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Summary of REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 27-2011

issued on July 1, 2011 revokes BIR Ruling Nos. 002-99 (dated January 12, 1999), DA-184-04 (dated April 6, 2004), DA-569-04 (dated November 10, 2004) and DA-087-06 (dated March 6, 2006). Said rulings exclude from the gross income of the taxpayer, and hence exempt from Income Tax, contributions to Pag-Ibig 2, GSIS, SSS, Life Insurance, Pre-Need Plan in excess of the mandatory monthly contribution; GSIS Optional Insurance Premium, GSIS Educational Plan Premium, GSIS Memorial Plan Premium and GSIS Unlimited Optional Insurance Premium.

Contributions referred to in Section 32(B)(7)(f) of the NIRC of 1997 cover only the mandatory/compulsory contributions of the concerned employees to SSS, GSIS, PHIC and HDMF. Thus, voluntary contributions in excess of what the law allows to these institutions are not excludible from the gross income of the taxpayer and hence, not exempt from Income Tax and Withholding Tax.


Consequently, the exemption from Withholding Tax on compensation referred to in Section 2.78.1(B)(12) of Revenue Regulations No. 2-98 shall apply only to mandatory/compulsory GSIS, SSS, Medicare and Pag-ibig contributions.

All revenue issuance inconsistent with this Circular are deemed repealed. All Revenue Officers conducting audit investigations shall take the provisions of this Circular into

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Quezon City

REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 27-2011

SUBJECT : Revocation of BIR Ruling Nos. 002-99, DA-184-04, DA-569-04 and

DA-087-06

TO : All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned.

This Circular is being issued to revoke BIR Ruling Nos. 002-99 (dated January 12, 1999), DA-184-04 (dated April 6, 2004), DA-569-04 (dated November 10, 2004), and DA-087-06 (dated March 6, 2006) which excludes from the gross income of the taxpayer and hence, exempt from Income Tax, contributions to Pag-Ibig 2, GSIS, SSS, Life Insurance, Pre-Need Plan in excess of the mandatory monthly contribution; GSIS Optional Insurance Premium, GSIS Educational Plan Premium, GSIS Memorial Plan Premium, and GSIS Unlimited Optional Insurance Premium.

The abovementioned BIR Rulings rendered an opinion regarding Section 32(B)(7)(f) of the NIRC of 1997, to wit:

Since the law and implementing regulations do not categorically state that the exemption covers only the regular GSIS and Pag-Ibig contributions, it is safe to conclude that GSIS optional and Pag-Ibig 2 contributions are likewise excludible from the gross income of the taxpayer and hence, exempt from income tax.”

It has been observed that the grant of Income Tax exemption to SSS, GSIS, PHIC and Pag-ibig contributions in excess of the mandatory contributions is being abused. As an example, aside from the mandatory contribution of Php100.00/month to Pag-ibig Fund and 1% (for those with monthly compensation of Php1,500.00 and below) or 2% (for those with monthly compensation of over Php1,500.00) to PHIC, an employee may contribute additional Php1,000.00/month to Pag-ibig 2 and Php1,000.00/month to PHIC as voluntary contributions which can be gleaned as a form of investment. The money being invested by the employees in these programs are not being taxed. Aside from that, employers which are mandated by the Bureau to correctly withhold the tax due of their employees (i.e. tax due is equivalent to tax withheld), find it difficult to comply since voluntary contributions by their employees may not always pass thru them.

The term contribution is defined in Republic Act (RA) No. 8291, otherwise known as The Government Service Insurance System Act of 1997, as follows:

SECTION 2. Definition of Terms. —

xxx xxx xxx

(j) Contribution — The amount payable to the GSIS by the member and the employer in accordance with Section 5 of this Act;”


Moreover, Section 5 of RA No. 8291 provides:

SECTION 5. Contributions. — (a) It shall be mandatory for the member and the
employer to pay the monthly contributions
specified in the following schedule:
xxx
xxx xxx” (Underscoring provided)

Similarly, Section 8 of RA No. 8282, otherwise known as the Social Security Act of 1997, defined the term contribution, viz:

SECTION 8. Terms Defined. —

xxx xxx xxx

(i) Contribution — The amount paid to the SSS by and on behalf of the member in accordance with Section Eighteen of this Act.

