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1 Guide to Philippine Taxes220 Chapter XI LOCAL TAXES371 LOCAL government units (LGUs) derive their revenues from localand external sources. LOCAL sources include tax revenues from the realproperty tax and the business tax, and non-tax revenues from fees andcharges, receipts from government business operations and proceeds fromsale of assets. External sources, on the other hand, include the InternalRevenue Allotment (IRA) and other shares from special laws, grants andaids and TAXING POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTSA.

2 TAXES on Real Propertya. Basic Real Property TaxThe real property tax (RPT) is an ad valorem tax onreal properties such as lands, buildings, and other improvements,and machineries imposed by provinces, cities and municipalitieswithin the Metropolitan Manila Area (MMA), at the followingrates:372371 Book II, Title One of RA 7160, otherwise known as the LOCAL GovernmentCode of 1991 .372 Section 233, XI LOCAL TaxesGuide to Philippine TaxesProvinces - Not exceeding 1% of theassessed value of the realproperty; andCities or Municipalities - Not exceeding 2% of the within the MMA assessed value of the realpropertyThe RPT is based on the assessed value which is a certainpercentage of the market value of the real property.

3 The assessedvalue is arrived at upon application of the assessment levels to themarket value of the property. The assessment levels are fixed byordinance of the LOCAL Sanggunian depending on the actual use ofthe property, at rates not exceeding the following:373(1) Lands Class Assessment Levels Residential 20% Agricultural 40% Commercial, Industrial and Mineral 50% Timberland 20%(2) Buildings and Other StructuresThe rate progresses directly with the fair market value(FMV) as follows.

4 Residential 0% for those with FMV ofPhP175, or less to 60% for those with FMV ofmore than PhP10 Section 218, XI LOCAL TaxesGuide to Philippine TAXES Agricultural 25% for those with FMV ofPhP300, or less to 50% for those with FMV ofmore than PhP2 million. Commercial/Industrial 30% for those with FMV ofPhP300, or less to 80% for those with FMV ofmore than PhP10 million. Timberland 45% for those with FMV ofPhP300, or less to 70% for those with FMV ofmore than PhP2 million.

5 (3) MachineriesClass Assessment Levels Agricultural 40% Residential 50% Commercial and Industrial 80%(4) Special Classes. The assessment levels for all lands, buildings,machineries, and other improvements are as follows:Actual Use Assessment Levels Cultural 15% Scientific 15% Hospital 15% LOCAL Water Districts 10% Government-owned or controlled 10%corporations engaged in the supplyand distribution of water and/orgeneration and transmission ofelectric power223 Chapter XI LOCAL TaxesGuide to Philippine TAXES Exemptions.

6 The following are exempted from payment ofthe RPT: 374 Real property owned by the Republic of the Philippines orany of its political subdivisions, except when the beneficialuse thereof has been granted, for consideration or otherwise,to a taxable person; Charitable institutions, churches, parsonages, or conventsappurtenant thereto, mosques, non-profit or religiouscemeteries, and all lands, buildings, and improvementsactually, directly, and exclusively used for religious, charitableor educational purposes.

7 All machineries and equipment that are actually, directly andexclusively used by LOCAL water districts and government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) engaged in thesupply and distribution of water and/or generation andtransmission of electric power; All real property owned by duly registered cooperatives asprovided for under RA 6938; and Machinery and equipment used for pollution control andenvironment as provided in the LGC, any exemption from the paymentof RPT previously granted to or presently enjoyed by, all persons, whethernatural or juridical, including all GOCCs were withdrawn upon theeffectivity of the Section 234, XI LOCAL TaxesGuide to Philippine Taxesb.

8 Special Levies on Real Property(1) Special Education Fund Tax375In addition to the basic RPT, a province or city, or amunicipality within the MMA may levy and collect an annualtax of 1% on the assessed value of real property which shallbe in addition to the basic RPT. The proceeds thereof shallexclusively accrue to the Special Education Fund (SEF) tosupport public education.(2) Idle Lands Tax376A province or city, or a municipality within the MMAmay levy an annual tax on idle lands at a rate not exceeding5% of the assessed value of the property which shall be inaddition to the basic RPT.

9 Coverage377(a) Agricultural lands, more than one (1) hectare in area,suitable for cultivation, dairying, inland fishery, andother agricultural uses, one-half (1/2) of which remainuncultivated or unimproved. Not considered as idlelands are (i) agricultural lands planted to permanent orperennial crops with at least fifty (50) trees to a hectare,and (ii) lands actually used for grazing purposes.(b) Lands, other than agricultural, located in a city ormunicipality more than one thousand (1,000) square375 Section 235, Section 236, Section 237, XI LOCAL TaxesGuide to Philippine Taxesmeters in area, one-half of which remain unutilized of land area, the tax shall likewise applyto residential lots in subdivisions duly approved by properauthorities, the ownership of which has been transferredto individual owners, who shall be liable for the additionaltax.

10 Exemption378 The LGU may exempt idle lands from the additionallevy by reason of force majeure, civil disturbance, naturalcalamity or any cause or circumstance which physically orlegally prevents the owner of the property or person havinglegal interest therein from improving, utilizing or cultivatingthe same.(3) Special Levy379A province, city or municipality may impose a speciallevy on the lands within its territorial jurisdiction speciallybenefitted by public works projects or improvements fundedby the LGU concerned.