Legislative Committee

The Publications Committee shall have the following powers, duties and responsibilities:

1. It shall coordinate with the President, the officers, the Board of Directors and the general membership in representing TMAP before the Congress in any hearing in aid of tax and related legislation;

2. It shall assist the President in ensuring that the Association’s position on various proposed legislation is properly communicated to Congress and appropriate government agencies and shall conduct research and liaison work with Congress, the Court of Tax Appeals and various government agencies such as the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bureau of Customs, Department of Finance and Department of Interior and Local Government;

3. It shall prepare drafts of proposed legislation, ordinances, regulations, circulars, orders or other issuances for discussion by the Board and/or the general membership prior to eventual submission to the appropriate government agency or body for the latter’s consideration;

4. It shall prepare drafts of position papers on relevant and existing or proposed legislation, ordinances, regulations, circulars, orders, rulings, or other issuances for discussion by the Board and/or the general membership prior to eventual submission to the appropriate government agency or body for the latter’s consideration;

5. It shall attend and participate in public hearings, inquiries, or consultations conducted by any government agency or body in connection with existing or proposed legislation, ordinances, regulations, circulars, orders or other issuances which have some relation to tax management or practice;

6. It shall liaise with relevant government agencies or bodies whose actions, decisions, rulings or other issuances relate to or affect tax practice and/or management or otherwise affect in any manner the interest/s of the members of the Association; and

7. It shall monitor any recent developments in law-making by Congress, ordinance-making by local government units that may affect the members of the Association, promulgation or deliberation of administrative regulations, orders and circulars, and inform the general membership of such developments.

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