Subsequently, Section 18 of RA No. 8282 states:

SECTION 18. Employee's Contribution. — (a) Beginning as of the last day of

the calendar month when an employee's compulsory coverage takes effect and every month thereafter during his employment, the employer shall deduct and withhold from such employee's monthly salary, wage, compensation or earnings, the employee's contribution in an amount corresponding to his salary, wage, compensation or earnings during the month in accordance with the following schedule:” (Emphasis provided)

Further, the term Medicare “contribution” is defined in Section 4 of RA No. 7875, otherwise known as the National Health Insurance Act of 1995, as follows:

“SECTION 4. Definitions of Terms. — For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

xxx xxx xxx

d) Contribution — The amount paid by or in behalf of a member to the Program for coverage, based on salaries or wages in the case of formal sector employees, and on household earnings and assets, in the case of the self-employed, or on other criteria as may be defined by the Corporation in accordance with the guiding principles set forth in Article I of this Act.

Furthermore, Sections 4 and 7 of RA 9697, otherwise known as the Home Development Mutual Fund Law of 2009 provided for the definition of Pag-ibig “contribution”, to wit:

SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. - The following shall mean:

xxx xxx xxx

(c) “Contributions” - the amount payable to the Fund by the members and their employers, in accordance with this Act.


SEC. 7. Fund Generation and Contributions.- The money of the Fund shall be generated by the provident savings that the covered employees shall contribute for the purpose every month, and the equal amounts that their respective employers shall mandatorily contribute.

Covered employees and employers shall contribute to the Fund based on the monthly compensation of covered employees as follows:

Employees earning not more than One thousand five hundred pesos (P1,500.00) per month – one percent (1%).

Employees earning more than One thousand five hundred pesos (P1,500.00) per month – two percent (2%).

All employers - two percent (2%) of the monthly compensation of all covered employees.

The maximum monthly compensation to be used in computing employee and employer contributions shall not be more than Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00): Provided, That this maximum may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Trustees through rules and regulations adopted by it, taking into consideration actuarial calculations and rates of benefits.

Therefore, contributions referred to in Section 32(B)(7)(f) of the NIRC of 1997 cover only the mandatory/compulsory contributions of the concerned employees to SSS, GSIS, PHIC and HDMF. Thus, this Office holds that voluntary contributions in excess to what the law allows to these institutions are not excludible from the gross income of the taxpayer and hence, not exempt from Income Tax and Withholding Tax. Consequently, the exemption from withholding tax on compensation referred to in Section 2.78.1(B)(12) of Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 2-98 shall apply only to mandatory/compulsory GSIS, SSS, Medicare and Pag-ibig contributions.

In this regard, BIR Ruling Nos. 002-99, DA-184-04, DA-569-04 and DA-087-06 are hereby revoked and invalidated, and all revenue issuance inconsistent with this Circular are deemed repealed.

All revenue officers conducting audit investigations shall take the provisions of this Circular into consideration. Accordingly, any claim for exemption for voluntary contributions shall be disallowed, and, where applicable, the corresponding deficiency assessment shall be made.

All revenue officials and employees are enjoined to give this Circular the widest possible publicity.

(Original Signed)

KIM S. JACINTO-HENARES

Commissioner of Internal Revenue



SEC ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COMPLIANCE FORM

Republic of the Philippines Department of Finance

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SEC Building EDSA, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COMPLIANCE FORM

NAME OF COMPANY

PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

ADOPTION OF THE MANUAL:

AML Operating Manual

1. Do you have an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Operating Manual?

2. Did you submit your AML Operating Manual to the Commission?

3. Is your AML Operating Manual being followed by yours personnel in your day to day operations?

I. Customer Due Diligence or Know-your-customer rule

A. QUESTIONS APPLYING TO ALL COVERED INSTITUTIONS REGULATED BY THE COMMISSION

4. Do you obtain the following information from your client or customer?

4.1 Complete name or names used?

4.2 Present address or residence, in the Philippines, or
abroad, if customer is a non-resident?

4.3 Residence telephone numbers?

4.4 Permanent address, for both resident and non­
resident?

4.5 Mailing address, if different from 4.2 and 4.4?

4.6 Birth date and birth place?

4.7 Nationality?

4.8 Nature of work or occupation of the customer e.g.
attorney, cashier, physician (do not use
nondescript terms such as businessman,
employee, merchant, store owner (unless name of
store is provided)?

