Professional Documents
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Pursuant to TRAIN Law (R.A. 10963), the VAT threshold has been increased to P3,000,000 on sales or
receipts and mandated that if the taxpayer is not a VAT-registered person, s/he can pay the 3% tax on gross
quarterly sales or receipts.
“(d) All receipts from service, hire or operating lease of transportation equipment not subject to the
percentage tax on domestic common carriers and keepers of garages imposed under Sec. 117 of the Tax
Code shall be subject to VAT.
“Common carrier” refers to persons, corporations, firms, or associations engaged in the business of
carrying or transporting passengers or goods or both, by land, water, or air, for compensation, offering their
services to the public and shall include transportation contractors.
Common carriers by land with respect to their gross receipts from the transport of passengers, including
operators of taxicabs, utility cars for rent or hire driven by the lessees (rent-a-car companies), and tourist
buses used for the transport of passengers shall be subject to the percentage tax imposed under Sec. 117
of the Tax Code, but shall not be liable for VAT.
Pursuant to RR No. 9-2007, the following shall be considered as the minimum quarterly gross receipts in
each case of computing percentage tax on domestic carriers:
The term “international carriers” means air or sea carriers owned by foreign corporations that operate in the
Philippines and transport passengers or cargoes from the Philippines to overseas and vice versa.
Gross receipts of international air or shipping carriers doing business in the Philippines derived from
transport of passengers and cargo from the Philippines to another country shall be exempt from VAT;
however, they are still liable to a percentage tax of 3% based on their gross receipts derived from transport
of cargo from the Philippines to another country as provided in the NIRC (Dascil, 2018).
5. Percentage Tax on Overseas Dispatch, Message or Conversation Originating from the Philippines
a. Persons Liable: There shall be collected upon every overseas dispatch, message, or conversation
transmitted from the Philippines by telephone, telegraph, telewriter exchange, wireless, and other
communication equipment services, a tax 10% on the amount paid for such services. The tax imposed
shall be payable by the person paying for the services rendered and shall be paid to the person
rendering the services who are required to collect and pay the tax within 20 days after the end of each
quarter.
b. Exemptions (Dascil, 2018):
i. Government – the amounts paid for messages transmitted by the Government of the Republic of
the Philippines or any of its political subdivisions or instrumentalities;
ii. Diplomatic Services – the amounts paid for messages transmitted by any embassy and consular
offices of a foreign government;
iii. International Organizations – the amounts paid for messages transmitted by a public international
organization or any of its agencies based in the Philippines enjoying privileges, exemptions, and
immunities which the Government of the Philippines is committed to recognizing pursuant to an
international agreement; and
iv. News Services – the amounts paid for messages from any newspaper, press association, radio or
television, newspaper, broadcasting agency, or news ticker services to any other newspaper, press
association, radio or television newspaper broadcasting agency, or news ticker service or to a bona
fide correspondent, which messages deal exclusively with the collection of news items for, or the
dissemination of news item through, public press, radio or television broadcasting, or a news service
similar to that of the public press.
Provided, finally, that the generally accepted accounting principles as may be prescribed by the Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas for the bank or non-bank financial intermediary performing quasi-banking functions shall
likewise be the basis for the calculation of gross receipts (Dascil, 2018).
Definitions:
• Banks or Banking Institutions – As defined in Section 2 of Republic Act No. 337, as amended, otherwise
known as the General Banking Act, may either be a commercial bank, a thrift bank, a development
bank, a rural bank or specialized government bank.
• Non-Bank Financial Intermediary – A financial intermediary, as defined in Section 2(D)(C) of Republic
Act No. 337, as amended, authorized by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to perform quasi-
banking activities.
• Quasi-banking functions – It refers to the borrowing of funds from 20 or more personal or corporate
lenders at any one time through the issuance, endorsement, or acceptance of debt instruments of any
kind other than deposits for the borrower’s own account, or through the issuance of certificates of
assignment or similar instruments, with recourse, or of repurchase agreements for purposes of re-
lending or purchasing receivables and other similar obligations. Provided, however, that commercial,
industrial, and other non-financial companies that borrow funds through any of these means for the
limited purpose of financing their own needs or the needs of their agents or dealers shall not be
considered as performing quasi-banking functions.
