 1707 - Capital Gains Tax Return (For Onerous Transfer of Shares of Stocks Not Traded Through the Local Stock Exchange)

DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

1) One original copy and one photocopy of the Notarized Deed of Sale/ Exchange of shares of stock

2) Photocopy of the Deed of Acquisition or proof of cost/ fair market value of the stocks at the time of acquisition

3) Photocopy of certificate of shares of stock

4) Photocopy of evidences of expenses related to sale

5) Photocopy of Audited Financial Statements duly certified by an independent certified public accountant with computation of fair market value per share at the time of sale.

6) Duly approved Tax Debit Memo, if applicable

Additional requirements may be requested for presentation during audit of the tax case depending upon existing audit procedures.

PROCEDURES

File the Capital Gains Tax return in triplicate (two copies for the BIR and one copy for the taxpayer) with the Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) in the Revenue District where the seller or transferor of stocks is registered. In places where there are no AAB, the return will be filed directly with the Revenue Collection Officer or Authorized City or Municipal Treasurer.

One-Time Transaction (ONETT) taxpayers shall mandatorily use the eBIRForms in filing all of their tax returns. They may opt to submit their tax returns manually using the eBIRForms Offline Package in the RDO where the seller or transferor of stocks is registered or electronically through the use of the Online eBIRForms System. (Sec. 3(2) RR No. 6-2014)

TAX RATES

For Shares of Stocks Not Traded in the Stock Exchange

- Not over P100,000 - 5%

- Any amount in excess of P100,000 - 10%

BASIS IN THE VALUATION OF PROPERTY
 
For shares of stocks, it will be based on the net capital gains realized from the sale, barter, exchange or other disposition of shares of stocks in a domestic corporation, considered as capital assets not traded through the local stock exchange.

Definition of "fair market value" of the Shares of Stock

In the case of shares of stock not listed and traded in the local stock exchanges, the value of the shares of stock at the time of sale shall be the fair market value. In determining the value of the shares, the Adjusted Net Asset Method shall be used whereby all assets and liabilities are adjusted to fair market values. The net of adjusted asset minus the liability values is the indicated value of the equity.

 The appraised value of real property at the time of sale shall be the higher of –

(1) The fair market value as determined by the Commissioner, or
(2) The fair market value as shown in the schedule of valued fixed by the Provincial and City Assessors, or
(3) The fair market value as determined by Independent Appraiser
 
Determination of Gain or Loss from Sale or Disposition of Shares of Stock.
 
The gain from the sale or other disposition Stock. — The gain from the sale or other disposition of shares of stock shall be the excess of the amount realized therefrom over the basis or adjusted basis for determining gain, and the loss shall be the excess of the basis or adjusted basis for determining loss over the amount realized. The amount realized from the sale or other disposition of property shall be the sum of money received plus the fair market value of the property (other than money) received, if any.
 
DEADLINE

Within 30 days after each sale or disposition of shares of stocks or real property. In case of installment sale, the return shall be filed within 30 days following the receipt of the first down payment and within 30 days following the subsequent installment payments. Only one return shall be filed for multiple transactions within the day.
 


Requirements and Procedures of Final Capital Gains Tax for Onerous Transfer of Real Property Classified as Capital Assets (Taxable and Exempt)

Final Capital Gains Tax for Onerous Transfer of Real Property Classified as Capital Assets (Taxable and Exempt)

TAX FORM

BIR Form 1706 – Final Capital Gains Tax Return (For Onerous Transfer of Real Property Classified as Capital Assets -Taxable and Exempt)

DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

1) One original copy and one photocopy of the Notarized Deed of Sale or Exchange

2) Photocopy of the Original Certificate of Title; Transfer Certificate of Title; or Condominium Certificate of Title in case of a condo unit

3) Certified True Copy of the tax declaration on the lot and/or improvement during nearest time of sale

4) “Certificate of No Improvement” issued by the Assessor’s office where the property has no declared improvement, if applicable or Sworn Declaration/Affidavit of No Improvement by at least one (1) of the transferees

5) Copy of BIR Ruling for tax exemption confirmed by BIR, if applicable

6) Duly approved Tax Debit Memo, if applicable

7) “Sworn Declaration of Intent” as prescribed under Revenue Regulations 13-99, if the transaction is tax-exempt

8) Documents supporting the exemption

Additional requirements may be requested for presentation during audit of the tax case depending upon existing audit procedures.
PROCEDURES
File the Capital Gains Tax return in triplicate (two copies for the BIR and one copy for the taxpayer) with the Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) in the Revenue District where the property is located. In places where there are no AAB, the return will be filed directly with the Revenue Collection Officer or Authorized City or Municipal Treasurer.

One-Time Transaction (ONETT) taxpayers shall mandatorily use the eBIRForms in filing all of their tax returns. They may opt to submit their tax returns manually using the eBIRForms Offline Package in the RDO where the property is located or electronically through the use of the Online eBIRForms System. (Sec. 3(2) RR No. 6-2014)

TAX RATES

For real property - 6%.
 
BASIS IN THE VALUATION OF PROPERTY
 
The value of the real property will be based on the selling price, fair market value as determined by the Commissioner (zonal value) or the fair market value as shown in the schedule of values of the Provincial or City Assessor, whichever is higher.

If there is no zonal value, the taxable base is whichever is higher of the gross selling price per sales documents or the fair market value that appears in the latest tax declaration.

If there is an improvement, the FMV per latest tax declaration at the time of the sale or disposition, duly certified by the City/Municipal Assessor shall be used. No adjustments shall be added on the said value, provided that the tax declaration bears the upgraded fair market value of the said property pursuant to Section 219 of R.A. No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 and the last paragraph of the Local Assessment Regulations No. 1-92 dated October 6, 1992.

In case the tax declaration being presented was issued three (3) or more years prior to the date of sale or disposition of the real property, the seller/transferor shall be required to submit a certification from the City/Municipal Assessor whether or not the same is still the latest tax declaration covering the said real property. Otherwise, the taxpayer shall secure its latest tax declaration and shall submit a copy thereof duly certified by the said Assessor. (RAMO 1-2001).


DEADLINE

Within 30 days after each sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of real property.