Article XII – Section 37

Functions. – The Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board created under Section 4, Article VI of this Organic Law shall have the following functions:

(a) Recommend the necessary fiscal policy adjustments by undertaking periodic reviews of the taxing powers, tax base, rates, wealth sharing arrangements, and sources of revenues of the Bangsamoro Government vis-a-vis its development needs:

(b) Address disputes between the National Government and the Bangsamoro Government involving the collection of capital gains tax, documentary stamp tax, donor’s tax, and estate tax;

(c) Determine the extent of the participation of the Bangsamoro Government in the board of directors or the policy-making bodies of government-owned or controlled corporations that operate a substantial portion of their businesses directly or through their subsidiaries in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region or where the Bangsamoro Government has substantial interest;

(d) Determine the participation of the Bangsamoro Government in the operations of government-owned or controlled corporations and their subsidiaries operating in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, and its share from the results of said operations.

(e) Determine the participation of the Bangsamoro Government in the Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines, and the Southern Philippines Development Authority, subject to the provisions of Section 33 of this Article; and

(f) Define the modalities for the filing of income tax returns for corporations or firms whose central, main , or head offices are located outside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region but are doing business within its territorial jurisdiction to determine the income realized from such operations in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, which shall be attributed as income derived therein and subject to the sharing scheme between the National Government and the Bangsamoro Government.

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