• Deposit Substitute – It shall mean an alternative form of obtaining funds from the public (the term “public”
means borrowing from 20 or more individuals or corporate lenders at any one time) other than deposits
through the issuance, endorsement, or acceptance of debt instruments for the borrowers own account
for re-lending or purchasing of receivables and other obligations or financing their own needs or the
needs of their agent or dealer.
Provided, however, that in case the maturity period is shortened through pre-termination, then the maturity
period shall be reckoned to end as of the date of pre-termination to classify the transaction as short, medium,
or long term, and the correct rate of tax shall be applied accordingly.
Philippines, whether such premiums are paid in money, notes, credits or any substitute for money; but
premiums refunded within six (6) months after payment on account of rejection of risk or returned for other
reasons to a person insured shall not be included in the taxable receipts; nor shall any tax be paid upon
reinsurance by a company that has already paid the tax; nor upon premiums collected or received by any
branch of a domestic corporation, firm, or association doing business outside the Philippines on account of
any life insurance of the insured who is a nonresident, if any tax on such premium is imposed by the foreign
country where the branch is established nor upon premiums collected or received on account of any
reinsurance, if the insured, in case of personal insurance, resides outside the Philippines, if any tax on such
premiums is imposed by the foreign country where the original insurance has been issued or perfected; nor
upon that portion of the premiums collected or received by the insurance companies on variable contracts,
in excess of the amounts necessary to insure the lives of the variable contract workers (Dascil, 2018).
Cooperative companies or associations are such as are conducted by the members thereof with the money
collected from among themselves and solely for their own protection and not for profit.
In all cases where owners of property obtain insurance directly with foreign companies, it shall be the duty
of said owners to report to the Insurance Commissioner and to the Commissioner each case where
insurance has been so affected and shall pay the tax of 5% on premiums paid, in the manner required by
Section 123 (Dascil, 2018).
Illustration 1: Mr. X, a Filipino citizen, is a boxing promoter. During a taxable period, he promoted the World
Championship fight for a featherweight division where Boxer X, a Filipino and defending champion, fought
Boxer Y, a Japanese and number one contender. The contest was held in the Philippines. The total gross
receipts for this boxing exhibition amounted to P10,000,000. How much is the total percentage tax?
Analysis: There is no percentage tax on the above transaction because under Sec. 125 (c) of the Tax Code,
such is exempt from the amusement tax (Valencia & Roxas, 2017).
d. Fifteen percent in the case of professional basketball games as envisioned in Presidential Decree No.
871. Provided, however, that the tax herein shall be in lieu of all other percentage taxes of whatever
nature and description; and
e. Thirty percent in the case of Jai-Alai and racetracks of their gross receipts, irrespective of whether any
amount is charged for admission.
For the purpose of the amusement tax, gross receipts embrace all the receipts of the proprietor, lessee, or
operator of the amusement place. Said gross receipts also include income from television, radio, and motion
picture rights, if any. A person or entity or association conducting any activity subject to the tax herein
imposed shall be similarly liable for said tax with respect to such a portion of the receipts derived by him or
it (Dascil, 2018).
The taxes imposed herein shall be payable at the end of each quarter, and it shall be the duty of the proprietor,
lessee, or operator concerned, as well as any party liable, 20 days after the end of each quarter, to make a true
and complete return of the amount of the gross receipts derived during the preceding quarter and pay the tax
due thereon (Dascil, 2018).
11. Tax on Winnings
Every person who wins in horse races shall pay a tax equivalent to 10% of his winning or ‘dividends,’ the
tax to be based on the actual amount paid to him for every winning ticket after deducting the cost of the
ticket. Provided that in the case of winnings from double, forecastiquinella, and trifecta bets, the tax shall
be 4%. In the case of owners of winning racehorses, the tax shall be 10% of the prizes (Dascil, 2018).
The tax herein prescribed shall be deducted from the ‘dividends’ corresponding to each winning ticket or
the ‘prize’ of each winning racehorse owner and withheld by the operator, manager, or person in charge of
the horse races before paying the dividends or prizes to the persons entitled thereto (Dascil, 2018).
