Taxation Answer Sheet 2 PDF
Taxation Answer Sheet 2 PDF
Taxation Answer Sheet 2 PDF
2. Aplets Corporation is registered under the laws of the Virgin Islands. It has extensive
operations in Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, its products are imported and sold at a
mark-up by its exclusive distributor, Kim;s Trading Inc. The BIR complied a record of all
the imports of Kim from Aplets and imposed a tax on Aplets net income derived from its
exports to Kim. Is the BIR correct?
Answer:
a. Yes. Aplets is a non-resident foreign corporation engaged in trade or business
in the Philippines.
3. What is the rule on the taxability of income that a government educational institution
derives from its school operations? Such income is
Answer:
a. Subject to 10% tax on its net taxable income as if it is a proprietary
Educational institution.
4. Zygomite Minerals, Inc., a corporation registered and holding office in Australia, not
operating in the Philippines, may be subject to Philippine income taxation on
Answer:
a. Gains it derived from sale in Australia of an ore crusher it
bought from the Philippines with the proceeds converted to
pesos.
5. Lualhati Educational Foundation, Inc., a stock educational institution organized for profit,
decided to lease for commercial use a 1,500 sq. m. portion of its school. The school
actually, directly, and exclusively used the rents for the maintenance of its school
buildings, including payment of janitorial services. Is the leased portion subject to real
property tax?
Answer:
d. Yes, since the leased portion is not actually, directly, and
exclusively used for educational purposes.
9. All the statements below are true except one. Which is the exception? Non-
Profit, non-stock educational of social welfare
Answer:
d. none of the above
10. corporation does not include
Answer:
d. general professional partnerships
11. Which of the following non-resident foreign corporation is imposed the
Highest income tax rate?
Answer:
a. cinematographic film owner, lessor or distributor
18. It is important to know the source of income for tax purposes (I.e., from within or without
the Philippines) because
Answer:
d. some individual and corporate tax payers are taxed on their worldwide
income while others are taxable only upon income from sources within the
Philippines.
20. Interest received as passive income by domestic and resident foreign corporations may be
subject to which tax rate?
Answer:
a. 20%
21. Which of the following corporations is imposed the least income tax rate?
Answer:
b. international carriers
22. One of the statements is false. Which is it? Non-stock, non-profit, corporations are
Answer:
c. not exempt from internal revenue taxes on their income
derived from any activity conducted for profit.
23. If the sum of the quarterly tax payments made during the said taxable year is not equal to
the total tax due on the entire taxable income of that year, yhe corporation shall either
Answer:
d. all of the above
24. To be exempt from taxation revenues derived from assets used in the operation of
cafeteria’s/canteens and bookstores by non-profit, non-stock educational institutions should
be
Answer:
d. all of the above
25. The following may constitute gross income of a non-resident foreign corporation. Which
is not?
Answer:
b. reinsurance premiums
26. Which corporation does not receive the same treatment with regard to the income tax
imposed on the net capital gain from sale, exchange or other disposition of shares of stock in
a domestic corporation not traded in the stock exchange?
Answer:
c. domestic corporations
PAGE 189: PROBLEM
QUARTERLY TAXES ON DOMESTIC CORPORATION
Regime Inc. is a trading company created under Philippine laws. For the quarter ending June
30, 2015, it has the following results of operations:
Gross Sales for the Quarter 980,000
Cost of Sales for the Quarter 492,800
Total Deductions Claimed for the Quarter 315,000
Gross Sales for the 1st Quarter 630,000
Cost of Sales for the 1st Quarter 318,150
Total Deductions Claimed for the 1st Quarter 215,932
Tax Payment for the 1st Quarter 28,775
Creditable Tax Withheld 17,850
The company falls to file its 2nd Quarter income tax return on the due date, Aug.29, 2015. Its
files its return on Sept. 6, 2015. Compromise penalty is P10,500.
