Taxes

Question 1

why Taxation was compulsory

Answer 1

recognition of Spain’s sovereignty

To defray the expenses of pacification

Question 2

several colonial laws on taxation were made by the __________________ for the Spanish monarch

Answer 2

3. Real y Supremo Consejo de las Indias

Question 3

these laws were embodied in the compilation of legislations related to New World called _______________.

Answer 3

4. Recopilacion de leyes de loas reynos de las Indias- t

Question 4

a general tax paid by the Filipinos to Spain which amounted to eight reales.

Answer 4

Tributo

Question 5

Those required to pay the tributo were:

Answer 5

7. 18-50 year old males
8. carpenters, bricklayers, blacksmiths, tailors, and shoemakers
9. town workers such as construction workers

Question 6

tax in the amount of 3 reales. These were required for the cost of christianization, including the construction of churches, and the purchase of materials for religious celebrations

Answer 6

10. Sanctorum

Question 7

• was a tax in the amount of half real for the military campaign of the government against the muslims.

Answer 7

Donativo

Question 8

Caja de comunidad

Answer 8

• was a tax collected in the amount of 1 real for the incurred expense of the town in the construction of the roads, repair the bridges or improvement of public buildings.

Question 9

also called as “polo y servicio” was a form of forced labor during the Spanish period in the Philippines.

Answer 9

Servicio personal

Question 10

polista

Answer 10

• All able-bodied males that are 16-60 years old were required to work and were called ___________. They were required to work for 40 days. However, the number of days was lowered to 15 days in 1844 as a result of the tax reform.

Question 11

• The only way that a polista can be freed from forced labor was when he paid a _________, or fine.

Answer 11

Falla

Question 12

exempt from forced labor and falla

Answer 12

gobernadorcillo, cabeza de barangay, and the principalia -

Question 13

tribute occurred on Luzon. The revolt of the Ilocano, Ibanags, and other Filipinos were triggered by the alleged abuses of the tax collectors including the collection of high taxes; the first native revolt against he hated tribute and the corrupt tribute collectors.

Answer 13

Cagayan and Dingras Revolt

Question 14

Governor _______ sent spanish and filipino troops to pacify the rebels.

Answer 14

Santiago De Vera

Question 15

• occurred on June 1, 1649. Rose in arms against the Spaniards over the polo y servicio or forced labor system being started in Samar.

Answer 15

Agustin Sumuroy’s Revolt

Question 16

waray from palapag in today’s northern samar.

Answer 16

Agustin Sumuroy

Question 17

The date of capture and execution of Agustin Sumuroy.

Answer 17

June 1650 -

Question 18

• A kapampangan led an uprising in Pampanga. The Kapampangans were against the tribute forced labor and rice exploitations. For eight months, they were made to work under unfair conditions and were not paid for the labor and rice purchased from them.

Answer 18

Francisco Maniago’s Revolt

Question 19

• Was the maestro de campo of binalatonga. Coased by Maniago to revolt against the abuses of the Spaniards because they were experiencing the same abuses.

Answer 19

Andres Malong Revolt

Question 20

TAX REFORM of 1884

Answer 20

Abolition of tribute and replacement of cedula tax

27. Reduction of 40-day annual forced labor to 15 days

Question 21

were first issued based on the Royal Decree in March 6, 1884.

Answer 21

28. The Cedulas Personals -

Question 22

• All men and women residents of the idelands who were over 18 years old were required to obtain a ___________.

Answer 22

Cedula

Question 23

30. remontados d infieles -

Answer 23

The exemptions were the chinese who paid another poll tax, the

Question 24

All in all, there were _____ different classes of cedulas.

Answer 24

16

Question 25

passed as a reaction to the problems of collecting land tax that replaced urbana.

Answer 25

Internal Revenue Law of 1904 -

Question 26

In 1913, the ______________ was passed, resulting in a reduction in the revenue of the government as export taxes levied on sugar, tobacco, hemp, and copta were lifted.

Answer 26

Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act

Question 27

LEGAL BASES OF CURRENT PHILIPPINE TAXATION

Answer 27

Constitution; Article XI Section 28
35. National Internal Revenue Code
36. Tax Acceleration and Inclusion Act of 2017
Also, Local Government Code of 1991

Question 28

KINDS OF TAXES

Answer 28

. Direct taxes - paid from income and properties. (compensation income, passive income, business income)

Indirect taxes paid from consumption of goods. (VAT, percentage tax, excise tax)

Question 29

• paid from income and properties. (compensation income, passive income, business income)

Answer 29

. Direct taxes

Question 30

paid from consumption of goods. (VAT, percentage tax, excise tax)

Answer 30

Indirect taxes

Question 31

Jose Aranas

Answer 31

first Commissioner and last Collector of BIR.

Question 32

40. Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law

Answer 32

TRAIN LAW