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Taxation in The Philippines
Taxation in The Philippines
MENODIADO, MAT
Instructor
• It is the process by which the sovereign,
through its law making body, races
revenues use to defray expenses of the
government.
• It is a means of government increasing a
revenue under the authority of the law,
purposely used to promote welfare and
protection of the citizenry.
• It is the collection of the share of individual
and organizational income by a government
under the authority of the law.
Taxation is the inherent power of the
state to impose and demand
contribution upon persons, properties,
or rights for the purpose of generating
revenues for public purposes.
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TAX DISTINGUISHED FROM PENALTY
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TAX DISTINGUISHED FROM DEBT
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• To support the colony, several taxes and monopolies
were established. The buwis (tribute), which could be
paid in cash or kind, with tobacco, chickens, produce,
gold, blankets, cotton, rice or other products depending
on the region of the country.