07/12/2023
𝟲 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗘𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗕𝗨𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗
You need to acquaint yourself of these taxes when you purchase a piece of land. This should be part of your budget.
1️⃣ 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝘅 - You pay this when you sell something at a price higher than you spent to buy it. In other words, it is a tax levied on the earnings gained from selling capital assets.
2️⃣ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘅 - that is paid annually for owning real property such as land, building, improvements, and machinery. The Local Government Unit imposes this tax as a means of raising their revenue to fund basic public services they provide.
3️⃣ 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝘅 - It is a tax charged on documents, instruments, any loan agreements, and papers evidencing the acceptance, assignment, sale, or transfer of an obligation, right, or property.
4️⃣ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝘅 - is imposed whenever there is a transfer of ownership of the real property through sale, donation, or any other mode. The rate ranges from 0.5% to 0.75% of the zonal value or selling price of the property, whichever is higher depending on the municipality where the land is located.
5️⃣ 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝘅 - is imposed on the free transfer of property between two or more persons by donation or gift provided they are still alive at the time of the transfer.
6️⃣ 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 - is imposed on the privilege of transferring property upon the death of the owner of the land to the lawful heirs. You need to file and pay the Estate Tax before the ownership of any real property can be transferred from the decedent to his/her heirs.