1. Gross Income this quarter: answer: 799,050
2. Taxable Income this quarter: answer: 95,918
3. Gross Income 1st quarter: answer: 311,850
4. Total taxable income to date: answer: 268,118
5. Tax due: answer: 80,435.40
6. Tax payable: answer: 33,810.40
7. Penalties: answer: 10,500
8. Total amount payable: answer: 44,310.40
Solution:
1st Quarter
Gross Sales P630,000
Less: Cost Sales (318,150)
Gross Income 311,850
Less: Deduction claimed (215,932)
Taxable Income 95,918
Multiply: Tax rate 30%
Tax due P28,775.40
2nd Quarter
SOLUTION
1ST Quarter
3rd Quarter
PBC Corporation, a domestic corporation, is on its third year of operations in 2014, it has, for
taxable year 2013, an income tax refundable of P40,000 for which the BIR has issued a
certificate of tax credit. The records of PBC show the following cumulation balances for
2014:
SOLUTION:
1ST Quarter
3RD Quarter
In the year 2014, the following cumulative data appear in the records of Family Company, a
domestic corporation. 2014 its second year of operations:
1. Income tax due at the end of the 1st quarter : Answer: 15,300
2. Normal income tax for the 2nd quarter: Answer: 32,400
3. Normal tax taxable income for the 3rd quarter: Answer: 256,500
4. Income tax due at the end of the year: Answer: 52,400
SOLUTION:
1st Quarter
3rd Quarter
Line Corporation, a domestic corporation, is on its third year operations in 2014. The
following cumulative data appear in its records.
1. which of the following may not be deducted from gross receipt to arrive at gross income
for purposes of computing MCIT of a taxpayer engaged in the sale of services under the cash
basis?
Answer. D
2. One of the following statements is wrong . Which is it? Gross Income tax on corporation
is
Answer. D
3. For purposes of determining the improperly accumulated taxable income for a taxable
year, the following, except one ,are added to that years taxable income . Which one?
Answer.D
4. Which of the following is not a prima facie instance that is indicative of purpose avoid
income tax upon shareholders?
Answer.B
5.The minimum corporate income tax of a domestic or resident of manufacturing corporation
is
Answer. B
6. Which of the following is not true?
Answer. E
7. Which statements is correct? The gross income tax corporation is
Answer. A
8. The term “ normal income tax” shall mean the income tax rate prescribed
Answer. D
9. Legitimate business reverses shall include substantial losses sustained
Answer. C
10. Reasonable needs of business is inconsistent with the concept IAET when
Answer. C
11. Which statement is wrong? The gross income tax
Answer. C
12. Which of the following may not deducted from gross receipt to arrive at gross income for
purposes of computing MCIT of taxpayer engaged in the sale of services under accrual basis?
Answer. D
13. Force majeure includes
Answer. D
14. Which of the following statements about IAET is false?
Answer. C
15. A minimum corporate income tax of 2% of the gross income as of the end of the taxable
years imposed upon any domestic and resident foreign corporation subject to the normal tax
Answer. D
16. One of the following statements is correct. Which is it? The minimum corporate income
tax of a corporation is computed
Answer: A
17. The following, except one, give rise to the persumption that a corporation is improperly
accumulating profits. Identify the exception.
Answer: D
18. Cost of services for MCIT purposes means all direct costs and expenses necessarily
incurred to provide the services required by the customers and clients including
Answer: B
19. Which of the following does not constitute accumulation of earnings for the reasonable
needs of the business?
Answer: A
20. A BOI- registered enterprise has a “registered” and an “unregistered” activity. The MCIT
shall apply to the
Answer: C
21. Which of the following statements about improperly accumulated earnings tax (IAET) is
false?
Answer: A
22. In the case of a domestic corporation whose operations or activities are partly covered by
the regular income tax system and partly covered under a special income tax system, the
MCIT shall apply on
Answer; C
23. Which of the following may be not deducted from gross sales to arrive at gross income
tax for purposes of computing the gross income tax of a merchandising/manufacturing
concern?
Answer: D
24. Improperly accumulated earnings tax shall not apply to the following corporations except
one. Which is one?
Answer: A
25. Which of the following may not be deducted from gross sales to arrive at gross income
for purposes of computing the MCIT of a merchandising/manufacturing concern?
Answer: D
26. For purposes of determining the improperly Accumulated Taxable Income for a taxable
year, the following, except one, are reduced from that years taxable income after
appropriately adding certain items. Which one?
