3 Introduction To Income Taxation
3 Introduction To Income Taxation
3 Introduction To Income Taxation
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B. Health
Any compensation received in consideration for the loss of health such as compensation for
personal injuries or tortuous acts is deemed a return of capital.
C. Human Reputation
The value of one’s reputation cannot be measured financially. Any indemnity received as
compensation for its impairment is deemed a return of capital exempt from income tax.
the crops which will be realized when the crops are harvested and sold to the market. Thus, the
payment received by the farmer is considered as a recovery of lost profits.
2. It is a realized benefit.
An increase in the net worth indicates that the taxpayer has realized benefits. This happens when a
taxpayer receives income, donation or inheritance.
The term realized means earned. It requires that there is a degree of undertaking or sacrifice from
the taxpayer to be entitled to the benefit. A benefit is realized if:
a. There’s an exchange transaction.
b. It involves a transaction with another party.
c. It increases the net worth of the recipient.
Types of Transfers
a. Onerous Transfer – Transfer where a burden is imposed on both parties involved. These
transfers are simply referred to as “exchanges”. The most common examples of this type of
transfer are sale and barter.
b. Gratuitous Transfer – This is a transfer that neither imposes burden nor requires
consideration from the transferees or recipient. This is simply referred to as “transfers”.
c. Complex Transaction – this is partly onerous and partly gratuitous. This is commonly
referred to as “transfer for less than full and adequate consideration”. This happens when the
fair value of the property transferred is greater than the selling price or the consideration
received by the transferor.
2. Constructive Receipt – this involves no actual physical taking of the income, but the taxpayer
is effectively benefited.
Classification of Income
1. Income as to Source
a. Compensation
b. Professional
c. Business
d. Other
2. Income as to Territorial Source
a. Income within the Philippines
b. Income without the Philippines
c. Mixed Income (partly within and without)
3. As to Taxability
a. Taxable Income
i. Ordinary or Regular Income subject to basic or normal tax such as the schedular
tax under Section 24(A) of the Tax Code, as amended.
ii. Certain Passive Income subject to final withholding taxes
iii. Capital Gains subject to capital gains tax, specifically:
1. Gain on sale of shares of stock of a domestic corporation sold directly to
a buyer.
2. Sale of real properties classified as capital assets located in the Philippines.
iv. Special Income subject to special rates
b. Tax-Exempt Income
i. By constitutional mandate
ii. By statute (general or special)
iii. By international comity
c. For work and derives income from abroad whose employment thereat
requires him to be physically abroad most of the time during the taxable
year.
3. A citizen of the Philippines who shall have stayed outside the Philippines for an
aggregate of 183 days or more by the end of the year.
A non-resident citizen who arrives in the Philippines at any time during the taxable
year to reside permanently in the Philippines shall be considered a non-resident
citizen for the taxable year in which he/she arrives in the Philippines with respect to
income derived from sources abroad until the date of his/her arrival in the Philippines
[Sec. 22(E)(4)]
b. Aliens – all those that do not fall under the classification of citizens. Accordingly, aliens can
either be:
a. Resident Alien – Under Section 22(F) of the Tax Code, a resident alien is an individual
who is residing in the Philippines but is not a citizen thereof, such as:
1. An alien who lives in the Philippines without definite intention as to his stay; or
2. One who comes to the Philippines for a definite purpose which in its nature would
require an extended stay and to that end makes his home temporarily in the
Philippines, although it may be his intention at all to return to his domicile abroad;
An alien who has acquired residence in the Philippines retains his status as such until
he abandons the same or actually departs from the Philippines.
b. Non-Resident Alien – Under Section 22 (G) of the Tax Code, a non-resident alien is an
individual who is not residing in the Philippines and who is not a citizen thereof. They
are aliens who come to the Philippines for a definite purpose, which in nature may be
promptly accomplished.
1. Non-Resident Alien Engaged in Trade or Business – aliens who stayed in the
Philippines for an aggregate period of more than 180 days during the year
2. Non-Resident Alien Not Engaged in Trade or Business – aliens who:
a. Come to the Philippines for a definite purpose which in its nature may be
promptly accomplished.
b. Shall come to the Philippines and stay therein for an aggregate period of
not more than 180 days during the year.