4.9 Name of employer, if employed, and the
complete address and telephone numbers of the
employer?


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

4.10 Nature of self-employment or business, or name
of the single proprietorship and its complete
address and telephone numbers?

4.11 Customers Tax Identification number?

4.12 Customers Social Security Numbers or
Government Service and Social Security Numbers?

4.13 Sources of funds?

4.14 Complete name, address and contact
information of beneficial owner?

4.15 For broker dealers, whether the customer is an
institutional customer?

4.16 For broker dealers, the customers investment
objective ?

5. In addition to No. 4, do you require the following information in cases where the applicants are acting in a representative capacity?

5.1 Legal capacity of the customer?

5.2 Identity of the principal owner or beneficiary,
including information from 4.1 to 4.14?

5.3 If customer is a legal entity such as a corporation,
the identity of the person authorized, including
information from 4.1 to 4.9?

5. Is there a designated officer or staff authorized to obtain from the customers the abovementioned information or documents relevant thereto? If yes, specify below the rank, office or designation

__________________________________________ .

B. QUESTIONS ON DOCUMENTATIONS

B.1 INDIVIDUALS AS CLIENTS

6. For purposes of No. 4, do you require from the customer the original copy of any of the following identification documents before opening of an account?

6.1 Philippine passport or passport issued by a foreign
government?

6.2 Drivers license?

6.3 Any official original identity card issued by the
National Government of the Republic of the
Philippines, its political subdivisions or


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

instrumentalities, or government owned or controlled corporations?

7. Do you obtain from the customer prior to the opening of an account the following:

7.1 Notarized special authorizations, for the
representatives?

7.2 Trust agreement, if acting as a trustee?

7.3 Other pertinent and reasonable documents
deemed necessary under the circumstances?
Specify below the documents, if applicable.

B.2 CORPORATE/PARTNERSHIP/SINGLE PROPRIETORS AS CLIENTS

8. Do you obtain from your client copies of the following documents:

8.1Certificate of registration issued by the SEC, for corporation or partnership, or by the Department of Trade and Industry, for single proprietorship, including the articles of incorporation or partnership?

8.2Latest General Information Sheet and other documents such as clearance from the SEC that the company is active and compliant with reportorial requirements?

8.3 Appropriate board resolution?

8.4 For clients or customers who are non-residents, do
you require that the documents under No. 7 be
duly authenticated by our Philippine Embassy or
Consulate where said companies are located?

C. QUESTIONS ON PROHIBITED ACCOUNTS

9. Do you maintain accounts only in the names of the account holders?

10. Do you allow the opening, keeping or maintaining any of the following accounts:

10.1 Anonymous accounts?

10.2 Fictitious names accounts?

10.3 Incorrect name accounts?


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

10.4 Accounts similar to the foregoing?

11. Have you refused opening of accounts under any of the following circumstances:

11.1 Those covered under No. 10 hereof?

11.2 If client fails to provide the requested evidence of
identity?

11.3 If contrary to the established policies and
procedures of the covered institution? Specify
below said policy or procedure, if applicable.

___________________________________________

___________________________________________

__________________________________________

12. Have you closed prohibited accounts after the adoption of the AMLA, as amended, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations?

13. How many prohibited accounts have you closed?

D. QUESTIONS ON ACCOUNTS WITHOUT FACE-TOFACE CONTACTS

14. Are your prospective clients interviewed personally?

15. Do you allow the opening of accounts thru any of the following circumstances:

15.1 Internet?

15.2 Post?

15.3 Telephone?

15.4 Other instances such as: __________________

____________________________________________

16. Do you have policies and procedures specifying reliance on an intermediary or third party for your know your customer or customer due diligence requirements?

17. Is the intermediary or third party referred to in No. 16 a covered institution under the AMLA, as amended, or as defined and identified by foreign jurisdiction in so far as covered institutions in their respective jurisdictions are concerned?


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

18. Where reliance is permitted, do you undertake the following:

18.1 Immediately take adequate steps to satisfy
yourself that copies of identification data and
other relevant documentation relating to the
customer due diligence requirements are
available from the intermediaries or third parties
upon request without delay?