The operator, manager, or person in charge of horse races shall file a true and correct return with the
Commissioner within 20 days from the date the tax was deducted and withheld, and pay within the same
period the total amount of tax deducted and withheld (Dascil, 2018).
Illustration 2: Mr. X bought a P200 ticket and put his bet on racehorse ‘Petra Horse,’ which eventually won
the race. If the prize for the winning ticket is P20,000, and the winning horse is P200,000, determine the
percentage taxes of Mr. X and the owner of Petra Horse.
Analysis:
The percentage tax of Mr. X would be: The amusement tax of the owner of Petra Horse
Prize P 20,000 is computed as follows:
Less: Cost of Ticket 200 Prize P 200,000
Net Winnings P 19,800 Multiplied by amusement tax rate 10%
Multiplied by Amusement Tax Rate 10% Amusement Tax P 20,000
Amusement Tax P 1,980
12. Tax on Sale, Barter, or Exchange of Shares of Stock Listed and Traded Through the Local Stock
Exchange or Through Initial Public Offering
a. Tax on Sale, Barter, or Exchange of Shares of Stock Listed and Traded Through the Local Stock
Exchange
There shall be levied, assessed, and collected on every sale, barter, exchange, or other disposition of
shares of stock listed and traded through the local stock exchange other than the sale by a dealer in
securities, a tax at the rate of six-tenths (6/10) of 1% of the gross selling price or gross value in money
of the shares of stock sold, bartered, exchanged, or otherwise disposed, which shall be paid by the
seller or transferor, as amended by Section 39 of R.A. 10963 (Dascil, 2018).
Up to 25% ……………………………………………………………………. 4%
Over 25% but not over 33 ⅓% ………………………………………… 2%
Over 33 ⅓% ……………………………………………………………… 1%
The tax imposed shall be paid by the issuing corporation in primary offering or by the seller in secondary
offering (Dascil, 2018).
1. Persons Liable to Pay Percentage Taxes – Every person subject to the percentage taxes imposed shall file
a quarterly return of the amount of his gross sales, receipts, or earnings and pay the tax due thereon within
25 days after the end of each taxable quarter. Provided that, in the case of a person whose VAT-registration
is canceled and who becomes liable to the tax imposed in Section 116 of the NIRC, the tax shall accrue
from the date of cancellation and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of the Section (Dascil,
2018).
2. Person Retiring from Business – Any person retiring from business subject to percentage tax shall notify
the nearest internal revenue officer, file his return, and pay the tax due thereon within 20 days after closing
his business (Dascil, 2018).
3. Determination of Correct Sales or Receipts – When it is found that a person has failed to issue receipts or
invoices, or when no return is filed, or when there is reason to believe that the books of accounts or other
records do not correctly reflect the declarations made or to be made in return required to be filed under the
provisions of the Code, the Commissioner, after taking into account the sales, receipts, or other taxable
base of other persons engaged in similar businesses under similar situations or circumstances, or after
considering other relevant information, may prescribe a minimum amount of such gross receipts, sales, and
taxable base and such amount so prescribed shall be prima facie correct for purposes of determining the
internal revenue tax liabilities of such person (Dascil, 2018).
Where to File
Except when the Commissioner otherwise permits, every person liable to the percentage tax under the Title
may, at his option, file a separate return for each branch or place of business, or a consolidated return for all
branches or places of business with the authorized agent bank, Revenue District Officer, Collection Agent, or
duly authorized Treasurer of the city or municipality where said business or principal place of business is located,
as the case may be (Dascil, 2018).
How to File
BIR Form No. 2551Q (Quarterly Percentage Return) (Bureau of Internal Revenue, Revenue Memorandum
Circular No. 26-2018, 2018)
The taxpayer shall file and/or pay through any of the following modes:
1. Manual Form
a. Manual filers shall download the PDF format of BIR Form No. 2551Q and print it, then fill out the
applicable items/fields.
b. The taxable amount to be indicated in the quarterly percentage tax return shall be the total gross
sales/receipts for the quarter.
c. Payment of the percentage tax due thereon shall be made through:
a. Manual Payment
Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Revenue District
Office (RDO) where the taxpayer is registered;
Authorized Agent Bank (AAB) located within the territorial jurisdiction of the Revenue District
Office (RDO) where the taxpayer is registered.
b. Online Payment
GCash Mobile Payment;
Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) Linkbiz Portal, for taxpayers who have ATM account with
LBP and/or holders of Bancnet ATM/Debit Card; or
DBP Tax Online, for holders of VISA/Master Credit Card and/or Bancnet ATM/Debit.
d. In case manual filers paid the percentage taxes due for the first and second months of the quarter using
BIR Form No. 2551M, the taxpayer still needs to file the quarterly percentage tax return (BIR Form No.
