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arnencled, and pursuant to Revenue Regulations hio. 'i8"20'13 which amends
ceriain Sections of Revenue Regulations I'Jo. i2-99 relaiive to the Due
Process f'?.equirement in the issuance of a dciiciency tax assessment, this
Orr1er is irereh:y issue to prescribe poiicies, ilniform guidelines anci pracedures
in handling disputed a,$$essfiients, and in issuing Final Decision on Disputed
/\s$essrnent (FDDA) ancl revision thereof by the Con:mis.;ioner of lnternal
Revonue.

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A taxpayer rnust i:e given an op:porir"inity, if he/she/it so chooses,
to explain his/heriits objection to an essessrnent ancj present
necessary Cocurnent irr suppori his/her/its objection, befci"i: a
FnDA is issued.

2.. Pfotest against Preiiminary Assessment Notice (PAN) is

optionallnot mandatory.

3. F:ormal L-etter ai Dernand and Final Assessment Notice

(r;_.D)i(rAi.{) sha}i be issr_red fifteen (15) ,"iays frnrn date of receipi
bil ihe tie:r.5;;iyer ci ilre PAN, whether thr,: sarn* ivas pl'otested oi
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4. lf the taxpayer shall upon receipts of the PAN, accepts and pays
the assessment either partially or fully, a. FLD/FAN shall be
issued to formalize the assessri-tent, and Payment Form 0605
shall be duly prepared, filed and paid to acknowledged and
prorride evidence for the settlement oi'the assessment or poriian
of tlre asses$ment paid.

t-), Within thirty (30) days from receipt of the FLD/FAN, the taxpayer
shall either:

a. Accept the assessment, fully or paftiaily, and pay the

amount due on the assessment accepted, or

b. Protest the assessment fully or partially by filing either of

the following remedy, and the fiiing of one precludes the
filing of the othei' remedy:

ft*qLiest for Recons!ci,er-;*ilon if the taxpayer is

not going tc $u'nmit aily ather aeiditionffil
eviCen*e ffr dcclirnent$ *nd ffier*ly pl*as fcr &
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ii. R*qu#si I*i" & R*ii"itrestigation

cn th*: i:esis *f
ii*wly disccv#r*cj *viCence er if ihe taxpayer
rntends t* present *r su hrn it aCd itional
evidenc* ilr docurnents"

fr After the issuance of the FAN/FLD, the taxpayer accepts and

settle/pays the asserisrnent in full, Payment Form 0605 shall be
duly prepared, filed and pai<i as evidenced of the settlernent of
the assessnrent. lf the taxpayer accepts and settle/pays the
assessment in part, and protest the remaining portion, Paymerrt
Form 0605 shall be prepared, iiled and paid for that portion of the
asse$sment acceptetl and settleci, and a FDDA shall be issued
for the portion of the assessment not settled and resolved. Fr:r
that portion of the assessment resolved in favor of the taxpayer,
an Authority to Cancel Assessment (ATCA) shell be prepared to
evidence the cancellation of the assessment.

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 7 lf a request for Reinvestigation was made, the taxpayer shatl
submit all the relevant supporting documents in support of
hislhe#its protest within sixty (60) days from the date of the filing
of the taxpayer's letter of protest. Evaluation of the protest shall
be based exciusively on the documents subnritied within this
periocl, and no further document shall be accepted after the
expiration of the said period. The assessment shall become final
and executory in the event the taxpayer fails to submit the
relevant supporting documents within this 60 days period, and a
Collection Letter and othei- collection remedies such as but not
limited garnishrnent, warrant and levy shall be issued against the
taxpayer.
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8. All decisions on protest tc the FAN, whether the taxpayer's

protest accepted or denied partiallit or wholly, shall be
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comnrunicated to the iaxpayer through the issuance of a Finai
Decision on a Disputecl Assessment (FDDA).

9. Atl protest shall be considered a request for reconsideration,

unless said protest clearly indicates that the request is for
reinvestigation.

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i t-J. A request for Reinvestigation shall be available in a proiest to a
FANIFLD only. After the issuance of a FDDA, a request ioi
Reinvestigation shall no longer be available as a taxpayer
rernedy.

11 lf the protest is not acted upon by the Commissioner's duly

authorized representecj wiihin 180 days counted frorn the date of
the fiiing of the protest in the ca$e of a request icr
reconsideration, or from the lapse opf the 60 days periocl to
submit reievant docunient in the case of a request for
reinvestigation, and the taxpayer appeais to the Court of l-ax
Appeal wiihin 30 days after the expiration of the 180 days period,
an FDDA shall be issued automatically.

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receipt of the FDDA file a rnotion for reconsideration with the
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Commissioner of lnternal Revenue or appeal to the Courl of
Appeal. ln appealing the protest to the Couri of Tax Appeal, ihe
taxpayer shall manifest and siate that the appeal pertains oniy to
the portion of the FDDA noi seitled and paid and attached to their
appeal a cCIoy of the duly 'filed and paid Payment [:orm 0605.

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I lr Appeal to the Commissioner or to the Court of Tax Appeal of the
FDDA, shall not preclude the taxpayer from voluntarily settling
the assessment, partially or fuliy. Payment Form 0605 shail be
duty prepared, filed and paid and the taxpayer shall manifest
before the Court of
'fax Appeal the fact of settlement of the
assessment, partially or fr-rlly, present the duly filed and paid
Payment Form 0605, and file a motion for dismissal with
prejudice as to the assessment r:r portions thereof that has been
settled and paid ott the ground that the appealed dispt:ted
assessment has become moot and academic.

15, An assessment shali become final, executory and demandable

due to, among others, the fcllowing grounds:

it. FaiIure of the texpayer to fiie & veiid prot*st within thirty*
(30) Ceys from rec*ipt of ih,:: Forrnfil Letter cf D*rfiancl
and Final Assessrnent l{otice (f LDli-AN);

h. F*i[ure cf the taxpeyer ta subi^nit el! re[evant docurfients

in suppcrt of his protesi by wfiy of requ*st fr:r
relnvestigaticn within sixty (Gil) deys frorr: ih* dmle *f
filing the!"eCIf;

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Update, &s prescribeei by pestrr-'rent issuance andlor
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