Real property tax is a kind of tax imposed to owners by the local government on properties. Properties that are taxable include land, building, improvements on the land and/or the building, and machinery.
Paying of Real Property Tax is easy. You just have to go to the city hall with your document, usually your Title or OR of the previous payment, and pay in cash and that’s it.
I usually pay our property tax annually at Makati City Hall, every 1st week of December. This is part of the important items on my list which I have to finish before leaving for a month-long holiday with the family in Bacolod.
What’s the Deadline of Real Property Tax Payment?
Here are the schedule to take note when paying for property taxes. These deadlines might be adjusted by the LGUs.
- First quarter: On or before January 31st annually
- Second quarter: On or before June 30th
- Third quarter: On or before September 30th
- Fourth quarter: On or before December 31st
For those who choose to pay it in full, the deadline is before January 31st of each year.
How to Pay Real Property Tax Online in Makati?
This year, since we limited our movements due to the pandemic, I decided to look for those offering errand services here in our condo complex so I don’t personally have to go to the city hall. . While I was browsing the Makati webiste, I found out about the Makatizen Online Assessment and Payment Portal. It’s a site for paying Real Property Tax and Business Tax.
Here are the steps on How to Pay Real Property Tax in Makati:
- Access MAKA-Connect Portal
- Choose Real property tax and input the Tax declaration number (this can be found in your previous Official Receipts)
- Click Search
- Review the Search Results for the details, then clink Proceed.
- Select a quarter to pay. Select Quarter 0 if you will be paying for the whole year.
- Pay through bank deposit or fund transfer or via GCash to Makati City Government’s Landbank Account : Account name: Makati City Government / Account number: 3452-1008-85
- Upload a copy of the deposit slip or fund transfer confirmation to complete the transaction. Note: Failure to upload a copy of proof of payments may be subject to penalties.
* for (BDO) bank transfer, input the account name on the Last Name Field and put a dot on the First and Middle name sections.
With the pandemic, with limited movements – limited transportation, government offices working on a skeletal workforce, it’s good that cities have set-up Real Property Tax Online payments.
How to Pay Real Property Tax Online in Manila?
Check this link on the steps on how to pay property tax in Manila.
Do you know any city with online real property tax payments? Let me know so I can include them in the list.
