Rmo 15-2003

(1)
May 8, 2003
REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 15-03
SUBJECT : Policies, Guidelines and Procedures in the Processing and

Monitoring of One-Time Transactions (ONETT) and the
Issuance of Certificates Authorizing Registration (CARs)
Covering Transactions Subject to Final Capital Gains Tax on
Sale of Real Properties Considered as Capital Assets as well
as Capital Gains Tax on the Net Capital Gain on Sale,
Transfer or Assignment of Stocks Not Traded in the Stock
Exchange(s), Expanded Withholding Tax on Sale of Real
Properties Considered as Ordinary Assets, Donor's Tax,
Estate Tax and Other Taxes including Documentary Stamp
Tax Related to the Sale/Transfer of Properties
TO : All Internal Revenue Officers and Others Concerned
I. OBJECTIVES:
This Order is issued to:
1. Simplify documentary requirements and procedures in the processing,

verification/audit and review of tax returns on ONETT.
2. Ensure timely issuance of Certificates Authorizing Registration.
3. Ensure the imposition and collection of the correct tax(es).
4. Establish measures to monitor the processing, review and evaluation of

ONETT cases.
5. Provide sanctions to be imposed for non-compliance by revenue

personnel concerned.
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II. POLICIES:
In order to achieve the above objectives, the following policies shall be

observed:
1. ONETT shall cover transactions subject to Final Capital Gains Tax

(FCGT) on sale of real properties considered as capital assets as well as Capital Gains
Tax (CGT) on the Net Capital Gain on sale, transfer or assignment of stocks not
traded in the Stock Exchange(s), Expanded Withholding Tax (EWT) on sale of real
properties considered as ordinary assets, Donor's Tax (DN), Estate Tax (ES) and other
taxes related thereto including Documentary Stamp Tax (DST).
2. An ONETT Team composed of Revenue Officers (ROs) and support staff

shall be created in every Revenue District Office to serve as a One Stop-Shop for
ONETT. As such, it shall provide frontline services and attend to all the needs of the
ONETT taxpayers, from assistance to issuance of tax clearance, which necessitates
that it holds office within/adjacent to the Taxpayer Service Section (TSS). The
ONETT Team shall be under the direct supervision of the Revenue District Officer
(RDO) as the Head, ONETT Team unless he delegates in writing the authority to the
Assistant Revenue District Officer (ARDO), copy furnished the Regional Director.
The Head ONETT Team shall ensure adherence to the policies and procedures herein
prescribed.
The ONETT Team members shall be assigned for a period of one (1) month
only without the need of turning over their pending inventory of dockets by virtue of
a Revenue District Special Assignment Order (RDSAO) which shall be issued by the
RDO, copy furnished the Regional Director. The RDSAO shall be deemed
automatically extended until the issuance of another order. The running of the audit
period (i.e. 120-day for cases covered with Letter of Authority) to terminate the audit
shall be suspended while he/she is assigned as member of the ONETT Team.
However, the RDO shall see to it that the ROs assigned to the ONETT Team have no
prescribing cases so as not to unduly delay the submission of the necessary
investigation reports:
3. A Data Verifier (DV) shall be assigned by the Regional Director in every

Register of Deeds (RD), subject to change or revocation by the Deputy Commissioner
for Operations, to verify the authenticity/validity of all Certificates Authorizing
Registration (CARs) and other documents presented to the RD. The DV shall likewise
monitor and reconcile CARs and TCLs issued by the Revenue District Offices against
CARs and TCLs presented to the Register of Deeds. Rotation of assignment of DV
shall be done at least on a monthly or quarterly basis. Reports submitted by the DV
shall be forwarded to the RDO, copy furnished the Regional Director. Each district
shall have a DV in every RD.
In case of absence of the duly designated DV, the RDO may designate a
temporary successor until such time that the Regional Director designates a
permanent one.
4. A Regional ONETT Committee (ROC) headed by the Regional Director

with the Chief, Assessment Division, and the Chief, Legal Division as members, shall
resolve all ONETT issues raised and decide on the recommendation regarding any
deviation from the procedures prescribed in this RMO including reasons peculiar to
offices within the Region.
5. A Regional ONETT Working Committee (ROWC) composed of ROs

from different district offices and representatives from the Assessment and Legal
Divisions shall be created by the Regional Director through the issuance of a
Regional Revenue Special Order (RRSO). The ROWC shall assist the ROC in the
investigation and gathering of additional information on cases involving ONETT. It
shall summarize all issues for resolution of the ROC. It shall also monitor compliance
of interested parties with the requirement of putting up Escrow Agreement — Sale of
Principal Residence (RMC No. 14-2001 and other related issuances), and refer
non-compliance after the lapse of the eighteen-month period to the Revenue District
Office concerned to initiate assessment of deficiency CGT, and thereafter, apply the
escrowed bank deposit account against deficiency tax pursuant to RMC No. 45-2002
and other related issuances.
6. The Schedule of Zonal Values of properties within the jurisdiction of the

