Legal Basis Republic Act No. 1125 (June 16, 1954) Created The Court of Tax Appeals, A Special Court
Legal Basis Republic Act No. 1125 (June 16, 1954) Created The Court of Tax Appeals, A Special Court
Legal Basis Republic Act No. 1125 (June 16, 1954) Created The Court of Tax Appeals, A Special Court
Legal Basis
z Republic Act No. 1125 (June 16, 1954) created the Court of Tax Appeals, a special Court
mandated to address the adjudication of appeals involving internal revenue tax and customs
cases of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the Commissioner of Customs, respectively.
z Republic Act No. 9282 (March 30, 2004) expanded the jurisdiction of the Court of Tax Appeals,
elevated its rank to the level of a collegiate court with special jurisdiction, and enlarged its
membership to a Presiding Justice and five Associate Justices.
Mandate
The Court of Appeals (CTA) has exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review by appeal decisions or
inaction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue or of the Commissioner of Customs involving
their respective responsibilities under the National Internal Revenue Code and the Customs Law,
respectively, and those of the Secretary of Finance in automatic review cases where the decisions
of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue or of Customs favorable to the taxpayer are elevated to
the Finance Secretary; also those of the Secretary of Trade and Industry, in the case of non-
agricultural product, commodity or article; or the Secretary of Agriculture, in the case of agricultural
product, commodity or article, in connection with the imposition of the Anti-Dumping Duty,
Countervailing and Safeguard Duty. This original and appellate jurisdiction includes criminal cases
involving violations of the National Internal Revenue Code or the Tariff and Customs Code; decisions
of Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) in local tax cases, and of the Central Board of Assessment Appeals
(CBAA) in cases involving the assessment and taxation of real property; and collection of taxes the
assessment of which has already become final.
767
LO G IC A L FR A M E W O R K (C TA )
S ocietal G oal
R ule of Law
S ectoral G oa l
P /A /P
768
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS
(Amount in Thousand Pesos)
By Expense Class
(Total Budget = P230,405,000)
PS
37.58%
CO
53.28%
MOOE
9.14%
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