MANILA - Frontline offices of the Makati City government have extended work hours on weekdays and weekends to accommodate taxpayers before the January 20 deadline for tax payments and renewal of business licenses.
In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said business owners and real property taxpayers can come to City Hall on weekdays after 5 p.m. and on weekends for their transactions to avail of discounts and avoid penalties for late payments.
The mayor also announced that electronic realty tax payment centers in the barangays will be open on designated dates, during which property owners need only present their previous receipt to complete their transaction in four minutes.
Binay said Makati offers a 10 percent discount on realty taxes paid on an annual basis, and five percent for quarterly payments made during the first 20 days of the quarter.
The Business Permits Office and Real Property Tax Division of Makati, assisted by teams from the Office of the City Administrator, Urban Development Department, Miscellaneous Division and the barangays, will be open from 5:30-10 p.m. from Mondays-Fridays until January 18.
On weekends, the said offices will be open to serve clients from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., specifically on January 12 and 13, and January 19 and 20. The issuance of community tax certificates, barangay clearances, insurance and other transactions are being done at the new City Hall Parking Building along F. Zobel St. on weekdays and weekends.
Satellite tax payment centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the following barangays: Urdaneta, January 10; Magallanes, January 11 and 12; San Lorenzo, January 14; Bangkal and Pio del Pilar, January 15; Tejeros and San Antonio, January 16; Guadalupe Nuevo and East Rembo, January 17; and West Rembo, January 18.
Residents whose barangays are not yet included in the program may pay their taxes at the nearest available barangay tax payment center or at the second floor of the new building of the Makati City Hall.
Based on the Makati Revenue Code, annual realty tax payments made after March will be charged an eight percent penalty, while late quarterly payments will incur a penalty of two percent per month.
Penalties on late payments of business taxes include a 25 percent surcharge and a two percent penalty per month of delay until the amount due is fully settled.
source: interaksyon.com