Revenue District Office shall be displayed in a conspicuous place within the district
office and all other Zonal Value/s shall be made available upon request of the
taxpayer.
7. The counting of the processing period for ONETT shall commence only
upon receipt of complete documentary requirements and payment of tax, if any. The
next working day shall be counted as Day One.
8. Standard Checklist of Documentary Requirements (Annexes A to A-8)

for each ONETT transaction shall be accomplished in duplicate by the ONETT
Officer and shall be distributed as follows:
Original copy - Taxpayer

Duplicate copy - Docket
9. The TIN required for ONETT shall be as follows:
TYPE OF TAX REQUIRED TIN
a. Final Capital Gains Tax Buyer & Seller

b. Capital Gains Tax on Stocks Seller/s or Assignor/s
c. Expanded Withholding Tax Buyer & Seller
d. Donor's Tax All the Donors
e. Documentary Stamp Tax Any one party
required to pay the
tax
f. Estate Tax Estate of the
Decedent
10. In case of a resident decedent, the duly appointed administrator by the

Court or executor, if there is a court proceeding, or any of the compulsory heirs, if
there is no court proceeding, shall register the estate of the decedent and secure a new
TIN for the estate from the Revenue District Office where the decedent was domiciled
at the time of death and shall file an estate tax return and pay the tax due thereon with
the Authorized Agent Bank (AAB), Revenue Collection Officer (RCO) or Deputized
Municipal Treasurer (DMT) in the city or municipality in the Revenue District Office
where the decedent was domiciled at the time of death pursuant to Section 236 in
relation to Section 90 of the Tax Code. CIAHDT
In case of non-resident decedent, whether non-resident citizen or non-resident

alien, the estate tax return shall be filed with and the TIN for estate shall be secured
from the Office of the Commissioner through RDO No. 39 — South Quezon City.
However, where the non-resident decedent has an executor or an administrator who is
registered or has legal residence in another district office, the estate tax return may be
filed with and the TIN for the estate shall be secured from the Revenue District Office
where such executor or administrator is registered, or is domiciled, if not yet
registered as a taxpayer.
11. Issuance of Tax Verification Notice or Letters of Authority (TVN/LA) for

ONETT shall no longer be required except for estate tax case with other tax liabilities
of the decedent to determine the other internal revenue tax liabilities that should be
paid by the estate before distribution of the properties to the heir/s. The investigation
of other tax liabilities of the decedent shall cover the short period return and that of
the immediately preceding year, unless otherwise provided in a separate revenue
issuance.
12. ONETT Computation Sheet/s (Annexes B to B-4) shall be

prepared/accomplished in duplicate by the ONETT Officers upon receipt of complete
documentary requirements and to be approved by the Head, ONETT Team. It shall be
distributed as follows:
Original copy - Docket

Duplicate copy - Taxpayer
13. Claim Slip (Annex C) shall be issued to the taxpayer or any of his/her
authorized representative immediately upon receipt of complete documentary
requirements and proof of tax payments, if applicable.
14. Conduct of ocular inspection shall be required under the following

instances:
14.1 When there is conflict of data as to existence of improvement in

documents presented; and
14.2 Whenever the taxpayer invokes a special law (such as properties located
in Areas for Priority Development) that will result in payment of a
lesser tax.
In all cases, the ocular inspection hereinabove mentioned shall be done within
the processing period; thus, should not be the cause of the delay in the issuance of
CAR as prescribed in this RMO.
It is to be stressed out, however, that the ROC may decide later for a conduct
of ocular inspection on a selective basis for properties not covered by the requirement
of mandatory ocular inspection.
15. In case there is no improvement, a Sworn Declaration of No Improvement

on Real Property (Annex D) or an Affidavit of No Improvement on Real Property
shall be executed by at least one (1) of the transferees or his/her authorized
representative/s to the transaction, or in lieu thereof, a Certificate of No Improvement
duly signed by the Assessor may be submitted. However, the veracity of the
allegation may be validated on a sampling basis by the ROWC.
16. The taxpayer or his authorized representative shall file the return/s and
pay the corresponding tax/es only with the AAB of the city or municipality where the
district office is located. However, where there are no AABs, payment shall be done
with the RCO/DMT in the city or municipality where the district office is located.
17. The collection/payment data should be verified thru the facility of

Integrated Tax System (ITS), Batch Control Sheet (BCS) verification and/or any other
means of confirming tax payments within the five (5) day processing period before
the issuance of CAR.
18. All pages of original copies of documents of transfer

(Sale/Assignment/Donation/Succession) presented to the BIR and required to be
presented to the Register of Deeds shall be stamped at the back of all information
required by Sec. 4 of RR No. 24-2002 dated November 15, 2002.
19. As a general rule, CARs shall be issued for all ONETT within five (5)
days from date of receipt of tax returns with complete documentary requirements.
However, for Estate Tax with other related tax liabilities, CARs shall be issued
depending on case classification of the other-related tax liabilities as
presented/provided herein-below and after payment of agreed tax liabilities:
Case CAR must

Classification Gross Sales/Receipts be issued
within
Small Not more than P5,000,000.00 30 days