18.2 Satisfy yourself that the intermediaries or third
parties are regulated and supervised, and have
measures in place to comply with customer due
diligence requirements?

18.3 Ensure that the customer identification program
of the intermediaries or third party is similar to or
equivalent to your customer identification
program?

18.4 That the ultimate responsibility for customer
and/or beneficial owner identification and
verification remains with you?

E. QUESTIONS ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES

19. Do you pay special attention to any money laundering threats that may arise from new or developing technologies that might favor anonymity?

20. Do you take measures to prevent money laundering schemes?

F. POLICY NOT TO TRANSACT

21. Do you inform your clients of your explicit policy that business transactions will not be conducted if they fail to provide sufficient evidence of their identity?

G. RENEWAL OF IDENTIFICATION

22. Do you regularly update or renew identification of your clients particularly under any of the following situations:

22.1 Changes of the applicable information required
under Nos. 4 to 8, except No. 6?

22.2 When there is doubt as to the identity of your
client, beneficial owner, or the principal it purports
to represent?

22.3 Whenever necessary pursuant to your established
policies and procedure?


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

E. OLD ACCOUNTS

23. Have you taken actions to clean out old accounts?

24. What actions have you taken to clean out old
accounts?
_____________________________________________

F. SIMPLIFIED OR REDUCED CDD

25. Do you apply simplified or reduced customer due diligence to the following customers:

25.1 Financial institutions where they are subject to
requirements to combat money laundering and
the financing of terrorism consistent with the
Recommendations of the Financial Action Task
Force and are supervised for compliance with
those controls?

25.2 Public companies that are subject to regulatory
disclosure requirements?

25.3 Government institutions and its instrumentalities?

G. VERIFICATION:

G.1. ACCOUNTS WITHOUT FACE-TO-FACE CONTACTS

26. Do you ensure that the customer identification procedures for non-face-to-face verification be as stringent as those for face-to-face verification?

27. Do you have the following as risk mitigating measures:

27.1 Certification by appropriate authorities and
professionals of the documents provided?

27.2 Requisition of additional documents to
complement those which are required for face-to-
face customers?

27.3 Independent contact with the customer?

27.4 Third party introduction, e.g. by an intermediary?

27.5 Requiring the first payment to be carried out
through an account in the customer
s name with
a bank subject to similar customer due diligence
standards?

28. Do you require that documents under Nos. 7 & 8 be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate for those non-residents opening an account without face-to-face contact?


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

G.2. CORPORATE ACCOUNTS

29. Before establishing business relationship, do you ensure that corporate client or other kind of business applicant has not been, or is not in the process of being dissolved, struck off, wound-up or terminated?

G.3. TRUST, NOMINEE AND FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS

30. Do you determine whether your client is acting in behalf of another person as trustee, nominee or agent?

31. Do you establish the identities of the agent/s and the authorized signatories, as well as the nature of their trustee or nominee capacity and duties?

32. In case you suspect that the trustee, nominee or agent is only a dummy, do you undertake further verification to verify the business relationship between the parties?

33. In case satisfactory evidence of the beneficial owners cannot be obtained, do you proceed to:

33.1 Conduct or continue transacting with the
client?

33.2 Stop transacting with such account?

34. For purposes of 33.1, do you undertake the following:

34.1 Record any misgivings?

34.2 Monitors said account?

35. Do you conduct reasonable inquiries on the transactions whenever these transactions pass through accounts opened by a law firm or accountants that give cause for concern?

36. Do you report to AMLC transactions under Nos. 33 and 34, pursuant to the provisions of the AMLA, as amended, and your established policies and procedures, if you have a basis for reporting under the provisions of the AMLA, as amended?

G.4 HIGH RISK CUSTOMERS

37. Do you give special attention to business relationships and transactions with persons, including companies and financial institutions, form countries which do not or insufficiently apply the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations?


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

38. Do you ensure that the principles applicable to your institution are also applied to your branches and majority owned subsidiaries located abroad, especially in countries which do not or insufficiently apply the anti-money laundering measures implemented in the Philippines?

39. Do you consider costumers from countries which do not have or insufficiently apply anti-money laundering measures as high risk customers?

