Privilege Taxes on Professions
Republic Act No. 1166, enacted on June 18, 1954, establishes that professionals who have paid the required annual privilege tax are permitted to practice their professions throughout the Philippines without incurring additional taxes, charges, or fees. This law supersedes any conflicting local laws or ordinances, ensuring uniformity in the practice of professions nationwide. However, professionals must still pay the necessary registration fees relevant to their specific fields. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 1955.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1166
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 1954
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1166
AN ACT TO DECLARE THE PRIVILEGE TAXES ON PROFESSIONS AS NOW IMPOSED BY LAW SUFFICIENT FOR THE PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSIONS IN ANY PART OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Any provisions of existing laws, city charters and ordinances, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, to the contrary notwithstanding, every professional legally authorized to practice his profession, who has paid the corresponding annual privilege tax on professions required by Section two hundred and one of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four hundred and sixty-six, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Forty-two, shall be entitled to practice the profession for which he has been duly qualified under the law, in all parts of the Philippines without being subject to any other tax, charge, license or fee for the practice of such profession: Provided, however, That they have paid to the office concerned the registration fees required in their respective professions. casia
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1955.
Approved: June 18, 1954
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 50, No. 9, p. 4096 in September 1954
Cite This Law
Privilege Taxes on Professions, Republic Act No. 1166, Jun 18, 1954 (Philippines)
Privilege Taxes on Professions, Republic Act No. 1166 (Phil. 1954)
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