Medium P5,000,000.01 — P50,000,000.00 60 days
Large P50,000,000.01 — P100,000,000.00 90 days
Very Large Over P100,000,000.00 120 days
20. The RDO, being the Head of the ONETT Team, shall sign/approve CAR
and Tax Clearance (TCL) for computerized districts. In his absence, the ARDO may
sign the CAR and TCL. However, if the ARDO is designated as the Head, ONETT
Team, the RDO shall sign in his absence.
21. One (1) CAR per RD shall be issued for real property/ies covered by the
transfer. The last item in the CAR shall be followed by the phrase, ". . . NOTHING
FOLLOWS . . .".
22. CARs for Estate and Donor's tax cases shall cover all properties of the
decedent/donor wherever situated and shall be issued by the Revenue District Office
where the ONETT case is processed. There will be as many CARs as there are RDs
involved in the estate tax case or donor's tax case. The use of Confirmation Letter as a
basis for issuance of CAR by the Revenue District Office where the property is
located is hereby discontinued.
23. CAR/s issued by the district office other than the district office where the
property is located shall be authenticated by the RDO/Head, ONETT Team having
physical jurisdiction over the property/ies considering that it is his/her signature that
is known to the local RD/s. The authentication shall be based only on the
faxed/photocopied CAR/s and TCLs sent by the processing district office or through
the taxpayer or his authorized representative, subject to validation by the
authenticating RDO with the processing district office, if the former so desires.
24. CARs shall now have a validity of one (1) year from date of issue. In case
of failure to present the same to the RD within the one (1) year period, the same shall
be presented for revalidation to the district office where the CAR was issued
following the procedures herein prescribed. The revalidation, evidenced by stamping
the phrase "revalidated on _________ to expire on ________" in a conspicuous space
in the CAR, shall be good for another one-year period, after which the CAR losses its
validity.
25. The P15.00 Documentary Stamp Tax on Certificates (Section 188 of

the NIRC of 1997) and the prescribed Certification Fee of One Hundred Pesos
(P100.00) under Executive Order No. 197 shall be collected for each CAR to be
issued. These tax and fees collected are over and above the taxes due on the
transactions.
26. Mandatory review shall be conducted by the Assessment Division on the

following cases:
a. Estate Tax
b. Donor's Tax
c. Capital Gains Tax on sale of stocks not traded in the Stocks Exchange
d. Other ONETT transactions involving tax payments of at least P1M per

case
e. Transactions exempted from FCGT/EWT (e.g. principal residence,

community mortgage program (CMP), socialized housing, tax-free
exchange under Section 40 (c)(2) of the NIRC of 1997.
27. For transactions with tax payments of less than One Million (P1,000,000)
per case, selective review shall be conducted by the Assessment Division based on the
selection criteria to be specified in a separate RMO for audit of tax returns or if there
is none, the selection shall be done by the Assessment Division Chief, which is at
least 10% of the dockets submitted on the following cases:
a. real property transactions subject to FCGT; and
b. sale of real properties considered as ordinary assets subject to EWT;
28. The Revenue District Office shall forward the entire dockets of ONETT
cases in batches with issued CARs arranged sequentially every 15th and 30th day of
the month to the Assessment Division using the Transmittal List of ONETT Dockets
(Annex E). The serial numbers of all cancelled and lost CARs shall likewise be
included in the Transmittal List.
29. Any deviation from the provisions of this RMO due to reasons peculiar to
a district office shall require prior approval of the Deputy Commissioner —
Operations Group upon recommendation by the ROC.
30. The ONETT taxpayers may choose to file the return and pay the tax first
with the appropriate BIR collection agent before asking for assistance from the BIR
or may opt to ask assistance first before filing the return. Nonetheless, the required
procedures in the issuance of the CARs shall in all instances be followed.
III. GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES:
A. The Revenue District Officer shall:
1. Create the ONETT Team through the issuance of RDSAO, copy

furnished the Regional Director;
2. Submit to the Security Management Division-Information Planning

Quality Service (IPQS) list of ONETT Team members for issuance of
necessary access;
3. Cause the verification and post-audit of ONETT transactions under the

CMP, after issuance of the CAR but before transmittal of the docket to
the Region, to determine that the actual occupants of the properties
transferred are qualified beneficiaries and therefore, the sellers are
entitled to exemption from the capital gains tax or income tax or
expanded withholding tax or donor's tax, whichever is applicable;
4. Approve Transmittal List of ONETT Dockets (Annex E) and forward

the same together with the entire dockets in batches with issued CARs
arranged sequentially to the Assessment Division every 15th and 30th
day of the month. The Transmittal List shall likewise include the serial
numbers of all cancelled and lost CARs;
5. Prepare and submit Monthly Report of ONETT Collection (Annex M)

on or before the 10th day of the succeeding month to the Regional
Director and Assessment Service; and
6. Submit specimen signature to the DV in addition to the specimen

signature submitted to the RD, as previously required.
B. The Head, ONETT Team shall:
1. Approve recommendation of ONETT Officer for issuance of LA on the

other tax liabilities of the decedent;
2. Review and approve CDR and ONETT Computation Sheet (OCS)