Answer: A
27. The minimum corporate income tax of a domestic or resident service corporation is
Answer: A
28. the tax rate on improperly accumulated earnings
Answer: B
29. The MCIT applies to which of the following domestic corporations?
Answer: E
30. The MCIT shall not apply to which of the following resident foreign corporations?
Answer: F
31. Which of the following statements is false?
Answer: C
32. One of the following statements is wrong. Identify. The improperly accumulated earnings
tax imposed on corporations
Answer: D
33. Improperly accumulated taxable income means taxable income adjusted by
Answer: E
34. Improperly accumulated taxable income means taxable income reduced by the sum of
Answer: B
35. All, except one, of the following are not subject to the improperly accumulated earnings
tax. Which is the exception?
Answer: A
36. substantial losses from a prolonged labor dispute means
Answer: B
PAGE 228
Multiple Choice – Problems
MCIT of a Manufacturing Concern
Taxable year 2014, the company’s sixth year of operations, the records of Mega Specialties
Corp., a domestic corporation, show the following:
1. Net sales
Answer: D- P2,393,250
2. Gross Income
Answer. D – P1,079,560
3.Minimum Corporate income tax
Answer. A – P21,593
SOLUTION:
MCIT of a Manufacturing Concern
For MCIT:
Gross Income P1,079,650
Multiply: Tax rate 2%
P21,593
Charity Inc, a domestic company , has the following financial data for 2014, its 5th year of
operations:
4. Net sales
Answer. A – P2,871,900
5. Cost of goods manufactured and sold
Answer. C – P1,576,320
6, Gross Income
Answer. D – P1,295,580
SOLUTION:
Gross Sales P2,956,200
Less: Sales return & allowances (33,000)
Sales discounts (51,300) (84,300)
_________
Net sales 2,871,900
Less: Cost of Good Sold (1,576,320)
__________
Gross Income P1,295,580
For MCIT:
Gross Income P1,295,580
Multiply: Tax rate 2%
__________
MCIT P25,911.6 or 25,912
PAGE229
Multiple Choice – Problems
MCIT of a Service Concern Under Cash & accrual Bases
Demi Bridal Consultancy , a domestic corporation , adopts the cash –basis of accounting. It
has the following financial data for the year 2014. Its 5th year of operations:
Gross Receipts P250,000
Sales returns & allowances 5,000
Sales discounts 7,500
Cost of Services 95,000
Operating Expenses 62,500
1. Gross Income
Answer. D- P142,500
2. Minimum Corporate Income Tax
Answer. A – P2,850
3. Minimum Corporate Income Tax under the Accrual basis
Answer. B- P5,000
SOLUTION:
Gross Receipt P250,000
Sales Retuirn Allowances (5,000)
Sales Discounts (7,500) 12,500
Net Sales 237,500
Cost of Service (95,000)
Gross Income 142,500
Operating Expenses (62,500)
Taxable Income 80,000
Gross Receipt/ if accrual basis
250,000
X 2%
MCIT/UAB P5,000
4. Cost of Services
Answer. A – P71,250
5. Gross Income
Ans. B – P106,875
6. Minimum corporate income tax under the accrual basis
Answer. D – P3,750
SOLUTION:
Gross Receipts P187,500
Less: Sales return & allowances (3,750)
Sales discount (5,625) (9,375)
Miscellaneous Corp., a domestic corporation, is on its fifth year of operations in 2014. It has
the following data:
Sales P2,350,000
Cost of Sales 1,075,000
Business Expenses 1,125,000
In 2014, the company’s fourth year of operations, Destiny Inc., a domestic corporation, has
the following financial data:
4. Gross Income
Answer: P1,275,000
5. Normal tax taxable income
Answer: P300,000
6. Income tax due
Answer: P90,000
PAGE 231-232: Problems
Normal Tax Versus MCIT
In 2014, Variety corp., a resident foreign corporation, was on its sixth year of operations. The
following data pertain to its operations in the Philippines for the years 2014 & 2015:
2014 2015
Gross profit from sale P620,000 P720,000
Business Expenses 530,000 612,000
Fulfillment Inc., a resident foreign corporation , is on its 6th year of operation in 2014.
