When buying a foreclosed property, the buyer often shoulders the Documentary Stamp Tax (DST). In the Buena Mano Green Tag Foreclosed Property listings for example, it is explicitly stated that DST is for the account of the buyer and DST is 1.5% of the Selling Price (SP) or Zonal Value (ZV), whichever is higher. To illustrate, I’ll reuse the example I used in my post about CGT.
Sample DST computation:
Example: A residential condominium in Makati City with a floor area of 50sqm has a Selling Price (SP) of 1.0M. The current zonal value per square meter for that condo in Makati is currently Php50,000/sqm. It is stipulated that the buyer shall shoulder DST. How much is the DST?
First let’s compute for the ZV:
ZV=Zonal Value x Floor Area
=50,000 pesos/sqm x 50sqm
=2,500,000 pesos
Since ZV is higher than SP, we shall use ZV to compute the DST:
DST=1.5% x ZV
=0.015 x 2,500,000 pesos
=37,500 pesos
Therefore, the buyer shall have to pay 37,500 pesos for the DST.
Is that it?! It’s that simple? Yes, it’s that simple. If you are looking for a more detailed (and more complicated) explanation about DST, you may also visit this particular page at BIR’s website.
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Hi, I’m Jay Castillo, full time dad, real estate investor, and internet marketer, based in the Philippines
Jay, thanks for the info. Do you know where to get ZV of different area in metro manila in particular for house and lot? More power to you
Noli
Jay, stumbling on your website is the best thing that happened to me this summer vacation. I work in the academe and have been looking for ways on how to generate passive income.
My question is too elementary. Sorry, i am just a newbie in real state. What is the difference between a market value and zonal value? A foreclosed QC lot is valued at 7k/sqm. The bank told us (my husband and i)that the zonal value is 10k/sqm. Is this a good buy for an end user? In case we decide to resell, can our asking price be the zonal value?
God bless and more power.
@Noli, you can get the zonal values in BIR’s website through this link: http://www.bir.gov.ph/zonalvalues/zonalvalues.htm. I’ll also post this along with other links in the sidebar for easy access to all readers. Thanks for helping me come up with the idea!
@bee, thanks for visiting and I admire you for making the most of your summer vacation!
With regards to Zonal Value, in my opinion it is really just for tax purposes and has nothing to do with the market value of a property. In essence, Market Value refers to the estimated price a willing buyer would pay a willing seller if neither was under any compulsion to buy or sell that property. This is often dictated by market forces and you would really have to confirm this by checking for how much a comparable property (same specs and location) was sold for recently.
Thank you! That was helpful. Therefore, a foreclosed lot @7k is not a good buy if others in the area sell @7,500 to 9k, right? Thanks again.
@bee, at 7K, its just 6% below 7.5K, not a bargain. If it was lower by 40%, that would be a good buy! =)
It was helpful information.
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Good day Jay,
Our client is willing to purchase a bank foreclosed asset but unfortunately the lis pendens filed(2006) by the previous owners was still attached to the title, the title was consolidated by the bank. Can the owners prevent the sale? How can this lis pendens be removed?
Another concern: About commission on rent: CompanyA property was leased a 2 years(1 month com was paid),renewal with increase for another 2 years, how much legal commission should we charge?
CompanyB, property was leased for 1 year(1 month com was paid), renewal with increase for 2 years, How much legal com should we charge?
Do we have to write the owners reminding them about the commission? Both owners are aware that we know the renewal as we are communicating with them? Please reply the soonest, the renewal will be on September.
You are of great help to us. Thank you and God bless….lyde