(Annex B-B4). Forward the same to the ONETT Officer to assist the
taxpayer or his representative in filling up tax forms;
3. Approve the report of investigation (BIR Form 0500 Series) on other

related tax liabilities of the decedent;
4. Approve the recommendation of the ONETT Officer for the conduct of

ocular inspection when there is conflict of data as to existence of
improvement in documents presented or whenever the taxpayer invokes
a special law that will result in payment of a lesser tax and ensure that it
shall not cause delay in the issuance of CAR and TCL as prescribed in
this RMO;
5. Approve and sign CAR and TCL;

(Sale/Assignment/Donation/Succession) presented to the BIR and
required to be presented to the Register of Deeds shall be stamped at the
back of all information required under Sec. 4 of RR No. 24 — 2002
dated November 15, 2002.
7. Submit Monthly Report of CARs Issued (Annex K) to the Regional

Director on or before the 10th day of the following month, copy
furnished Assessment Service;
8. Ensure display and implement the ONETT Process Flowchart (Annex L

and L-1);
9. Ensure display of schedule of values (zonal value) of real properties

within the jurisdiction of the RDO in a conspicuous place for taxpayer's
information and all other Zonal Values shall be made available upon
request of the taxpayer;
10. Monitor daily transactions recorded in the ONETT Record Book

(Annex G) and ensure that CAR is issued within the prescribed time;
11. Validate the authenticity of the faxed/photocopied CARs and TCLs sent
by the processing district office or through the taxpayer or his
authorized representative covering the real properties located within the
jurisdiction of his/her district office;
12. Authenticate the CARs and TCLs issued by the other RDOs/Head
ONETT Team/s for real properties located within the jurisdiction of his
district office considering it is his signature that is known to the local
RD/s;
13. Furnish daily the DV photocopied of all CARs and TCLs issued by the
district office including those issued by other district offices received
through fax, covering properties located within the jurisdiction of the
district office, covered by a transmittal list enumerating the CARs
covered by such list;
14. Send through fax, copy furnished Information Systems and Operations
Service (ISOS), CARs and TCLs issued covering properties outside of
the jurisdictional area of the RDO to the concerned RDO where the
property is located before release of CARs and TCLs to the taxpayer. A
copy of the List of CARs Issued being submitted to the Assessment
Service under RMO No. 66-99 shall also be furnished to the ISOS;
15. Approve and sign revalidation of CARs by signing the CARs presented
for revalidation upon verification of office records based on district's
copy/ies of CARs issued;
16. Forward to the ROC through the Regional Director all unresolved
ONETT issues for resolution;
17. Act on any adverse findings within 24 hours from the discovery thereof;
and
18. Submit specimen signature to the DV in addition to the specimen

signature submitted to the RD.
C. The ONETT Team shall:
1. Check documents presented by taxpayer and accomplish Checklist of

Documentary Requirements (CDR) (Annex A–A-8) in duplicate,
whether documents presented are complete or incomplete. Clarify to the
taxpayer or his/her representative the specific requirements to be
submitted in relation to the ONETT transaction. Verify and validate the
photocopies from the original copies by stamping "VERIFIED FROM
THE ORIGINAL" and affix initial thereon;
2. Release original copy of the sequentially numbered CDR to the

taxpayer together with the attached documents, if documents submitted
are incomplete. On the other hand, if the documents submitted are
complete, only original CDR shall be released to the taxpayer;
3. Record in the CDR Logbook (Annex F) the following information

based on the sequentially numbered CDR signed by the ONETT
Officer, whether documents are complete or incomplete:
a. Date
b. CDR No.
c. Name of Transferor and Transferee
d. Tax Type
e. C/I (Complete/Incomplete)
f. Assisted by;
4. File duplicate copies of CDR with incomplete documents and attach to

specific docket upon presentation of complete documents by the
taxpayer;
5. Recommend issuance of LA/AN for approval by Head ONETT Team if
the estate has other related tax liabilities;
6. Recommend conduct of ocular inspection when there is conflict of data

as to existence of improvement in documents presented by the taxpayer
or his authorized representative or whenever the taxpayer invokes a
special law that will result in payment of a lesser tax;
7. Conduct ocular inspection, in instances when inspection is mandatory,

within the processing period prior to the approval of the CAR by the
Head, ONETT Team;
8. Compute the tax due using the prescribed OCS and submit together with
the CDR and documentary attachments to the Head, ONETT Team for
review and approval;
9. Release duplicate copy of the approved OCS to the taxpayer;
10. Verify TIN or coordinate with TSS to validate the TIN furnished by
ONETT taxpayer or his representative. Stamp "TIN Verified" on the
OCS if found to be in place/correct. If taxpayer has no TIN, assist the
taxpayer or his representative in requesting for the issuance of a new
TIN from the TSS;
11. Assist the taxpayer or his representative in filling up required returns

and instruct him to file the return and pay the tax/es to the
AAB/RCO/DMT, as the case may be, within the city or municipality
where the district office is located;
12. Receive from the taxpayer photocopies of the validated returns and
official receipts/deposit slip issued by the AAB/RCO/DMT within the
city or municipality where the district office is located. Check and
verify photocopy/ies from the taxpayer's copy/ies;
13. Receive "no payment"/exempt returns from the taxpayer. Prepare