For its operation in the Philippines, the following appear in its 2014 and 2015 records:
2014 2015
Business Expenses P795,000 P918,000
Normal income tax 31,500 39,600
Grace Company is a resident foreign corporation. Taxable year 2014 is its fourth year of
operations. For the years 2014 and 2015. Grace’s Philippine operations yield the following
financial data:
2014 2015
Business Expenses P325,000 P360,000
Minimum corporate income tax 7,000 8,000
Humility Inc., a domestic corporation engaged in merchandising business. For the calendar
year 2014, the company’s sixth year of operations, the following financial data appear in its
records:
After considering the above items, Humility has a gross profit from sales of P517,500 and net
income per books of P207,000.
For the first three quarters, Humility pays P32,775 IN INCOME TAXES. ON Apr. 20, 2015,
Humility files its income tax return. Due date is Apr. 15, 2015. The BIR imposes a
compromise penalty og P8,000.
After considering the above items, the following balances appear in the company records:
Gross profit from sales 382,500
Net income per books 153,000
Hope was a charged a compromise penalty of P5,500 after failing to file its income tax return
on the due date, Apr. 15,2015. The return was filed on Apr. 22,2015.
1. Taxable income:
2. Minimum corporate income tax;
3. Normal income tax:
4. Income tax still due:
5. Interest for late filing of return:
6. Total penalties: Ans. 5,500
7.Total amount payable:
Sales P8,100,000
Cost of sales 2,700,000
Business expenses 1,350,000
Interest on Philippine currency bank deposit 67,500
Capital gain on sale directly to buyer of shares
Of a domestic corporation 162,000
Dividend income from a domestic corporation 81,000
Dividend declared and paid during the year 675,000
For taxable year 2014, records of Ingenuity Inc., a domestic corporation, show the following
financial data:
Dividend income from a domestic corporation P33,000
Interest Income;
From long-terminvestment(maturity of more than five years) 9,900
From Philippine currency bank deposits 13,200
Capital gain on sale ofv land in the Philippines held
For twelve years, selling price is P6,600,000 165,000
Capital gainon sale of shares of stock of a domestic corporation
Held for ten months, sold directly to buyer 19,800
Income from trust indenture with Metro Bank 6,600
After considering the above items, Ingenuity has the following balances:
In year 2014, Eastwood Corp., a domestic corporation, has the following data:
Sales P4,000,000
Cost of sales 1,500,000
Business expenses 1,000,000
2. The gross income tax of the corporation
Answer:
The income statement of Mars Corp., a resident foreign corporation, for the year 2014 shows
the following:
Gross sales P2,676,000
Sales returns & allowances 26,000
Sales discounts 23,000
Cost of goods sold 1,070,000
Business expenses 414,000
3. The gross income tax of the corporation is
Answer;
4. If cost of goods sold is P1,605,000, the gross income tax of the corporation is
Answer:
PAGE 245:True or False
1.TRUE Estates and trusts are allowed a personal exemption of P20,000 regardless of the
number of trusts a beneficiary may receive income form.
2. FALSE The items of gross income of estates and trusts are different from the gross income
of individuals as provided in the Tax Code.
3. TRUE The income tax rates for corporate taxpayers apply to taxable estates and trusts.
4. FALSE Income received by estates of deceased persons during the period of
administration or settlement of the estate, and income which , in the discretion of the
fiduciary, may be either distributed to the beneficiaries or accumulated, are taxable to the
fiduciary.
5. FALSE For a trust to be taxable, it must be revocable both as to corpus and income.
6. FALSE Income which is to be distributed currently by the fiduciary to the beneficiaries,
and income collected by a guardian of an infant which is to be held or distributed as the court
may direct, are not deductible from the gross income of the fiduciary.
7. FALSE The taxable year of estates and trusts shall be the fiscal year.
8. FALSE Estates and trusts are required to file a declaration of estimated income for the
current taxable year on or before Dec.31 of the same taxable year.
9. FALSE The taxable income of an estate or trust shall be computed in the same manner and
on the same basis as in the case of a corporation.
10. TRUE Taxable estates are estates of deceased persons judicially settled.
Page. 248
1) Mr. Demitrio passed away on June 30, 2014. His estate, which is under judicial
settlement, accumulated P800,000 gross income for the remaining half of the year.
