Question & AnswerQ&A (LRA CIRCULAR NO. 08-2012)
The purpose of LRA Circular No. 08-2012 is to prescribe the collection of IT Service Fees for transactions involving the electronic registration of chattel mortgage and other personal properties, electronic recording of transactions on unregistered land, and electronic registration of land titles and deeds.
The IT Service Fee for entry in the Electronic Primary Entry Book is P100.00 per document entered, provided that such entry does not form part of a registration process for which fees are already collected.
The IT Service Fee for printing annotations is P150.00 per carry-over of each subsisting encumbrance of a title to a new one, and for annotations on titles in excess of the first title covered by a document subject of registration.
Yes, the IT Service Fees enumerated in the circular are exclusive of VAT, meaning VAT shall be added to the fees.
The fee for the issuance of RD certifications is P150.00 per title, instrument, or document certified, regardless of the type of certification issued.
The IT Service Fee for network transmission is P400.00 per title, instrument, or document transmitted through the network regardless of the number of pages.
P650.00 per parcel verified and certified is the IT Service Fee chargeable for parcel verifications and certifications.
An additional fee of 20% of the base fee is chargeable for each page in excess of the first two pages in the issuance of true copies of subdivision plans, technical descriptions, and other land documents.
The circular takes effect after fifteen (15) days from its publication in a newspaper of general circulation and after filing three copies with the University of the Philippines Law Center.
LRA Circular No. 08-2012 was approved by Eulalio C. Diaz III, the Administrator of the Land Registration Authority.