BCS-B and forward the same together with the returns to the Collection
Section of the district for further processing;
14. Stamp "RECEIVED COMPLETE DOCUMENTS" on the lower right

side of the return/s and affix initial thereto with the corresponding date
of receipt. Prepare Claim Slip (CS) and record in the ONETT Record
Book (Annex G). Sequential control number shall be assigned to the CS
as follows:
xx-xxxx-xxxx First two (2) digits: RDO Number
Next four (4) digits: First two (2) = Month

Next two (2) = Year
Next four (4) digits: Sequential Control

Number
Example: RDO 39 South QC issued for July 2002 its first Claim Slip
(CS) as follows:
39-0702-0001
15. Issue sequentially numbered CS to the taxpayer and instruct the

taxpayer to present said stub in claiming the CAR and TCL;
16. Verify collection data thru the facility of ITS, BCS verification, or any
other means of confirming tax payments, before issuance of the CAR
and report immediately to the Head, ONETT Team for appropriate
action, in case collection data is not reflected in the ITS/BCS;
17. Verify the serial number of the ROR from the list provided by the
Administrative Section and ascertain that it is among the Revenue
Official Receipt/s (RORs) requisitioned by the particular issuing
RCO/DMT if payment was made through the RCO/DMT where an
ROR is issued;
18. Serve LA to taxpayer, conduct actual audit/verification on the estate tax

with other related tax liabilities of the decedent in accordance with
existing audit procedures. Prepare report of investigation, and
accomplish Form 500 Series for review and approval of the Head,
ONETT Team;
19. Generate TCL2 and indicate the Outbound Correspondence Number

(OCN) on appropriate CAR for computerized districts;
20. Prepare CAR for signature and approval of the Head, ONETT Team.
One (1) CAR per Register of Deeds shall be issued for real property/ies
applied for transfer;
21. Indicate on the middle portion of the CAR its validity which shall be
one (1) year from date of issue;
22. Stamp "REVALIDATED AND VALID UNTIL ____(date)___" on the

CAR which was not presented to the RD within one (1) year from date
of issue after verifying authenticity against existing records of the
Office to be signed by the Head, ONETT Team. The revalidation shall
be good for another year making the maximum life of the CAR to two
(2) years after which the CAR losses its validity or the validity of the
CAR expires;

required to be presented to the Register of Deeds shall be stamped at the
back of all information required by Sec. 4 of RR No. 24-2002 dated
November 15, 2002;
24. Release approved CAR/s, TCL/s and other related documents after
affixture of P15.00 Documentary Stamp Tax on Certificates (Section
188 of the NIRC of 1997) and the prescribed Certification Fee of One
Hundred Pesos (P100.00) (Executive Order No. 197) to the
taxpayer/authorized representative upon presentation of the CS;
25. Record the completed transaction in the CAR Registry Book (Annex
H);
26. Attach to the specific ONETT docket the duplicate copy/ies of the
return/s; and
27. Prepare transmittal list of dockets per tax type for approval of the RDO
and forward dockets together with the approved transmittal list to the
Assessment Division every 15th and 30th day of the month.
D. The Data Verifier shall:
1. Verify correctness of contents of CARs, TCLs and other documents of

transfer presented by taxpayers to the RD against the photocopies of
CARs and TCLs furnished by the Head, ONETT Team;
2. Verify if all back pages of original copies of documents of transfer

required to be presented to the RD, were properly stamped and signed
by the Head, ONETT Team;
3. Check validity period of CAR presented to the RD, and advise the
taxpayer or his representative to present the CAR to the district office
where the CAR was issued for revalidation, if found to be beyond the
one-year validity period from date of issue;
4. Stamp the CAR with "CAR Verified" at the right side of the seal and
affix signature and date;
5. Record on the CAR Verification Logbook (Annex I) all

CARs/documents presented for verification;
6. Report immediately any adverse findings on CARs and other documents

verified to the Head, ONETT Team, copy furnished the Regional
Director and the Deputy Commissioner — Operations Group;
7. Photocopy all spurious/fake documents/CARs presented by the taxpayer

and transmit the same to the Head, ONETT Team for immediate
appropriate action, copy furnished the Regional Director and the Deputy
Commissioner — Operations Group;
8. Monitor and reconcile CARs and TCLs issued by the district office
against CARs and TCLs presented to the RD; and
9. Submit a weekly report to the Head, ONETT Team using the Weekly
Report of CAR Verification (Annex J) of all documents/CARs verified,
copy furnished the Regional Director and the Deputy Commissioner —
Operations Group.
E. The Taxpayer Service Section (TSS) shall:
1. Validate existing TIN of ONETT Taxpayer in the ITS Website or

