'BIR is collecting and demanded payment from the Marcos estate administrators. They have not paid,' says Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court 1997 ruling that ordered the Marcos family to pay P23 billion in estate tax became final in March 1999, the entry of judgment shows, and it’s a debt that remains unpaid up to now according to no less than Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez.“BIR is collecting and demanded payment from the Marcos estate administrators. They have not paid,” Dominguez told reporters Wednesday, March 30.
The entry of judgment, a document that the Supreme Court issues when a ruling has attained finality, shows thatThe BIR earlier said it sent its last demand onThese are very clear proof that the issue has long been made final, contrary to the statement of Vic Rodriguez, spokesperson of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who said that “the issue is still pending in court.”
What Rodriguez wants people to believe is that the BIR should not be able to collect yet because the government through the Presidential Commission on Good Government is still litigating some properties in court in order to forfeit them in favor of the state.
Ingles said even if PCGG wins some properties, it wouldn’t be considered the payment for the estate tax. “The job of the PCGG is not to collect taxes, but the BIR’s. It’s totally different. If they sequester properties, the Supreme Court decision in 1997 which says the assessment is final and unappealable still remains, regardless if PCGG collects sequestration, LOOK: Supreme Court’s Entry of Judgment which shows that GR 120880, where the High Court ordered Marcos heirs to pay P23 billion in estate tax, became final and executory on March 9, 1999.
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