How amilyar is built
Four things decide your yearly amilyar. Here is each one, and how it adds up.
The value of the land and building on your tax declaration. Everything else is built on this figure.
from your tax decA fraction of the market value set by how the property is used. Residential is the lowest at 20 percent.
20% to 50%The tax on the assessed value. Up to 1 percent in a province, up to 2 percent in a city or Metro Manila.
1% or 2%An added 1 percent of the assessed value for local public schools, charged on top of the basic tax.
1%Questions people ask
answered in plain wordsAmilyar is the everyday Filipino word for real property tax, the yearly tax a local government charges on land, buildings, and other improvements. The word comes from the Spanish amillaramiento, the old tax roll. Under the Local Government Code, it is what you pay each year to keep your property in good standing with your city or municipality.