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Constitution: Article VI, Section 28 of the Constitution states that "the rule of taxation shall be uniform and equitable" and that "Congress shall evolve a progressive system of taxation". [1] National law: National Internal Revenue Code—enacted as Republic Act No. 8424 or the Tax Reform Act of 1997 [2] and subsequent laws amending it; the ...
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ponencia [2] report Spanish The Court's majority opinion. ponente [2] speaker [at a meeting] Spanish The writer of the Court's majority opinion. Mostly used in the context of the Supreme Court, but can be used at the Regional Trial Court level. prefatory statement [2] N/A: English A statement which summarizes a legal document, similar to an ...
Eventually, the Philippine legal system emerged in such a way that while the practice of codification remained popular, the courts were not barred from invoking principles developed under the common law, [1] or from employing methods of statutory construction in order to arrive at an interpretation of the codal provisions that would be binding ...
Forms of law Vested to Constituent Constitution and Amendments: Congress of the Philippines (convening as Constituent assembly) Elected delegates (convening as Constitutional Convention) People (through People's Initiative and constitutional ratification) [L 1] Legislative Statutes; Resolutions; Legal codes; Legislation and Ordinances (local ...
The documentary stamp tax has been doubled, resulting in stamp taxes ranging from ₱1.50 to ₱3.00. Finally, excise tax rates on all non-metallic minerals and quarry resources, and all metallic minerals including copper, gold and chromite, will be doubled, from 2% to 4%, as well as excise tax on indigenous petroleum, which will be doubled ...
This was undertaken through the implementation of change initiatives that were directed to: 1) reform the tax system to make it simpler and suit the Philippine culture; 2) reengineer the tax processes to make them simpler, more efficient and transparent; 3) restructure the BIR to give it financial and administrative flexibility; and 4) redesign ...
A comparative graph of Revenue and Tax Effort from 2001 to 2010 [3] A comparative graph of Tax and Non-Tax Revenue contribution from 2001 to 2010 [4]. The Philippine government generates revenues mainly through personal and income tax collection, but a small portion of non-tax revenue is also collected through fees and licenses, privatization proceeds and income from other government ...