Real Property Tax 2019: 100% increase

I always pay my real property tax in January to be able to get discounts. I owned this property for almost 11 years and I used to only pay less than Php 1,000. For the last three years, I paid Php 939,  but this year I paid Php 1,840.49.  That's a hundred percent increase! I don't how to feel about it. Should I be happy because my property value has increased or is this the effect of TRAIN law?


For my last year's real property tax and to know how and when to pay to avail discount for real estate properties in Mactan,Cebu, click here. 

Paying Real Property Tax in Philippines: Schedule, How Much I Pay, Discounts...

Below is my actual real property tax receipt. I paid it on January 10, 2018.

Total Real Property Tax for the year 2018: Php 939.60 

Note: Prices in open and close parenthesis "( )"  refers  to discount.

Schedule of payment  without penalty if paid in installment basis:

1st installment: January 1- March 31
2nd installment: April 1- June 30
3rd installment: July 1-September 30
4th installment: October 1-December 31

Registering as a Professional/Self Employed in BIR Chronicle: Getting a Professional Tax Receipt (PTR)

Professional Tax Receipt is one of the requirements to be able to register as freelancer in BIR.


Note: For the past two years, my company just automatically withheld my tax, but since the TRAIN Law is in full swing now, there are big changes with regards to my  tax payment this year and that includes registering myself as self-employed in BIR. I am so dreading to do this but I have to do this. You know naman how government offices work here in the Philippines. I'm crossing my fingers that it will go well and that I won't wait for a long time, just like the PRC renewal I did three years ago. 



How I got my PTR ( Mactan,Cebu) 

1. Go to the City Treasurer's Office located  at the 1st Floor, City Hally Main Building. Same office as where I paid my Real Property Tax. 


2. Before entering the office, get a priority number which is found near the door. Someone will assist you on this. 

3. Wait for your turn and prepare your PRC ID and Php 300 pesos. 


Note: It took me less than 10 minutes to get this because walang masyadong tao at that time. I got lucky, I guess.I went there on January 25th at around 11 AM.