Trade or Business include the performance of the function of a public office or
performance of personal services in the Philippines, except those services under an
employer-employee relationship. [Sec. 22(S)]
Length of Stay
In default of such documentary proof, the length of stay of the taxpayer is considered:
• Citizens staying abroad for a period of at least 183 days are considered non-resident
• Aliens who stayed in the Philippines for more than 1 year as of the end of the taxable year
are considered resident
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• Aliens who are staying in the Philippines for not more than 1 year but more than 180 days
are deemed non-resident aliens engaged in trade or business
• Aliens who stayed in the Philippines for not more than 180 days are considered non-resident
aliens not engaged in trade or business
Trust
Trust is an arrangement whereby one person, called the grantor or trustor, transfers property to
another person, called the beneficiary, which will be held under the management of a third party,
called the fiduciary or trustee. A trust can be designated by the grantor revocably or irrevocably.
Irrevocable trusts are those which cannot be modified, amended, or terminated without the
permission of the beneficiary or court order. In this case, the income of the properties held in trust
is taxable to trust because the trust is treated as an individual taxpayer.
Revocable trusts, however, are not treated as an individual taxpayer, thus, income from properties
held in this kind of trust is taxable to the grantor.
B. Corporations
Section 2 of Republic Act 11232 otherwise known as the Revised Corporation Code of the
Philippines defines corporation as “an artificial being created by operation of law, having the right
of succession and the powers, attributes and properties expressly authorized by law or incident to
its existence”
Section 22 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 as amended by RA 11534 otherwise
known as the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act enumerates
those entities to be classified as a corporation:
• One Person Corporations (OPCs)
• Partnerships, no matter how created or organized
• Joint Stock Companies
• Joint Accounts (cuentas en participacion)
• Associations
• Insurance Companies
The term corporation does not include:
• General Professional Partnership (GPP). A GPP is a partnership formed by persons for the
sole purpose of exercising their common profession, no part of the income of which is
derived from engaging in any trade or business.
• A foreign corporation that transacts business with residents through a resident branch is
taxable on such transactions as a resident foreign corporation through its branch. However,
if it transacts directly to residents outside its branch, it is taxable as a non-resident foreign
corporation on the direct transactions.
• An individual that establishes a one-person corporation shall be taxable as a corporate
taxpayer for the business transactions of the OPC but he shall be subject to tax as an
individual for his personal transactions.
Co-ownership
A co-ownership is joint ownership of a property formed for the purpose of preserving the same
and/or dividing its income. According to Article 485 of the Civil Code, the portions belonging to
the co-owners in the co-ownership shall be presumed equal, unless the contrary is proved.
Co-owners are taxed individually on their distributive share of the income of the co-ownership.
Meaning, co-ownership itself is not taxable for the reason that the activities of co-ownership are
generally limited to the preservation of the common property and the collection of the income
therefrom. Should the co-owners invest the income in business for profit, they would be constituting
themselves into a partnership and such shall be taxable as a corporation.
When inherited property remained undivided for more than 10 years and no attempt was ever made
to divide the same among the co-heirs, nor was the property under administration proceedings nor
held in trust, the property should be considered as owned by an unregistered partnership,
consequently, taxable as corporation.
Situs of Income
The situs of income is where the income is taxable. It is the jurisdiction that has authority to impose tax
upon the income.
The situs of income should be differentiated from the source of income. The latter pertains to the activity
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or property where the taxpayer derives the income, while the former is the place where the income is
taxable.
Illustration
A taxpayer has the following income:
Interest income from deposits in a foreign bank P300,000
Interest from domestic bonds 50,000
Royalties from books published in the Philippines 100,000
Rent income from properties abroad (the lease contracts were executed
in the Philippines) 150,000
Professional fees for services rendered in the Philippines to non-resident
clients (paid in USD) 400,000
Compute for the income that are within and without the Philippines.
Solution:
Within Without Total
Interest income from foreign bank P300,000 P300,000
Interest from domestic bonds P 50,000 50,000
Royalties from books 100,000 100,000
Rent income 150,000 150,000
Professional fees 400,000 400,000
Total P550,000 P450,000 P1,000,000
Pre-dominance Test
If the ratio of the Philippine gross income over the world gross income of the resident foreign
corporation in the three-year period preceding the year of dividend declaration, or for such
part of the period as the corporation has been in existence is:
• At least 50%, the portion of the dividend corresponding to the Philippine gross
income ratio that is earned within
• Less than 50%, the entire dividends received is deemed earned abroad
Dividends from non-resident foreign corporations will least likely pass this test due to their
absence of Philippine operations. Hence, dividends from non-resident foreign corporations
are generally presumed earned abroad.