2551Q) and indicate in the return the total gross sales/receipts for the quarter and the total payment
made in the first two (2) month/s. The payment/s made shall be reflected in Item No. 17 - Other
Credit/Payment Made of the newly revised BIR Form No. 2551Q.
e. If manual filers also paid the percentage tax due for the third month using BIR Form No. 2551M, the
taxpayer still needs to file the quarterly percentage tax return (BIR Form No. 2551Q) and indicate in the
return the total gross sales/receipts for the quarter and the total payments made for the three (3) month/s
in Item No. 17 - Other Credit/Payment made of the newly revised BIR Form No. 2551Q.
An excise tax is a tax on the production, sale, or consumption of a commodity in a country. This tax is applicable
to goods manufactured or produced in the Philippines for domestic sale or consumption, for any other
disposition, and on the goods imported. In addition, excise taxes also apply to services performed in the
Philippines (Bureau of Internal Revenue, Excise Tax, 2019).
Excise taxes apply to goods manufactured or produced in the Philippines for domestic sales or consumption or
for any other disposition and to things imported as well as services performed in the Philippines. The excise tax
imposed herein shall be in addition to the value-added tax (Dascil, 2018).
With the TRAIN Law implemented, excise tax now includes services performed. Thus, excise tax shall now refer
to tax imposed on a) goods either as 1) imported to the country, 2) manufactured or produced in the country for
domestic sale, or 3) manufactured or produced for consumption or any other disposition; and b) on services
performed in the country (Dascil, 2018).
Manner of Computation
Specific Tax
𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁. 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 × 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅
Ad Valorem Tax
𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁. 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 × 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢 × 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅
1. Alcohol Products
a. Distilled Spirits, Ad Valorem, and Specific Tax (see next page)
2018
Particulars 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
onwards
1. Ad Valorem Tax Rate –
Based on the Net Retail Price
(NRP) per proof (excluding 15% 15% 20% 20% 20% 20%
the excise and value-added
taxes)
Effective
01/01/2016,
specific tax
2. Specific Tax – per proof liter 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.80 21.63 rate shall be
increased by
4% every year
thereafter.
Source: https://www.bir.gov.ph/index.php/tax-information/excise-tax.html#concepts
- More than Php 500.00 700.00 728.00 757.12 787.40 818.90 Effective
01/01/2014, the
2. Still wines and carbonated specific tax rate
wines containing 14% of 30.00 31.20 32.45 33.75 35.10 shall be
alcohol by volume or less increased by
4% every year
3. Still wines and carbonated thereafter.
wines containing more than
14% (of alcohol by volume) 60.00 62.40 64.90 67.50 70.20
but not more 25% of alcohol
by volume
Effective
2. If brewed and sold at 01/01/2014, the
microbreweries or small specific tax rate
establishments such as pubs 28.00 29.12 30.28 31.50 32.76 shall be
and restaurants, regardless of increased by
the NRP 4% every year
thereafter.
NOTE: In the case of fermented liquors affected by the “no downward reclassification” provision, the
4% increase shall apply to their respective applicable tax rates.
Source: https://www.bir.gov.ph/index.php/tax-information/excise-tax.html#concepts
2. Tobacco Products
a. Tobacco products, per kilogram
2018
Particulars 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
onwards
1. Tobacco products
Effective
a. Cigarettes 01/01/2024, the
32.50 35.00 37.50 40.00
packed by hand specific tax rate
shall be
b. Cigarettes increased by 4%
packed by 32.50 35.00 37.50 40.00 every year
machine thereafter.
