STARTING Friday, January 4, the Cebu City Government will start the operation of its one-stop shop for the renewal of business permits in Robinsons Galleria Cebu.
The City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) estimates that there are around 39,000 business establishments in the city at present.
“Although the operation of the one-stop-shop will start on January 4, we will be open January 3, Thurday,and those taxpayers who will come to Robinsons will be entertained,” City Treasurer Arlene Rentuza said.
The City will use local taxes and shares from internal revenue allotment to fund the annual budget this year.
This include P2.5 billion from local taxes, which comprises income from the business tax, P1.9 billion from internal revenue allotment; P1.3 billion for non-tax revenue; P1 billion from real property tax; P1 billion share from the joint venture; and P250 million share from the ecozone.
Rentuza said that all transactions related to business permits will be entertained in Robinsons Galleria since they transferred all their computers there.
“While the one-stop shop is still there, there will be no transactions of the renewal of business permits in our office in City Hall,” she said.
Rentuza urged tax payers to pay their dues to the City to avoid penalties.
The shop with operate starting 9:00 a.m., which is an hour earlier than the mall's opening time.
It will be opened in Robinsons Galleria until Jan. 25.
Taxpayers will have to bring their requirements to make the processing easier.
These requirements include the duly-filled application forms, the preceding year’s income tax return with financial statements duly received by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), preceding year’s sales journal or percentage tax returns for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd quarters and for the months of October and November of 2018.
After sumbitting all the requirements, taxpayers will have to wait for the evaluation and assessment of their tax due before they proceed to payments and printing of Temporary Mayor’s Business Permit and verification of requirements and printing of final permit.