OBJECTIVES OF TMAP

The Association was organized for the following purposes:

1. To promote the development of tax management as a field of study, specialization and practice by establishing programs and projects geared towards a professional degree and/or accreditation with the appropriate government institutions; to organize and/or sponsor academic courses, seminars, conferences or conventions on taxation; to issue publications and such other printed materials which will help the members in their professional growth; and to undertake activities which will develop rapport and cooperation among members;

2. To monitor proposed and pending tax legislation and policies for purposes of taking timely action for the benefit of corporate and individual members;

3. To evaluate and review the implementation of tax laws, ordinances and issuances as well as of tax jurisprudence in order to initiate necessary legislative and administrative changes for the benefit of the members and taxpayers in general;

4. To establish a data center for the compilation and analysis of tax laws, policies and jurisprudence to determine their overall impact on the businesses of the members and on private business in general;

5. To assist government planners in determining the appropriate tax directions and instituting improvements in the tax system;

6. To recommend tax reforms in general so as to assist towards the development and growth of the Philippine economy;

7. To coordinate and/or affiliate with other persons, associations or institutions, whether local or international, having objectives wholly or partly similar to those of the Association, with the view of advancing similar objectives;

8. To render advice and assistance to, conduct studies and researches on, or manage the activities, operations or transactions of individuals and corporations, pertaining to taxation;

9. To promote the highest ethical conduct in the field of taxation, in the discharge of the Association’s duties and responsibilities, and in all dealings with the government and its agents; and

10. To do any and all things necessary for the furtherance of the foregoing objectives.