Republic Act No. 4362

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Subsection (2) of Section sixty

six of Republic Act Numbered Two thousand and twenty-three, otherwise known as the Philippine Non-agricultural Cooperative Act, is amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 66. Exemptions.— Co-operatives registered under this Act shall, notwithstanding the provisions of existing law to the country, enjoy the following exemptions:

"(1) Co-operatives with net assets of not more than five hundred thousand pesos shall be exempt from all taxes and government fees of whatever name and nature except those provided for under this Act: Provided, However, That co-operatives having net assets in excess of five hundred thousand pesos shall pay taxes as provided hereunder:

(a) Income Tax— they shall pay tax at the full rate as provided under existing laws on the amount allocated for interest on capital;

(b) Sales Tax— they shall pay fixed and percentage taxes at the full rate as provided under existing laws; and

(c) They shall pay all other taxes, unless otherwise provided herein at the full rate as provided under existing laws.

"(2) They shall be exempt from the payment of documentary stamp tax, residence taxes, tax on banks and insurance companies and municipal or city taxes: Provided, However, That no co-operative organized under this Act shall be exempt from the payment of specific taxes levied by the National Internal Revenue Code on all articles or merchandise manufactured by such co-operative."

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon approval.

Approved: June 19, 1965.