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AN ACT DECLARING A ONE-TIME AMNESTY ON CERTAIN TAX AND DUTY LIABILITIES, INCLUSIVE OF FINES, PENALTIES, INTERESTS AND OTHER ADDITIONS THERETO, INCURRED BY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES OPERATING WITHIN THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES AND FREEPORTS CREATED UNDER PROCLAMATION NO. 420 SERIES OF 1994, PROCLAMATION NO. 216, SERIES OF 1993, PROCLAMATION NO. 984, SERIES OF 1997 AND EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 80, SERIES OF 1993, PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7227, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
TAX AMNESTY (SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES/FREEPORTS)
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87
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Committee Details

Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
75;76

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04900
REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09399
FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING A ONE-TIME AMNESTY ON CERTAIN TAX AND DUTY LIABILITIES, INCLUSIVE OF FINES, PENALTIES, INTERESTS AND OTHER ADDITIONS THERETO, INCURRED BY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES OPERATING WITHIN THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES AND FREE-PORTS CREATED UNDER PROCLAMATION 420 SERIES OF 1994, PROCLAMATION 216 SERIES OF 1993, PROCLAMATION 984 SERIES OF 1997 AND EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 80 SERIES OF 1993, PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7227, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : Declaring a One-Time Amnesty on Certain Tax and Duty Liabilities Incurred by Business Enterprises Operating Within the Special Economic Zones and Freeports
ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to grant a tax amnesty on the deficiency taxes and duties, as well as the interest, surcharges, penalties and other additions thereto, incurred by certain investor-locators in special economic and free port zones created under RA 7227.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAPUS, JESLI A.
DATE FILED : 2005-11-15
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. De Venecia 2. Sy-alvarado
3. Pancho 4. Silverio
5. Nicolas 6. Joson
7. Violago 8. Antonino
9. Nepomuceno 10. Arroyo
11. Aquino 12. Roquero
13. Teodoro 14. Aquino
15. Magsaysay 16. Singson
17. Cua 18. Dumpit
19. Domogan 20. Dominguez
21. Chungalao
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Codilla (032 )
DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT:2006-02-03
URGENT BILL? Yes
DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT:2006-02-03
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02259
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Approved by the Committee on 2005-12-06
      2. Committee Report filed on 2006-01-18
      3. Bicameral Conference Report filed on 2007-01-31
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01304
SUBMITTED ON 2006-01-18
SUBMITTED BY: WAYS AND MEANS
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON 2005-11-21
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2006-01-23
DATE CALENDARED : 2006-02-07
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2006-02-21
SPONSORED BY :  Lapus
PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2006-05-30
INTERPELLATED BY : Paras, Aquino, Casiño, Suplico, Domogan, Aquino, Antonino-custodio
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-05-31
REMARKS : The Body closed the Period of Sponsorship and Debate and the Period of Ctte. Amendments and opened the Period of Individual Amendments on May 30, 2006.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-05-31
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:132     NAYS:6    ABSTAIN:.1
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2006-06-01
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2006-06-01
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION
DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2006-06-07
CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE
DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2007-01-23
REMARKS : 
CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Lapus, Uy, Teves, Cua, Javier, Lagman, Villafuerte, Nepomuceno, Domogan, Garcia, Zamora, Santiago, Golez, Magsaysay
CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Recto, Gordon, Roxas, Lapid, Arroyo, Osmeña, Madrigal, Ejercito-Estrada (L.)
DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2007-01-31
DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2007-02-05
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2007-02-22
DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2007-03-20
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A
REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09399
ORIGIN : HOUSE
REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT DECLARING A ONE-TIME AMNESTY ON CERTAIN TAX AND DUTY LIABILITIES, INCLUSIVE OF FEES, FINES, PENALTIES, INTERESTS AND OTHER ADDITIONS THERETO, INCURRED BY CERTAIN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES OPERATING WITHIN THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES AND FREEPORTS CREATED UNDER PROCLAMATION NO. 163, SERIES OF 1993; PROCLAMATION NO. 216, SERIES OF 1993; PROCLAMATION NO. 420, SERIES OF 1994; AND PROCLAMATION NO. 984, SERIES OF 1997, PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7227, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT DECLARING A ONE-TIME AMNESTY ON CERTAIN TAX AND DUTY LIABILITIES, INCLUSIVE OF FINES, PENALTIES, INTERESTS AND OTHER ADDITIONS THERETO, INCURRED BY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES OPERATING WITHIN THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES AND FREEPORTS CREATED UNDER PROCLAMATION NO. 420 SERIES OF 1994, PROCLAMATION NO. 216, SERIES OF 1993, PROCLAMATION NO. 984, SERIES OF 1997 AND EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 80, SERIES OF 1993, PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7227, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
5/31/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives JESLI A. LAPUS, DE VENECIA, ET. AL., as authors;
6/1/2006 Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on WAYS AND MEANS; and GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES;
6/5/2006 Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on WAYS AND MEANS; and GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES per Committee Report No. 76, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2259;
6/5/2006 Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate;
6/5/2006 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-2259.
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
7/26/2006 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-4900 and SBN-2259, and designated Representatives Lapus, Uy, Teves, Cua, Javier, Lagman, Villafuerte, Nepomuceno, Domogan, and Garcia on the part of the Majority; and Representatives Zamora, Santiago and Golez on the part of the Minority, as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on June 7, 2006;
8/9/2006 House of Representatives elected Representative Magsaysay (M.) as additional conferee on August 1, 2006;
[ 2007 ]
1/23/2007 Senate agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-4900 and SBN-2259, designating Senators Recto, Roxas, Gordon, Arroyo, Lapid, Osmena, M.A. Madrigal, and Luisa Loi P. Ejercito Estrada as its conferees;
2/5/2007 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on January 31, 2007;
2/5/2007 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-4900, in consolidation with SBN-2259, be approved as reconciled;
2/5/2007 Sponsorship speech of Senator Recto on the Conference Committee Report;
2/5/2007 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
2/13/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of HBN-4900 and SBN-2259, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Yabes and Senate President Villar;
[ THIRD SPECIAL SESSION ]
2/20/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of HBN-4900 and SBN-2259, already signed by the Senate Secretary and Senate President, sent back to the House of Representatives;
3/20/2007 Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became
3/20/2007 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9399
6/2/2006 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

Abstract

The bill seeks to grant a tax amnesty on the deficiency taxes and duties, as well as the interest, surcharges, penalties and other additions thereto, incurred by certain investor-locators in special economic and free port zones created under RA 7227.'

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