Illustration:
A taxpayer has the following income:
Gain on sale of domestic stocks P200,000
Gain on sale of foreign bonds 100,000
Gain on sale of a commercial lot in Baguio City 500,000
Gain on sale of car in Ontario, Canada 200,000
Gain on sale of machineries in Mexico, Pampanga 250,000
Interest income on foreign bonds 50,000
Dividends on domestic stocks 150,000
Compute for the income that are within and without the Philippines.
Solution:
Within Without Total
Interest income from foreign bank P300,000 P300,000
Interest from domestic bonds P 50,000 50,000
Royalties from books 100,000 100,000
Rent income 150,000 150,000
Professional fees 400,000 400,000
Total P550,000 P450,000 P1,000,000
Illustration:
In 2024, Sarah received a P500,000 dividend income from ABC Corporation. ABC Corporation, a foreign
corporation, had the following gross income:
2021 2022 2023 Total
Philippines P100,000 P200,000 P300,000 P 600,000
Abroad 200,000 100,000 100,000 400,000
Total P300,000 P300,000 P400,000 P1,000,000
Determine the income taxable within of Sarah if ABC Corporation is a:
a. Domestic Corporation
b. Resident Foreign
Solution:
a. Domestic Corporation – the whole P500,000 is earned within
The P500,000 dividend shall be split into within and without since the gross income ratio of ABC
Corporation is at least 50%, otherwise, the whole P500,000 is earned within.
Illustration:
A taxpayer has the following income:
Goods purchased and sold within the Philippines P200,000
Goods purchased within the Philippines and sold abroad 100,000
Goods purchased abroad and sold within the Philippines 150,000
Goods purchased and sold abroad 350,000
Compute for the income within and without
Solution:
Within Without Total
Goods purchased and sold within P200,000 P200,000
Purchased within and sold abroad P100,000 100,000
Purchased abroad and sold within 150,000 150,000
Purchased and sold abroad 350,000 350,000
Total P350,000 P450,000 P800,000
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Illustration:
Island, Inc. manufactures goods and sells them through its branch. Island bill its branch at established
market prices. Island reported the following gross income:
Home Office Branch Total
Sales P4,000,000 P2,000,000 P6,000,000
Cost of goods sold 2,400,000 1,200,000 3,600,000
Gross income P1,600,000 P 800,000 P2,400,000
The following shows the situs of the gross income of Island under each of the following scenario:
Scenario Home Office Branch Within Without
No. 1 Philippines Philippines P2,400,000 P 0
No. 2 Abroad Abroad 0 2,400,000
No. 3 Philippines Abroad 1,600,000 800,000
No. 4 Abroad Philippines 800,000 1,600,000
Note that both the production and the distribution are conducted by the same taxable entity, Island, Inc. and
the branch is not a separate entity, but an integral part of Island, Inc.; hence, its income is taxable to Island,
Inc.
Assuming production is conducted by a parent corporation and the distribution is conducted by its
subsidiary corporation:
Parent Subsidiary Total
Sales P4,000,000 P2,000,000 P6,000,000
Cost of goods sold 2,400,000 1,200,000 3,600,000
Gross income P1,600,000 P 800,000 P2,400,000
The gross income recognized by each corporation is taxable to each corporation because each corporation
is a separate taxpayer. The situs of taxation shall be the place of sale without regard to the seller or the
supplier.
The following are the situs of income for the parent corporation:
Scenario Parent Subsidiary Within Without
No. 1 Philippines Philippines P1,600,000 P 0
No. 2 Abroad Abroad 0 1,600,000
No. 3 Philippines Abroad 1,600,000 0
No. 4 Abroad Philippines 0 1,600,000
The following are the situs of income for the subsidiary corporation:
Scenario Parent Subsidiary Within Without
No. 1 Philippines Philippines P800,000 P 0
No. 2 Abroad Abroad 0 800,000
No. 3 Philippines Abroad 800,000
No. 4 Abroad Philippines 800,000
Prepared by: