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                                                                                              Status of
 Ref               Observation                         Recommendations                   Implementation/
                                                                                        Results of Validation
page     due to the non-implementation of 23) Develop an effective tax                    Unimplemented
 61      an effective tax campaign and non-     collection campaign program to            No effective tax
         enforcement of tax remedies,           enhance the collection of               collection campaign
         resulting in delinquent taxes          RPT/SET Receivables;                    program developed
         totaling ₱21,320,740.16 as of                                                           yet.
         December 31, 2023, running
         counter to pertinent provisions of 24) Submit the annual certified list of        Unimplemented
         R.A. No. 7160 and the Manual on        RPT delinquencies on or before          The Audit Team had
         Real Property Appraisal and            December 31 of each year, stating       received a document
         Assessment Operations, thus,           the reasons for non-collection and        reflecting that the
         depriving the City of potential        requesting assistance from the SP        certified list of RPT
         revenues that could have been          in the enforcement of the                 delinquencies was
         used to finance its various PPAs.      remedies; and                              submitted on or
                                                                                        before December 31.

                                              25) Enforce      remedies     in    the      Unimplemented
                                                  collection of RPT through the         Although, the Annual
                                                  issuance of a warrant on or           Certified List of RPT
                                                  before, or simultaneously with,        delinquencies on or
                                                  the institution of the civil action   before December 31
                                                  for the collection of the             of each year, the City
                                                  delinquent tax.                       had not yet enforced
                                                                                           any remedies to
                                                                                              collect the
                                                                                            delinquencies.
2023     The City has not undertaken the      26) The City Assessor prepare                Unimplemented
AAR,     general revision of real property        updated SMVs reflective of the           The City had not
 AO      assessments for the last 25 years        current market pursuant to              updated its SMVs.
No.10,   and has been collecting RPTs             Section 212 of R.A. No. 7160 and
 page    based on an outdated Schedule of         causes the drafting of an
  64     Market Values (SMVs) from CY             Ordinance for consideration of
         1999, which is not compliant with        the Sanggunian, incorporating
         the 3-year requirement under             therein the proposed SMV,
         Sections 212 and 219 of R.A. No.         assessment level, and tax rate.
         7160 and DILG-DOF JMC No.
         2010-01, hence precluding the        27) The Sanggunian give priority and        Unimplemented
         City from maximizing its revenue-        due course to this undertaking.        No action taken by
         raising    power     to    finance                                                management.
         development projects and to
         augment SEF for the benefit of its
                                          28) Henceforth, the City strictly               Unimplemented
         constituents.                        adhere to the provisions of                No action taken by
                                              Section 219 of R.A. No. 7160 and             management.
                                              DILG-DOF JMC No. 2010-01 in
                                              the preparation and completion of
                                              the general revision of real
                                              property assessments within the
                                              reglementary period of three
                                              years.
2023     The reciprocal accounts Due from 29) The City Accountant reconcile                Unimplemented
AAR,     Other Funds and Due to Other         the reciprocal accounts by                    A difference of
 AO      Funds showed a net difference of     reviewing      the     transactions          ₱41,669.63 still
No.11,   ₱2,118,872.63, which is non-         affecting the Due to/from Other           exists as of December
         compliant with Paragraph 27 of       Funds        accounts,       effect              31, 2024.



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