Masterlist of Registered Taxpayers;
2. Validate TIN using any of the following:
a. duly notarized deed of sale/deed of donation/extra-judicial

settlement or affidavit of self-adjudication/notarized listing of
properties of decedent or other notarized deed of
transfer/assignment
b. any documentary evidence, whether original or duly certified

true copy, showing name, address and birthdate(s) of the person
concerned.
3. Receive accomplished BIR Form No. 1904 and other documents from
the ONETT taxpayer or his representative if taxpayer has no TIN yet;
and
4. Issue TIN for taxpayer with no TIN yet, based on

received/accomplished BIR Form No. 1904, as the case may be, using
any of the following:
a. duly notarized deed of sale/deed of donation/extra-judicial

settlement or affidavit of self-adjudication/notarized listing of
properties of decedent or other notarized deed of
transfer/assignment
b. any documentary evidence, whether original or duly certified

true copy, showing name, address and birthdate(s) of the person
concerned.
F. The Document Processing Section (DPS) shall:
1. Receive copy of ONETT returns from the Collection Section;
2. Prioritize assignment of Document Locator Number (DLN) to ONETT

returns;
3. Transmit duplicate copy of the return with DLN to the ONETT Team;
and
4. Encode original copy of ONETT returns following existing guidelines

and procedures relative to document processing of returns.
G. The Collection Section shall:
1. Process BCS-B together with the exempt/"no payment" returns and

forward the same to DPS;
2. Process retrieved BCS-A together with the returns from
AAB/RCO/DMT and forward the same to DPS for further processing;
3. Assist ONETT Team in the verification of collection data, confirm

within three (3) days from date of payment the collection data for tax
payment made to the RCO/DMT in case such data is not available in
ITS prior to issuance of the CAR;
4. Verify payments made thru RCO/DMT against BIR Monthly Collection

Report (Form 1231) after the issuance of the CAR. Report immediately
to the Head ONETT Team any findings on said verification; and
5. Follow existing procedures in the processing of returns.
H. The Administrative Section shall:
1. Ensure availability of all ONETT Forms, supplies, unused CARs and

updated Schedule of Zonal Values; and
2. Provide ONETT Team the serial numbers of RORs issued to all

RCO/DMT of the district office.
I. The Assessment Division shall:
1. Conduct mandatory and selective review of ONETT cases submitted by

processing district office;
2. Review and evaluate ONETT dockets received from the district offices
by accomplishing OCS for approval of the Regional Director;
3. Inform taxpayers of their tax payments thru ONETT Confirmation

Letter (Annex N) and attach ONETT Survey Form Sheet (Annex O) to
evaluate the performance of the Revenue District Office;
4. Forward all dockets without findings to the Regional Director for

approval;
5. Recommend the investigation of the taxpayer and/or the revenue

personnel in case of any findings and/or deviation noted during review,
and forward the same to the ROC for appropriate action;
6. Prepare Preliminary Assessment Notice (PAN)/Final Assessment

Notice (FAN) for review and signature of the Regional Director, in case
of deficiency tax noted during review;
7. Forward, together with PAN/FAN, entire docket for the signature of the
Regional Director;
8. Act on protest letters of taxpayers regarding assessments on ONETT.

However, if field work is necessary in order to resolve the protest, the
case shall be referred to the ROWC through the ROC. On the other
hand, if there are legal issues raised, the case shall be referred to the
Legal Division for appropriate action;
9. Prepare Termination Letter on reviewed dockets without findings issued

with LA/AN for approval of the Regional Director; and
10. Prepare transmittal list of dockets for cases not selected for review as
well as the reviewed cases and forward the same to Administrative
Division for safekeeping. EcTaSC
J. The Administrative Division shall:
1. Request from the Accountable Forms Division thru the Regional

Director sequentially numbered CARs for use by the revenue district
offices and ensure availability of ONETT Forms and supplies for use by
the ONETT Teams;
2. Safekeep docket of cases with issued CARs received from Assessment

Division;
3. Mail approved Termination Letter to the concerned taxpayer; and
4. Mail duly signed Preliminary Assessment Notice (PAN)/Final

Assessment Notice (FAN).
K. The Regional ONETT Committee (ROC) shall:
1. Act on issues raised by the Revenue District Office, Assessment

Division, and others concerned;
2. Decide and act on the recommendation of the Assessment Division

regarding the investigation of the taxpayer and/or the revenue personnel
in case of any findings and/or deviation noted during review;
3. Refer to the ROWC dockets that warrant further
verification/investigation of ONETT taxpayer;
4. Refer to the Assistant Commissioner, Inspection Service, any

unauthorized deviation committed by the revenue personnel for
appropriate action; and
5. Act on all other matters regarding ONETT.
L. The Regional Director shall:
1. Issue a RRSO creating the Regional ONETT Working Committee

(ROWC) which is composed of Revenue Officers from the different
district offices and representatives from the Assessment and Legal
Divisions of the region. The Committee shall assist the ROC in the
investigation and gathering of additional information on cases involving
ONETT. It shall also monitor compliance of transferors/sellers of
Principal Residence with all the pertinent issuances applicable to such
type of transaction;
2. Approve dockets without findings recommended by the Assessment

