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Taxation in The Phil
Taxation in The Phil
TAXATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES
pages (233-241)
PRE- COLONIAL PERIOD (900-1521)
• Baranggay
• 3 Classes of Society:
1. Tumao
2. Timawa
3. Oripun
• Buwis o Handug
SPANISH PERIOD (1521-1898)
1. Direct Taxes:
•Tithe
•Sanctorum
•Tribute
2. Indirect Tax:
•Bandala
3. Forced Labor
•Falla
Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade-main
sourcevof income of Spaniard Colony:
Encomiendas
Encomenderos
Year 1884
• Tribute
• Forced labor
AMERICAN PERIOD (1898-1946)
• Commonwealth Act no. 465
• Residence CertificateReorganization
• Act no. 1189
• August 1, 1904
The First 3 Filipino BIR Collectors:
1. Wenceslao Trinidad (1918-1922)
2. Juan Posadas Jr. (1922-1934)
3. Alfredo Yatao (1934-1938)
At the outbreak of World War , under the Japanese
regime, the Bureau was combined with the
Customs Office and was headed by the Director of
Customs and Internal Revenue.
POST WAR ERA
• July 4, 1946
• R.A. 690
• R.A. 233
• Jose Aranas
MARCOS ADMINISTRATION
1965 BIR Commissioner Misael Vera's notable
implementations:
1. Blue Master Program
2. Voluntary Tax Compliance Program
P-NOY ADMINISTRATION
(2001-2010)
Comm. Atty. Kim Jacinto-Henares: focused on Tax evation cases
under RATE Program and Presidential SONA.