Court of Tax Appeals explained

Court Name:Court of Tax Appeals
Native Name:Hukuman ng Apelasyon sa Buwis
Hukuman ng Pag-aapela sa Buwis
Imagesize2:220px
Established:June 16, 1954
Location:Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Type:Presidential appointment from the short-list submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council
Authority:Republic Act No. 1125 and Republic Act No. 9282
Appealsto:Supreme Court of the Philippines
Appealsfrom:Regional Trial Courts
Positions:9
Website:cta.judiciary.gov.ph
Chiefjudgetitle:Presiding Justice
Chiefjudgename:Roman G. Del Rosario
Termstart:March 13, 2013
Budget: million (2020)[1]

The Court of Tax Appeals (Filipino; Pilipino: Hukuman ng Apelasyon sa Buwis[2]) is the special court of limited jurisdiction, and has the same level with the Court of Appeals. The court consists of 8 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice. The Court of Tax Appeals is located on Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue (formerly Agham Road), Diliman, Quezon City in Metro Manila.

History

The Court of Tax Appeals was originally created by virtue of Republic Act No. 1125 which was enacted on June 16, 1954, composed of three (3) Judges with Mariano B. Nable as the first Presiding Judge. With the passage of Republic Act Number 9282 (R.A. 9282) on April 23, 2004, the CTA became an appellate Court, equal in rank to the Court of Appeals. Under Section 1 of the new law, the Court is headed by a Presiding Justice and assisted by five (5) Associate Justices. They shall have the same qualifications, rank, category, salary, emoluments and other privileges, be subject to the same inhibitions and disqualifications and enjoy the same retirement and other benefits as those provided for under existing laws for the Presiding Justice and Associate Justices of the Court of Appeals. A decision of a division of the CTA may be appealed to the CTA en banc, and the latter's decision may further be appealed by verified petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court.

On June 16, 2019, the Court celebrated its 65th Founding Anniversary.

Expanded jurisdiction

On June 12, 2008, Republic Act Number 9503 (R.A. 9503) was enacted and took effect on July 5, 2008. This enlarged the organizational structure of the CTA by creating a Third Division and providing for three additional justices. Hence, the CTA is now composed of one Presiding Justice and eight Associate Justices. The CTA may sit en banc or in three divisions with each division consisting of three justices. The CTA, as one of the courts comprising the Philippine Judiciary, is under the supervision of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Previously, only decision, judgment, ruling or inaction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the Commissioner of Customs, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Trade and Industry, or the Secretary of Agriculture, involving the National Internal Revenue Code and the Tariff and Customs Code on civil matters are appealable to the Court of Tax Appeals. The expanded jurisdiction transferred to the CTA the jurisdiction of the Regional Trial Courts and the Court of Appeals over matters involving criminal violation and collection of revenues under the National Internal Revenue Code and Tariff and Customs Code. It also acquired jurisdiction over cases involving local and real property taxes which used to be with the Regional Trial Court and the Court of Appeals.

2008 organizational expansion

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on June 12, 2008, signed into law Republic Act 9503 (An Act Enlarging the Organizational Structure of the Court of Tax Appeals, Amending for the Purpose Certain Sections of the Law Creating the Court of Tax Appeals, and for Other Purposes), which added three more members (and one more division) to the court. The new law was enacted "to expedite disposition of tax-evasion cases and increase revenues for government to fund social services, food, oil and education subsidies and infrastructure".[3]

Current Justices

The Court of Appeals is currently composed of a Presiding Justice and Eight Associate Justices. Among the Incumbent members, is the longest-serving Associate Justice, With a tenure of days as of ; the most recent justice to enter the court is , whose tenure started on .

Notes and References

  1. News: Aika Rey . Where will the money go? . 29 May 2020 . . 8 January 2020.
  2. Book: Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas . 2018 . Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala (Department of Budget and Management) . September 30, 2020 . fil . https://web.archive.org/web/20200824070536/https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/AboutDBM/2018/2018_filipino_version.pdf . August 24, 2020.
  3. Web site: Inquirer.net, Arroyo signs law expanding Court of Tax Appeals . June 12, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080613080135/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080612-142268/Arroyo-signs-law-expanding-Court-of-Tax-Appeals . June 13, 2008 . dead .
  4. Web site: Article VIII, Sec. 11 of the Constitution of the Philippines . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190105085906/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/1987-constitution/ . January 5, 2019 . August 6, 2021.
  5. Web site: Romulo . Ricardo J. . 2013-07-12 . A new steward at the helm . 2023-11-14 . INQUIRER.net . en.
  6. Web site: MerueƱas . Maek . Calonzo . Andreo . 2013-05-22 . Malolos judge named new Court of Tax Appeals justice . 2023-11-14 . GMA News Online . en.
  7. Web site: Lopez . Virgil . 2016-12-13 . Duterte appoints Koko Pimentel's legal staff head to Court of Tax Appeals . 2023-11-14 . GMA News Online . en.
  8. Web site: Esguerra . Darryl John . 2019-07-09 . Duterte names new CA, CTA justices . 2023-11-14 . INQUIRER.net . en.
  9. Web site: Duterte appoints CA, CTA justices . 2023-11-14 . PressReader.
  10. Web site: Ranada . Pia . 2022-01-21 . Duterte appoints MalacaƱang official, ex-Napoles lawyer as CA, CTA justices . 2023-11-14 . RAPPLER . en-US.
  11. Web site: Bolledo . Jairo . 2022-10-20 . Marcos appoints 2 justices in Court of Appeals, 1 for Court of Tax Appeals . 2023-11-14 . RAPPLER . en-US.
  12. Web site: Bolledo . Jairo . 2023-09-27 . Marcos names new Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, Sandiganbayan justices . 2023-11-14 . RAPPLER . en-US.
  13. Web site: New Judicial Appointments . 2024-04-17 . jbc.judiciary.gov.ph.