Allowing a Foreign Tax Authority to Examine Income Tax Returns of Taxpayers in the Philippines.
Section 4
SEC. 4. Allowing a Foreign Tax Authority to Examine Income Tax Returns of Taxpayers in the Philippines. — Section 71 of Republic Act No. 8424, as amended, otherwise known as the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, is hereby amended to read as follows; "SEC. 71. Disposition of Income Tax Returns, Publication of Lists of Taxpayers and Filers. — After the assessment shall have been made, as provided in this Title, the returns, together with any corrections thereof which may have been made by the Commissioner, shall be filed in the Office of the Commissioner and shall constitute public records and be open to inspection as such upon the order of the President of the Philippines, under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Finance, upon recommendation of the Commissioner. "The Commissioner may, in each year, cause to be prepared and published in any newspaper the lists containing the names and addresses of persons who have filed income tax returns. "Income tax returns of specific taxpayers subject of a request for exchange of information by a foreign tax authority pursuant to an international convention or agreement on tax matters to which the Philippines is a signatory or a party of, shall be open to inspection upon the order of the President of the Philippines, under rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Finance, upon recommendation of the Commissioner.