Source: https://www.bir.gov.ph/index.php/tax-information/excise-tax.html#concepts
c. Inspection Fee – There shall be collected inspection fees on leaf tobacco, scrap, cigars, cigarettes, and
other manufactured tobacco and tobacco products, as follows:
Product Type Inspection Fee
1. Cigars 0.50 per thousand pieces or fraction thereof
2. Cigarettes 0.10 per thousand sticks or fraction thereof
3. Leaf tobacco 0.02 per kilogram or fraction thereof
4. Scrap and other manufactured tobacco 0.03 per kilogram or fraction thereof
Source: https://www.bir.gov.ph/index.php/tax-information/excise-tax.html#concepts
3. Petroleum Products
Effectivity (R.A. 10963)
Product Type 01/01/2018 01/01/2019 01/01/2020
a. Lubricating oils and greases, including but not limited to
base stock for lube oils and greases, high vacuum
distillates, aromatic extracts, and other similar
preparations, and additives for lubricating oils and
greases, whether such additives are petroleum-based
or not, per liter and kilogram, respectively, of volume
capacity or weight
- Locally produced or imported oils previously taxed
but are subsequently reprocessed, re-refined, or 8.00 9.00 10.00
recycled, per liter, and a kilogram of volume
capacity or weight
b. Processed gas, per liter of volume capacity
c. Waxes and petrolatum, per kilogram
d. Denatured alcohol to be used for motive power, per liter
of volume capacity
e. Asphalt, per kilogram
f. Naphtha, regular gasoline, pyrolysis gasoline, and other
similar products of distillation, per liter of volume
capacity 7.00 9.00 10.00
g. Unleaded premium gasoline, per liter of volume
capacity
h. Kerosene, per liter of volume capacity 3.00 4.00 5.00
i. Aviation turbo jet fuel, aviation gas, per liter of volume
capacity
4.00 4.00 4.00
j. Kerosene when used as aviation fuel, per liter of
volume capacity
k. Diesel fuel oil, and on similar fuel oils having more or
less the same generating power, per liter of volume
capacity
l. Liquified petroleum gas used for motive power, per
kilogram 2.50 4.50 6.00
m. Bunker fuel oil, and on similar oils having more or less
the same generating power, per liter of volume capacity
n. Petroleum coke, per metric ton
o. Liquified petroleum gas, per kilogram 1.00 2.00 3.00
4. Miscellaneous Articles
a. Automobiles and Other Motor Vehicles
b. Non-Essential Goods – Twenty percent (20%) based on the wholesale price or the value of importation
used by the Bureau of Customs in determining tariff and customs duties, net of excise, and value-added
taxes (Bureau of Internal Revenue, Excise Tax, 2019).
c. Non-Essential Service
Service Tax Rate
Performance of Services on Invasive Cosmetic Procedures 5%
Source: https://www.bir.gov.ph/index.php/tax-information/excise-tax.html#concepts
Invasive Cosmetic Procedure shall refer to a cosmetic surgery that is carried out by entering the body
through a body cavity or anatomical opening, but with the smallest damage possible to these structures.
Procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
• Liposuction • Embedded Protein Threads
• Mammoplasty • Hair Restoration/Transplantation
• Breast Lift • Eyelid Surgery
• Buccal Fat Removal • Vaginal Plastic Surgery
• Buttocks Augmentation • Abdominoplasty or Tummy Tuck
• Chin Augmentation • Auto Grafting
• Facelift/Neck Lift • Rhinoplasty/Alar Trimming
• Thread Lift • Otoplasty
Illustrations:
1. The invasive cosmetic procedure is performed in a clinic or any place outside a hospital.
To improve her body shape, Miss X decided to undergo a liposuction procedure and sought the
services of Dok Salamat, a clinic operated outside the hospital and owned by Melo Medical Group,
Inc. Dok Salamat charged Miss X the amount of P50,000.00 (inclusive of 12% VAT but exclusive
of 5% excise tax) for the service rendered. The 5% excise tax shall be computed as follows:
If the amount charged is inclusive of both 12% VAT and 5% excise tax, then the computation of the
excise tax will be as follows:
Original Price (inclusive of VAT and excise) P 50,000.00
Gross Receipts (net of 12% VAT, inclusive of excise) (50,000/112%) P 44,642.86
2. Powdered Juice
Sweety Import Corp. will remove from customs custody 50 cases of Four Seasons Powdered Juice
using caloric and non-caloric sweetener containing 144 packs by 25 grams. Each 25 grams pack
can make 1 liter (per serving suggestion appearing on the label).
