General Provisions

Wednesday, 1 May 2019 9:32 AM

Each local government unit shall have the power to:

• create its own sources of revenues and
• levy taxes, fees and charges subject to such guidelines and limitations as the Congress may provide, consistent with the basic policy of local autonomy.
Such taxes, fees, and charges shall accrue exclusively to the local governments. (Article X, Section 5, Constitution)

Nature of the Taxing Power

1. Not inherent –May only be exercised if delegated to them by national legislature or conferred by the Constitution itself.
2. Direct grant from the Constitution – While a direct grant, the same is subject to limitations as may be set by Congress.
3. Not absolute –Subject to limitations and guidelines as may be provided by law such as progressivity etc.
4. Exercised by the sanggunian of the LGU concerned through an appropriate Ordinance.
5. Its application is bounded by the Geographical limits of the LGU that imposes the tax.

Aspects of Local Taxing Power

a. local taxation
b. real property taxation

Fundamental Principles
- A.K.A Requisites of Municipal Taxation shall govern the exercise of the taxing and other revenue -raising powers of local government units:

(a) Taxation shall be UNIFORM in each local government unit;

(b) Taxes, fees, charges and other impositions shall:
(1) be EQUITABLE and based as far as practicable on the taxpayer's ability to pay;
(2) be levied and collected ONLY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES;
(3) not be unjust, excessive, oppressive, or confiscatory;
(4) not be contrary to law, public policy, national economic policy, or in restraint of trade;
(c) The collection of local taxes, fees, charges and other impositions shall in no case be let to any private person;
(d) The revenue collected pursuant to the provisions of this Code shall inure solely to the benefit of, and be subject to the disposition by, the local
government unit levying the tax, fee, charge or other imposition unless otherwise specifically provided herein; and
(e) Each local government unit shall, as far as practicable, evolve a progressive system of taxation.

Local Taxing Authority (SEC. 132, LGC)

Shall be exercised by the Sanggunian of the LGU concerned through an appropriate ordinance.

Common Limitations on Local Taxing Power(Sec. 133, LGC)

Taxes which are levied under the NIRC unless otherwise provided by the LGC
1 Income tax, except when levied on banks and other financial institutions;
2 Documentary stamp tax;
3 Taxes on estates, inheritance, gifts, legacies and other acquisitions mortis causa, except as otherwise provided herein;
8 Excise taxes on articles enumerated under the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and taxes, fees or charges on petro leum products;
9 Percentage or value-added tax (VAT) on sales, barters or exchanges or similar transactions on goods or services except as otherwise provided
herein;
10 Taxes on the gross receipts of transportation contractors and persons engaged in the transportation of passengers or freight by hire and common
carriers by air, land or water, except as provided in this Code;
Taxes, fees, etc. which are imposed under the Tariffs and Customs Code
4 Customs duties, registration fees of vessel and wharfage on wharves, tonnage dues, and all other kinds of customs fees, charg es and dues except
wharfage on wharves constructed and maintained by the local government unit concerned;
Taxes, fees and charges where the imposition of which contravenes existing governmental policies or which are violative of th e fundamental
principles of taxation
5 Taxes, fees, and charges and other impositions upon goods carried into or out of, or passing through, the territorial jurisdi ctions of local
government units in the guise of charges of wharfage, tolls for bridges or otherwise, or other taxes, fees, or charges in any form whatsoever upon
such goods or merchandise;
6 Taxes, fees or charges on agricultural and aquatic products when sold by marginal farmers or fishermen;
7 Taxes on business enterprises certified to by the Board of Investments as pioneer or non-pioneer for a period of six (6) months and four (4) years,
respectively from the date of registration;
11 Taxes on premiums paid by way of reinsurance or retrocession;
13 Taxes, fees, or other charges on Philippine products actually exported, except as otherwise provided herein;
14 Taxes, fees, or charges, on Countryside and Barangay Business Enterprises and cooperatives duly registered under R.A. No. 681 0 and R.A. No.
6938 otherwise known as the "Cooperatives Code of the Philippines" respectively; and
15 Taxes, fees, or charges of any kind on the National Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and local government unit s.
Taxes, fees, and charges imposed under special laws.
12 Taxes, fees or charges for the registration of motor vehicles and for the issuance of all kinds of licenses or permits for th e driving thereof, except
tricycles;