40. Do you establish the source of wealth of higher risk customers?

41. Are decisions on business relations with higher risk customers taken by your senior management?

II. Monitoring, Recording and Reporting

A. MONITORING

42. Do you conduct monitoring of the following business relationships and transactions:

42.1 Transactions involving trust, nominee and
fiduciary accounts?

42.2 Transactions involving shell companies which
have been allowed to transact after undertaking
necessary verifications?

42.3 Complex, unusual large transactions, or unusual
patterns of transactions?

42.4 Business relationships and transactions with
persons, whether natural or juridical, from countries
which do not or insufficiently apply the Financial
Action Task Force Recommendations?

42.5 Transactions which are suspected to be made by
a person included in the list of suspected terrorists,
or terrorist organizations that maybe furnished by
the AMLC or by any other law enforcement
agency or pursuant to internal policies and
procedures?

42.6 Transactions made by persons, whether
individuals or corporate, who had been subjected
to further verifications but nonetheless required to
be monitored by the covered institution as part of
its enhanced Know-your-customer (KYC)
application or AMLA compliance procedure?

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PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

42.7 Any other transaction which you may deem necessary to be monitored based on surrounding facts or circumstances and your established polices and procedure?

43. Is there a designated specific officer or staff
authorized to monitor any of the transactions
referred to above? Specify the rank, office or
designation ____________________________

B. RECORD KEEPING

44. Do you keep and maintain documentations on the following:

44.1 Customer relationships, identification and other
pertinent data?

44.2 Transactions?

45. Is the documentation sufficient to permit reconstruction of individual transaction which will enable the AMLC to compile an audit trail should there be a report made pursuant thereto?

46. Does the documentation include information on the customer/beneficiarys name, address, nature and date of transaction, type and amount of currency involved, the type and identifying number of account, and information on whether a particular person is a customer or beneficial owner of the transactions?

47. Are the documents referred to under Nos. 44 and 45, including recordings made under No. 34.1 and any analysis made to detect unusual or suspicious transactions available to the Commission and to the AMLC for its inspection?

48. In case the companys record keeping is fully computerized, do you have automatic back-up system which is maintained within the prescribed period?

49. Do you apply the five (5) year retention period for purposes of record keeping?

50. Do you maintain a complete file on all transactions that have been brought to the attention of your Compliance Officer, including transactions that are not reported to the AMLC?

51. Do you require the production of the original documents referred to herein and do you retain certified copies of said documents, with the name


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

of your employee certifying the documents clearly recorded?

52. If the original copies of the documents cannot be produced or certified copies cannot be retained, do you record the reasons therefor?

53. Is there a designated officer or staff authorized to
keep or maintain the records referred to herein?
Specify below the rank, office or
designation _________________________________ .

C. REPORTING TO THE AMLC

C.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

54. Do you have a system of mandatory reporting of both covered transactions and suspicious transactions?

55. Have you appointed a senior officer at management level with relevant qualifications and experience as Compliance Officer?

56. Do you report to the AMLC all covered and suspicious transactions within ten (10) working days from occurrence thereof?

57. Do you inform your customers when information relating to them or whenever their transaction is being reported to the AMLC?

58. Do you have a system of ensuring confidentiality of the reports made to the AMLC?

59. Whenever any of your officer or employee knows that the client has engaged in any of the predicate crimes under the AMLA, do you promptly make a report to the AMLC?

C.2 COVERED TRANSACTION REPORTS

60. Do you report to the AMLC transactions in cash or other equivalent monetary instrument involving a total amount in excess of the threshold of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php500,000.00) within one (1) banking day?

C.3 SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS

61. Do you report to the AMLC transactions, regardless of the amounts involved, where any of the following circumstances exists:

61.1There is no underlying legal or trade obligation, purpose or economic justification?

61.2 The client is not properly identified;

61.3 The amount involved is not commensurate with the


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

business or financial capacity of your client?

61.4 Taking into account all known circumstances, it
may be perceived that the client
s transaction is
structured in order to avoid being the subject of
reporting requirements under the AMLA, as
amended?

61.5 Any circumstance relating to the transaction which
is observed to deviate from the profile of the clients
and/or the client
s past transactions with you?

61.6 The transaction is in any way related to an unlawful
activity or offense under the AMLA, as amended,
that is about to be, is being or has been committed?

