Last Friday, I went to the Makati City Hall to inquire on possible tax arrears for my sisters’ condominium unit in Makati. If you are going to check on tax payments for your own real property, just go to the 2nd floor of the Makati City Hall. In the Assessors’ office, just ask for a NOA (Notice of Assessment). You just need to give them the name of the owner of the property.  If they don’t see the name of the owner of the property in the assessors’ office’s database just like what happened to me, you will be asked to go to the EDP (Electronic Data Processing) division which is also on the second floor.Give them the name of the owner or the address of the property. The EDP should be able to see the tax declaration of the property and to whom it is registered. After that, just go to the Real Property division just across the assessors’ office to inquire on the tax payments and arrears, if any.

If you are the owner of the property and you want it to be registered (tax-declared) under your name, here are the requirements:

Deed of Sale

Transfer Certificate of Title

BIR Certification

Transfer Tax Receipt

Latest Tax Receipt/Tax Clearance

Subdivision Plan (if Lot Subdivided)

City Ordinance #166 (P200 per tax declaration)

House/Unit Picture (colored)

*All photocopy