LIST: Where to donate to get tax deductions for 2013

There are 14 government projects and programs included in the National Priority Plan of 2013

MANILA, Philippines - Donating to good causes has its bonuses: it also carries tax breaks. The key is knowing which ones do.

For instance, there are 14 government projects and programs that are part of the 2013 National Priority Plan (NPP) list of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

The NPP includes projects, programs, and activities (PPPAs) in education, health, youth and sports development, human settlements, science and culture, and economic development. Donating to these projects, says the Bureau of Internal Revenue, carries "full tax deductibility."

In a circular, the Neda said, "(The NPP) shall specify the activities as appropriate for each project to guide both the donee and the donor in making donations. It shall also specify the authorized donee institutions for each project. The authorized donee institution is a department, bureau, commission, agency, office, or instrumentality of the national government authorized by law or its charter to accept donations for a local government unit, which proposes the infusion of PPAs in the NPP," Neda said in a circular.

In the 2013 NPP, the Neda said the following PPAs are included:

Program/Project/Activity	Implementing Agency	Year of inclusion
Milk Feeding Program	National Dairy Authority	Aug 26, 2002 (Renewed annually from 2003 until 2013)
Sponsorship Program (formerly Medicare Para sa Masa)	PhilHealth	Aug 9, 2001 (Renewed annually from 2003 until 2013)
Adopt-A-School Program	Department of Education	Jan 31, 2012 (Renewed in January 28, 2013)
Camp Manuel Yan Eco-Military Park and Tribal Village	Department of Tourism/Compostela Valley Provincial Government	Jan 28, 2013
Lake Leonard Eco-Tourism Park Site Development	Department of Tourism/Compostela Valley Provincial Government	Jan 28, 2013
Tagbibinta Falls Site Developments	Department of Tourism/Compostela Valley Provincial Government	Jan 28, 2013
Mainit Waterfalls Hot Spring and Spa	Department of Tourism/Compostela Valley Provincial Government	Jan 28, 2013
Nabunturan Children's Eco Park	Department of Tourism/Compostela Valley Provincial Government	Jan 28, 2013
Passig Islet Aqua-Eco Park	Department of Tourism/Davao Del Sur Provincial Government	Jan 28, 2013
Punta Piape Mt Crocodile Park	Department of Tourism/Davao Del Sur Provincial Government	Jan 28, 2013
Kinuskusan Eco Park	Department of Tourism/Davao Del Sur Provincial Government	Jan 28, 2013
Health Facilities Program and its component program/activities (HFP)	Department of Health	Jan 28, 2013
Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning Program (RP-FP)	Department of Health	Jan 28, 2013
Expanded Program on Immunization for Infants in NHTS-PR Families (EPI)	Department of Health	Jan 28, 2013

Based on the Neda circular, apart from making donors and donations to the PPPAs eligible for full tax deduction, the following are also considerations in the National Priority Plan:

• The receipt of donations by the government from the private sector is one mode of mobilizing private sector participation in national development, and the financing of government expenditures. It increases the government's resources to the extent that donations received are used according to the government's expenditure thrusts, thereby freeing public resources for other developmental activities.
• The receipt of donations is not without cost to the government since donors are allowed to claim tax deductions on such donations. The nature and form of the donation could also delimit the government's use of the donated resources.

source:  Rappler