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BIR removes the 5-year validity of eCARs

(Revenue Regulations 12-2024, issued on June 20, 2024)

This Tax Alert is issued to inform all concerned on the BIR’s removal of the five-year validity period of Electronic Certificates Authorizing Registration (eCAR).

The eCAR is a document issued by the BIR as proof that the transfer of property was reported and that all necessary taxes were paid in full by the taxpayer. It has an embedded barcode, which is being used by the Land Registration Authority System (LRA PHILARIS-RD System) to validate the pertinent data needed to proceed with the processing and issuance of a new property title.

Previously, eCARs had a five-year validity period. However, not all eCARs issued by the BIR were presented within this timeframe. As a result, concerned parties had to request the reissuance of the eCAR, leading to additional costs for taxpayers and increased workload for the processing office.

To address this, the BIR issued RR No. 12-2024, amending Sections 5 and 6 of Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 3-2019, on the Validity of Certificate Authorizing Registration (eCAR) and its Revalidation, as follows:

a. Sec. 5 – Validity of eCAR: The eCAR shall be valid from the date of its issuance until such time that it is presented to the concerned Registry of Deeds (RD).

b. Sec. 6 – Revalidation: Only CARs issued outside of the BIR’s eCAR System, if any, shall be allowed for revalidation.

All eCARs issued through the BIR's eCAR System which is linked to the LRA PHILARIS-RD System remain valid and will no longer require revalidation even if the same is presented to the RD beyond the specified validity period.

The revenue regulation took effect on July 5, 2024, fifteen (15) days after its publication.

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