Republic Act No. 755, enacted on June 18, 1952, amends Section 142 of Commonwealth Act No. 466 concerning the specific tax on manufactured oils and fuels. It allows for a 50% refund of the specific tax on oils used in agriculture and aviation within five years of the law's enactment, contingent upon the submission of appropriate affidavits or certificates confirming the oils' use. The act specifies that refunds for aviation oils will not be granted to foreign entities unless reciprocal refunds are provided by their countries. This law aims to support local agricultural and aviation industries by alleviating their tax burden.
June 18, 1952
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 755
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX RELATIVE TO SPECIFIC TAX ON MANUFACTURED OILS AND OTHER FUELS
SECTION 1. Section one hundred forty-two of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and sixty-six is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph under subsection (d) thereof, which paragraph shall read as follows:
"Whenever any of the oils mentioned above are, during the five years from the effective date of this amendatory Act, used in agriculture and aviation, fifty per centum of the specific tax paid thereon shall be refunded by the Collector of Internal Revenue upon the submission of the following: cdt
"(1) A sworn affidavit of the producer and two disinterested persons proving that the said oils were actually used in agriculture, or in lieu thereof.
"(2) Should the producer belong to any producers' association or federation, duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the affidavit of the president of the association or federation, attesting to the fact that the oils were actually used in agriculture.
"(3) In the case of aviation oils, a sworn certificate satisfactory to the Collector proving that the said oils were actually used in aviation: Provided, That no such refunds shall be granted in respect to the oils used in aviation by citizens and corporations of foreign countries which do not grant equivalent refunds or exemptions in respect to similar oils used in aviation by citizens and corporations of the Philippines." cd i
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 18, 1952
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 48, No. 8, p. 3160 in August 1952