The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has amended the rules on the issuance of tax clearance (TCL) and certificate authorizing registration (CAR) of real estate properties following the discovery of the proliferation of anomalous transactions in Region 1.BIR Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares said she has received reports about the rise of anomalous one-time transactions (ONETT) involving the “use of fake CARs and TCLs, manipulations of tax declarations of real properties, underdeclaration of consideration in sale and other transactions, and misrepresentations as to the transferors’ st

* Parliament passes tax reforms demanded under bailout deal * Government calls it "fiscal necessity and responsibility" * Opposition says it is "a plan of destitution" By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The Greek parliament has approved a series of unpopular tax hikes to increase government income, one of the main conditions to qualify for continued aid from its foreign lenders.