No. of cases 50
Multiplied by: No. of bottles per case 144
Total no. of bottles 7,200
Multiplied by content per bottle 1L
Total volume in liters 7,200 L
Multiplied by the specific tax rate P 6.00
Total excise tax to be paid before removal P 43,200.00
NOTE:
- In the case of mineral concentrates not traded in commodity exchanges in the Philippines or abroad, such
as copper concentrate, the actual market value shall be the world price quotations of the refined mineral
products content thereof prevailing in the said commodity exchanges, after deducting the smelting, refining,
and other charges incurred in the process of converting the mineral concentrates into refined metal traded
in those commodity exchanges.
- On minerals and mineral products sold or consigned abroad, the actual cost of ocean freight and insurance
shall be deducted from the tax base.
Persons Liable to File a Return, Filing of Return on Removal and Payment of Tax
Persons Liable to File a Return
Every person liable to pay excise tax imposed shall file a separate return for each place of production setting
forth, among others, the description and quantity or volume of products to be removed, the applicable tax base,
and the amount of tax due thereon. Provided, however, that in the case of indigenous petroleum, natural gas,
or liquified natural gas, the excise tax shall be paid by the first buyer, purchaser, or transferee for local sale,
barter, or transfer, while the excise tax exported products shall be paid by the owner, lessee, concessionaire,
or operation of the mining claim. Should domestic products be removed from the place of production without
the payment of the tax, the owner or person having possession thereof shall be liable for the tax due thereon
(Dascil, 2018).
Time for Filing of Return and Payment of Tax
Unless otherwise specifically allowed, the return shall be filed and the excise tax paid by the manufacturer or
producer before removal of domestic products from the place of production. Provided that the excise tax on
locally manufactured petroleum gas products and indigenous petroleum levied under Sections 148 and 151
(A)(4), respectively, shall be paid within 10 days from the date of removal of such products for the period from
January 01, 1998, to June 30, 1998; within five (5)s days from the date of removal of such products for the
period from July 01, 1998; and before removal from the place of production of such products from January 01,
1999, and thereafter. Provided further that the excise tax on nonmetallic mineral or mineral products or quarry
resources shall be due and payable upon removal of such products from the locality where mined or extracted,
but with respect to the excise tax on locally produced or extracted metallic mineral or mineral products, the
person liable shall file a return and pay the tax within 15 days after the end of the calendar quarter when such
products were removed subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by rules and regulations to be
promulgated by the Secretary of Finance, upon recommendation of the Commissioner. For this purpose, the
taxpayer shall file a bond in an amount that approximates the amount of excise tax due on the removals for the
said quarter. The foregoing rules notwithstanding, for imported mineral or mineral products, whether metallic or
non-metallic, the excise tax due thereon shall be paid before their removal from customs custody (Dascil, 2018).
Place for Filling of the Return and Payment of the Tax
Except when the Commissioner otherwise permits, the return shall be filed with and the tax paid to any
authorized agent bank or Revenue Collection Officer or duly authorized City or Municipal Treasurer in the
Philippines (Dascil, 2018).
Exceptions
The Secretary of Finance upon recommendation of the Commissioner may, by rules and regulations, prescribe:
a. The time for filing the return at intervals other than the time prescribed in the preceding paragraphs for a
class or classes of taxpayers after considering factors such as the volume of removals, adequate measures
of security such other relevant information required to be submitted under the pertinent provisions of the
Code; and
b. The manner and time of payment of excise taxes other than as herein prescribed, under a tax prepayment,
advance deposit, or similar schemes. In the case of locally produced or extracted minerals and mineral
products or quarry resources where the mine site or place of extraction is not the same as the place of
processing or production, the return shall be filed with and the tax paid to the Revenue District Office having
jurisdiction over the locality where the same are mined, extracted, or quarried. Provided, however, that for
metallic minerals processed abroad, the return shall be filed and the tax due thereon paid to the Revenue
District Office having jurisdiction over the locality where the same are mined, extracted, or quarried (Dascil,
2018).
References:
Banggawan, R. B. (2015). Business & transfer taxation (Laws, principles, and applications with tax remedies).
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