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Estate Tax Amnesty Law
Estate Tax Amnesty Law
Estate Tax Amnesty Law
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Republic Act No. 11569 amends the Tax Amnesty Act, which set a June 14, 2021
deadline for the filing of estate tax returns.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue defines estate tax as a “tax on the right of the
deceased person to transmit his/her estate to his/her lawful heirs and beneficiaries at
the time of death and on certain transfers, which are made by law as equivalent to
testamentary disposition."
Lawmakers who pushed for the two-year extension said COVID-19 restrictions have
made it difficult for taxpayers to settle their estate tax dues even with the amnesty.
Rep. Joey Salceda, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, earlier noted
that the low turnout of people availing of the program also resulted in smaller earnings
of only ₱1.362 billion as of September 2020 out of a potential ₱6 billion.