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Binay opens barangay tax payment centers

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The city government of Makati will open 31 electronic tax payment centers in the barangays for realty taxpayers from October 4 to 14, starting with Barangays Bel-Air and Urdaneta, Mayor Abby Binay said.

Binay asked real-property owners making quarterly payments to  the scheduled dates when the centers will be set up in their barangay halls.

“Authorized tellers from the City Treasurer’s Office will be deployed to barangay halls to accept payments using the computerized tax payment system from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on designated dates,” Binay said.

Makati Mayor Abby Binay

The mayor said the mobile service is now available in 31 barangays in the city, excluding the two disputed barangays. She also clarified that taxpayers may avail themselves of the service in any of the 31 payment centers, should it be more convenient for them.

The satellite payment centers will be available in barangay halls in District 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., as follows: October 4, Bel-Air and Urdaneta; October 5, Forbes Park and Dasmariñas; October 6, Magallanes and San Lorenzo; October 7, Bangkal, Pio del Pilar, San Isidro, Palanan and San Antonio.

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Also in the first district, the service will be available in barangays La Paz, Sta. Cruz, Singkamas, Tejeros and Kasilawan on October 11, followed by Carmona, Olympia, Valenzuela, and Poblacion on October 12.

In District 2, the mobile service will be available at the barangay hall of Guadalupe Viejo on October 12; in Guadalupe Nuevo, Pinagkaisahan, Pitogo, Cembo and South Cembo on October 13; and in West Rembo, East Rembo, Comembo, Pembo and Rizal on October 14.

Taxpayers only need to present their previous receipt upon payment. Each transaction usually takes up to four minutes, and an electronic receipt is issued.

Makati offers a 10-percent discount on real property tax paid on an annual basis, and five percent for quarterly payments made during the first 20 days of the quarter. However, annual real-property 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.

Real property tax collection starts on the first working day of January until January 20. The succeeding quarterly payments shall be made until April 20 (second quarter), July 20 (third quarter, and October 20 (fourth quarter).

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