Division and forward the same to the Administrative Division for
safekeeping;
3. Approve Termination Letter on dockets issued with LA and forward the

same to the Administrative Division for mailing to the concerned
taxpayer, copy furnished the Assessment Division;
4. Approve PAN and FAN;
5. Order investigation on any reported misstatement, misdeclaration or any

similar commission/omission to determine the correct tax due and/or the
existence of fraud;
6. Strictly monitor compliance with all revenue issuances pertinent to Sale

of Principal Residence; and
7. Submit to the National Office on or before the prescribed due dates the
consolidated periodic reports pertaining to transactions or cases covered
by this RMO and those required by relevant RMO already issued.
8. Assign DV in each Register of Deeds.
M. The Regional ONETT Working Committee shall:
1. Assist the ROC in the investigation and gathering of additional

information on cases involving ONETT;
2. Verify the veracity of the Sworn Declaration of No Improvement

executed by one of the transferees or his authorized representative;
3. Summarize all issues for resolution of the ROC; and
4. Monitor compliance with issuances pertinent to Sale of Principal

Residence and refer non-compliance to the concerned Head ONETT
Team.
N. The Revenue Data Center shall:
1. Submit to the Regional Director/RDO on or before the prescribed due

dates the periodic reports pertaining to transactions or cases covered by
this RMO and required by relevant procedures and issuances; and
2. Act immediately on technical issues or problems affecting ONETT

processing and TCL issuance.
O. The Information Planning and Quality Service shall:
1. Provide the necessary access to ONETT Team members per list

submitted by the RDO to the Security Management Division; and
2. Maintain the necessary database on transfer of properties covered in this

RMO specially CARs issued covering properties outside the jurisdiction
of the processing RDO using BIR-LRA Tax Verification System and
submit required reports to concerned offices.
IV. SANCTIONS:
Any unauthorized deviation from the foregoing policies and instructions and/or
violation of any provision of this Order will result in the imposition of disciplinary
action to the concerned revenue officers and officials and shall be referred by the
concerned Regional Director thru the ACIR, Assessment Service, to the Inspection
Service or any other Service/Office which has supervision over all the regional offices
for appropriate investigation. In this regard; the relief, reassignment, or transfer of any
revenue official violating any of the provisions and instructions prescribed in this
Order may be recommended to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
V. TRANSITORY PROVISIONS:
1. All ONETT transactions shall be processed by the ONETT Team until

such time that a permanent ONETT Section is created in the district
office.
2. All pending ONETT cases at the Revenue District Offices shall be

processed in accordance with the provisions of this RMO. Prescribed
audit reports (BIR Form 0500 Series) shall still be required for ONETT
cases covered by TVN/LA and shall be processed in accordance with
this RMO.
3. All pending ONETT cases in the Assessment Division for which

CAR/CL has not been issued shall be processed following the existing
procedures prior to the implementation of this RMO. All pending
ONETT cases at other BIR Offices, e.g. Legal Division, Assessment
Service and Legal Service shall be treated as cases with incomplete
requirements; hence, the prescribed period for the issuance of CAR
under this RMO shall apply upon submission of the complete
documentary requirements at the Revenue District Office.
4. The existing forms shall be used if the CAR specifically prescribed for
ONETT is not yet available. The Revenue District Office shall assign
sequentially numbered CARs that shall be used for ONETT and shall be
reported accordingly.
5. For purposes of revalidation, all CARs issued prior to this RMO shall be
valid only up to such period as prescribed in Revenue Regulations No.
24-2002.
In case of failure to present the CAR to the Register of Deeds within the
one-year validity period, the same may still be revalidated, but the total
period of validity can not exceed two years counted from the date of
issuance of the CAR.
VI. REPEALING CLAUSE:
The provisions of RMO No. 53-98 , RMO No. 66-99 and other existing
issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, amended or modified.
VII. EFFECTIVITY:
This Order shall take effect immediately and the new procedures shall be
implemented nationwide starting June 1, 2003. TIHDAa
(SGD.) GUILLERMO L. PARAYNO, JR.

Commissioner
Bureau of Internal Revenue
ANNEX A
Checklist of Documentary Requirements (CDR) on Sale of Real Property Subject to Capital

Gains Tax
ANNEX A-1
Checklist of Documentary Requirements (CDR) on Foreclosure Sale of Real Property
ANNEX A-2
Checklist of Documentary Requirements (CDR) on Sale of Real Property Classified as

Ordinary Asset Subject to EWT
ANNEX A-3
Checklist of Documentary Requirements (CDR) on Sale of Real Property under the

Community Mortgage Program (CMP)
ANNEX A-4
Checklist of Documentary Requirements (CDR) on Sale of Real Property for Tax Exempt
Sale of Principal Residence
ANNEX A-5
Checklist of Documentary Requirements (CDR) Donor's Tax
ANNEX A-6
Checklist of Documentary Requirements (CDR) Estate Tax
ANNEX A-6-1
Checklist of Documentary Requirements (CDR) Estate Tax
ANNEX A-7
Checklist of Documentary Requirements (CDR) on Sale of Shares of Stocks not Traded Thru
Stock Exchange
ANNEX A-8
Checklist of Documentary Requirements (CDR) on Sale of Real Property for Socialized