61.7 Any transaction that is similar or analogous to any
of the foregoing?

III. INTERNAL CONTROL AND PROCEDURES, COMPLIANCE AND TRAINING

A. INTERNAL CONTROL AND PROCEDURE

62. Do you have internal control and procedures aimed at preventing and impeding money laundering?

63. Are your internal policies and procedures on dealing with money laundering clearly set out and reflected in your Operating Manual?

64. Does your internal written internal reporting procedure include the following?

64.1 Information to all key staff as to whom they should
report any knowledge or suspicion or money
laundering activity?

64.2 Clear reporting chain under which suspicions of
money laundering activity will be passed to the
Compliance Officer?

64.3 Access of the Compliance Officer to any other
information which may be necessary in determining
whether or not a suspicious transaction report is to
be filed?

64.4 A provision that, upon determination of the
suspicious nature of the report, the information
contained therein is promptly disclosed to AMLC?

64.5 Maintenance of a register of all reports, including
reports of suspicious transactions to the Compliance
Officer but not reported to the AMLC, covered
transactions which are not reported to the AMLC,

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details of the date on which the report is made, the person who made to the report to the Compliance Officer and information sufficient to identify the relevant papers related to the reports?

65. Have you instituted an audit function or procedure to test the system to ensure adequate compliance with the program?

66. Do you have an adequate screening procedure to ensure high standards in hiring employees?

B. COMPLIANCE

67. Have you appointed one or more senior officers or an appropriate unit to advise the management and staff on the issuance and enforcement of in-house instructions relative to the implementation of the AMLA, as amended, your Operating Manual, personnel training, reporting of covered and suspicious transactions?

68. Does your Compliance Officer have the following duties?

68.1 Maintenance of a manual of compliance
procedures?

68.2 Ensure compliance by the staff with the AMLA, its
Implementing Rules and Regulations and your
Operating Manual?

68.3 Act as liaison officer between you as a covered
institution and the AMLC relative to your compliance
with the AMLA?

68.4 Dissemination to the Board, officers and all
employees, memoranda circulars, resolutions,
instructions, and policies issued by the AMLC or by
the Commission in relation to money laundering
prevention?

68.5 Prepare and submit to the AMLC written reports of the covered institutions compliance with the AMLA and its Implementing Rules and Regulations?

69. If you are a branch, subsidiary or affiliate of a foreign company which is a covered institution in its home country, do you observe anti-money laundering measures consistent with home jurisdiction requirements to the extent allowed by the local laws?

C. TRAINING

70. Do you provide education and training for all your


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

staff and personnel, including directors and officers? If you have conducted such training specify below topics presented, dates of the training and the names of the resource persons:

70.1 ________________________________________

70.2 ________________________________________

70.3 ________________________________________

70.4 ________________________________________

71. Do you provide trainings to all new employees, regardless of level of seniority?

72. Do you provide continuous trainings to your cashiers/dealers representatives or investment representatives/advisory staff or front-line staff on matters such as, but not limited to, identification of suspicious transactions, the procedure to be adopted when a transaction is deemed suspicious, and your policy for dealing non-regular customers particularly where large case transactions or complex and unusual transactions are involved?

73. Do you provide trainings to your supervisors and managers on matters such as, but not limited to, offenses and penalties under the AMLA, the procedures relating to service of production and restraint orders, internal reporting procedures, and the requirement for verification of identity and retention of records?

74. Do you provide, at least once a year, refresher trainings, or do you conduct on-going training for your key staff on matters such as, but not limited to, updates or developments on money laundering techniques, methods and trends of money laundering and prevention, aspects of the AMLA and obligations thereunder, the requirements on customer identification and due diligence, covered transactions and suspicious transactions reporting?

ASSISTANCE OF THE COMMISSION

75. Do you need the assistance of the Commission in effectively implementing or complying with the AMLA, its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and Circulars issued by the AMLC and the Commission relative to the AMLA?

76. If you need the assistance of the Commission, please specify below the kind or type of assistance


PRACTICES AND ACTS REQUIRED UNDER AMLA, ITS IRR, AND OPERATING MANUAL

COMPLIANCE AREA

YES

NO

EXPLANATION/REASON FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

you need ____________________________

____________________________________

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