Deductions attributable to the income amount to P400,000. How much was the tax
payable by the estate for 2014?
2) Lady Morgana created two irrevocable trusts naming her favorite granddaughter,
Alyssa as beneficiary of both trusts. It is provided in the trust document that starting
the year 2014, when Alyssa turns 18, she is to receive 25% of the net income of both
trusts for her education. Below are the additional information.
Trust 1 Trust 2
Gross income P600,000 P900,000
Deductions 180,000 280,000
How much is the consolidated tax due? How much is the share of each trust on the
consolidated tax due?
Page.249
Johnny transferred a valuable 10-door commercial apartment to a designated trustee, Miriam,
naming in the trust instrument Santino, Johnny’s 10-year old son, as the sole beneficiary. The
trustee is instructed to distribute the yearly rentals amounting to P720, 000.00. The trustee
consults you if she has to pay the annual income tax on the rentals received from the
commercial apartment.
1. What advice will you give the trustee? Explain.
2. Will your advice be the same if the trustee is directed to accumulate the rental income
and distribute the same only when the beneficiary reaches the age of majority? Why
or why not?
Page.261
True or False
1. A General Professional Partnership (GPP) is subject to income tax just like a
corporation. Answer: FALSE
3. For purposes of computing the distributive share of the partners, the net income of
General Professional Partnership shall be computed in the same manner as a
corporation. Answer: TRUE
Multiple Choice
Problem 1A
Optional Standard Deduction-General Professional Partnership
Mr. Brion is a partner of BINH & Co., a general professional partnership (GPP), who owns
30% interest therein. The 2018 gross receipts of the partnership amounted to P8, 500,000.00;
cost of services and operating expenses were P2, 200,000.00 and P1, 300,000.00 respectively.
Determine the income tax liability of Mr. Brion for 2018.
Problem 1B
Optional Standard Deductions-General Professional Partnership
ANH & Co. is a general professional partnership (GPP) whose partner, Mr. Antares, owns
45% interest therein. For 2018, the partnership recorded the following: gross receipts- P11,
500,000.00; cost of service- P3, 600,000.00; and operating expenses-P1, 800,000.00. Find
Mr. Antares’ income tax liability for 2018.
The Net Income of ANH & Co., will be computed as follows:
P.264
True or False
1) TRUE If a taxable partnership sustains a net operating loss, the partnerships shall be
entitled to deduct their respective shares in the net operating loss from their individual
gross income.
3) TRUE A co-ownership shall not be subject to income tax if the activities of the co-
owners are limited to the preservation of the property and the collection of the income
thereof.
4) TRUE Co-owners are taxed individually on their distributive share in the income of
the co-ownership.
5) TRUE The distributive share of a partner in the net income of taxable partnership is
equal to each partners’ distributive share of the net income declared by the partnership
for the taxable year before deducting the corresponding corporate income tax.
6) TRUE Where the result of partnership operation is a loss, the loss will be divided as
agreed upon by the partners but if there is no agreement as to division of losses but
there is as to profits, the losses shall be distributed according to the profit sharing
ratio.
9) TRUE Partners of a taxable partnership are considered as stock holders and profits
distributed to theme by the partnership are considered as dividends.
10) FALSE A general professional partnership as such is not subject to income tax but is
required to the returns of its income.
11) TRUE For purposes of computing the distributive share of the partners of a general
professional partnership, the net income of the partnership shall be computed in the
same manner as a corporation.
12) TRUE In a contract of partnership, the partners agree to contribute money, property or
industry to a common fund with the intention of dividing the profits among
themselves.
14) Partnerships (other than general professional partnerships), whether registered or not,
are considered as corporations and are therefore taxed as corporations.
P.265
Comprehensive Problem
For the taxable year 2014, Gally and Nilo, partners of general professional partnership agreed
to divide profits and losses 60:40, respectively. Both are married without qualified
dependents. The following are the details of the account:
Required:
Compute in good form the distributable net income of the GPP, share of each partner and
taxable income assuming that the GPP used: (1) itemized deductions; (2) optional standard
deduction.