Housing Program as Certified by the HLURB
ANNEX B
ONETT Computation Sheet
ANNEX B-1
ANNEX B-2
ANNEX B-3
ANNEX B-4
ANNEX C
Claim Slip
ANNEX D
Sworn Declaration of No Improvement on Real Property
ANNEX E
Transmittal List of ONETT Dockets
ANNEX F
CDR Logbook
ANNEX G
ONETT Record Book
ANNEX H
CAR Registry Book
ANNEX I
CAR Verification Logbook
ANNEX J
Weekly Report of CAR Verification
ANNEX K
Report of CAR Issued on Availment of Section 24(D) (2) of 1997 NIRC per Revenue
Memorandum Circular No. 14-2001
ANNEX L
One-Time Transaction (ONETT) Process Flowchart
One-Time Transaction (ONETT) Process Flowchart Estate w/ other Tax Liabilities
ANNEX L-1
One-Time Transaction (ONETT) Process Flowchart Estate w/ Other Tax Liabilities
ANNEX M
Monthly Report of ONETT Collection
ANNEX N
ONETT Confirmation Letter
ANNEX O
Survey-Questionnaire
Endnotes
1 (Popup - Popup)
Annex A
Annex A-1
Annex A-2
Annex A-3
Annex A-4
Annex A-5
Annex A-6
Annex A-6-1
Annex A-7
Annex A-8
Annex B
Annex C
Annex D
Annex E
Annex F
Annex G
Annex H
Annex I
Annex J
Annex K
Annex L
Annex L-1
Annex M
Annex N
Annex O

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REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 15-03

SUBJECT : Policies, Guidelines and Procedures in the Processing and

TO : All Internal Revenue Officers and Others Concerned

This Order is issued to:

1. Simplify documentary requirements and procedures in the processing,

2. Ensure timely issuance of Certificates Authorizing Registration.

3. Ensure the imposition and collection of the correct tax(es).

4. Establish measures to monitor the processing, review and evaluation of

5. Provide sanctions to be imposed for non-compliance by revenue

In order to achieve the above objectives, the following policies shall be

1. ONETT shall cover transactions subject to Final Capital Gains Tax

2. An ONETT Team composed of Revenue Officers (ROs) and support staff

3. A Data Verifier (DV) shall be assigned by the Regional Director in every

4. A Regional ONETT Committee (ROC) headed by the Regional Director

5. A Regional ONETT Working Committee (ROWC) composed of ROs

6. The Schedule of Zonal Values of properties within the jurisdiction of the

8. Standard Checklist of Documentary Requirements (Annexes A to A-8)

Original copy - Taxpayer

9. The TIN required for ONETT shall be as follows:

TYPE OF TAX REQUIRED TIN

a. Final Capital Gains Tax Buyer & Seller

10. In case of a resident decedent, the duly appointed administrator by the

In case of non-resident decedent, whether non-resident citizen or non-resident

11. Issuance of Tax Verification Notice or Letters of Authority (TVN/LA) for

12. ONETT Computation Sheet/s (Annexes B to B-4) shall be

Original copy - Docket

14. Conduct of ocular inspection shall be required under the following

14.1 When there is conflict of data as to existence of improvement in

15. In case there is no improvement, a Sworn Declaration of No Improvement

17. The collection/payment data should be verified thru the facility of

18. All pages of original copies of documents of transfer

Case CAR must

Small Not more than P5,000,000.00 30 days

25. The P15.00 Documentary Stamp Tax on Certificates (Section 188 of

26. Mandatory review shall be conducted by the Assessment Division on the

d. Other ONETT transactions involving tax payments of at least P1M per

e. Transactions exempted from FCGT/EWT (e.g. principal residence,

a. real property transactions subject to FCGT; and

b. sale of real properties considered as ordinary assets subject to EWT;

III. GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES:

A. The Revenue District Officer shall:

1. Create the ONETT Team through the issuance of RDSAO, copy

2. Submit to the Security Management Division-Information Planning

3. Cause the verification and post-audit of ONETT transactions under the

4. Approve Transmittal List of ONETT Dockets (Annex E) and forward

5. Prepare and submit Monthly Report of ONETT Collection (Annex M)

6. Submit specimen signature to the DV in addition to the specimen

B. The Head, ONETT Team shall:

1. Approve recommendation of ONETT Officer for issuance of LA on the

2. Review and approve CDR and ONETT Computation Sheet (OCS)

3. Approve the report of investigation (BIR Form 0500 Series) on other

4. Approve the recommendation of the ONETT Officer for the conduct of

5. Approve and sign CAR and TCL;

6. All pages of original copies of documents of transfer

7. Submit Monthly Report of CARs Issued (Annex K) to the Regional

8. Ensure display and implement the ONETT Process Flowchart (Annex L

9. Ensure display of schedule of values (zonal value) of real properties

22. Stamp "REVALIDATED AND VALID UNTIL __(date)_" on the