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The Next Hurdle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your BIR eCAR for Inherited Land

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  You’ve finally gathered the siblings, signed the Extrajudicial Settlement (EJS), and figured out the newspaper publication details. You might think the hardest part is behind you, but there is one massive gatekeeper you still have to pass before the property can officially be transferred to your names: the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) . To change the name on a land title, the Registry of Deeds will strictly demand an eCAR (Electronic Certificate Authorizing Registration) . Think of the eCAR as your official "tax clearance" proving that the government has received its fair share of estate taxes. If your documents are disorganized, a single trip to your Revenue District Office (RDO) can quickly turn into a frustrating circle of rejections. Here is exactly how to navigate the BIR eCAR process without losing your mind—or your budget. 📋 The eCAR Document Checklist Before you step foot inside your specific RDO, make sure you have these core documents compiled neatly in a fol...
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EJS with UNILATERAL DEED OF SALE

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Magandang Araw!  I pray and wish that 2023 would be a great year for all of us. However, today, I would share a throwback of my activities last year. In particular, 3rd quarter of last year, I was lucky enough to be able to assist an Extra Judicial Settlement of Estate with Deed of Absolute Sale. It was not the usual Deed of Absolute Sale, it was a Unilateral Deed of Sale. What is a UNILATERAL DEED OF SALE It is a Deed of Sale, where only one party to the transaction is signing the document...the SELLER. Most often, this happens when one of the parties is not available to personally sign thru a bilateral contract, which is the usual Deed of Absolute Sale,  where both Buyer and Seller signed.  In this case, the Seller is in a foreign country, so the document will be notarized and apostilled there. Or, it will be thru the Philippine Consulate in that country. EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE Since one of the owners (whose names were on the title), the husband, had passed...
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