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ALLOWABLE DEDUCTIONS
3. Bribes, Kickbacks and Other Similar Payments are not allowed as deductions
from gross income.
2. Interest Expense
If the amount borrowed is momentarily deposited with bank and earns interest
subject to final tax, the interest expense deductible from gross income shall be
reduced by 33% of the interest income.
a. Income tax
b. Income tax paid to a foreign country claimed as tax credit
c. Estate and donors taxes
d. Taxes assessed against local benefits of a kind tending to increase the
value of the property assessed (Special assessment).
4. Losses
1. Losses actually sustained during the taxable year and not compensated for by
insurance or other forms of indemnity shall be allowed as deductions:
2. Net Operating Loss Carry-Over The net operating loss of the business or
enterprise for any taxable year immediately preceding the current taxable year
which had not been previously offset as deduction from gross income shall be
carried over as a deduction from gross income for the next 3 consecutive years
immediately following the year of such loss.
Any loss incurred in a taxable year during which the taxpayer was exempt from
income tax shall not be allowed as deduction.
Net operating loss carry-over shall be allowed only if there has been no
substantial change in the ownership of the business or enterprise.
Net operating loss carry-over means excess of allowable deduction over gross
income of the business in a taxable year. (Gross income less allowable
deductions)
In the case of any loss claimed to have been sustained from any sale or other
disposition of shares of stock or securities where it appears that within period
beginning 30 days before the date of such sale or disposition and ending 30
days after such date, the taxpayer has acquired or has entered into a contract
or option to acquire substantially identical stock or securities, no deduction for
the loss shall be allowed unless the claim is made by a dealer in stock or
securities and with respect to a transaction made in the ordinary course of the
business of such dealer.
6. Depreciation Expense
a. Straight-line method
b. Declining-balance method
c. Sum-of-the-years-digit method
d. Any other method which may be prescribed by the Secretary of Finance
upon recommendation of the Commissioner
7. Charitable and Other Contributions
1. Subject to limitation
To non-government organizations
Limitation: Not in excess of 10% in the case of an individual, and 5% in the case
of a corporation, of the taxpayers taxable income derived from trade, business
or profession as computed without the benefit of this deduction.
2. Deductible in full
Requisites:
9. Pension Trusts
The contributions of employer to pension trust for the benefit of employees for current
services are deductible from gross income.
The lump contribution of employer to pension trust for the benefit of employees for past
services are deductible from gross income but are to be distributed over a period of 10
consecutive years.
Any amount paid or payable which is otherwise deductible from, or taken into account
in computing gross income or for which depreciation or amortization, shall be allowed
as a deduction only if it is shown that the tax required to be deducted and withheld
therefrom has been paid to the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
For individual (self-employed) taxpayers the OSD is 40% of gross sales or receipts.
1. Conditions
a. The amount of premiums not exceed P2,400 per family or P200 a month paid
during the taxable year for health and/or hospitalization insurance taken by the
taxpayer for himself, including his family
b. Family has a gross income of not more than P250,000 for the taxable year.
c. In case of married taxpayers, only the spouse claiming the additional exemption
for dependents shall be entitled for this deduction.
PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS
2. Living with the taxpayer and dependent upon him for chief support;
The allowed additional exemption for dependents is P25,000 for each dependent
not exceeding 4.
The additional exemption for dependent shall be claimed by only one of the
spouses in the case of married individuals. The husband shall be deemed the head
of the family and proper claimant of the additional exemption in respect to any
dependent children unless he explicitly waives his right in favor of his wife in the
withholding exemption certificate.
3. Change of Status
If the taxpayer dies during the taxable year, his estate may still claim the personal
and additional exemptions for himself and his dependent(s) as if he died at the
close of such year.
If the spouse or any of the dependent dies or if any such dependents marries,
becomes twenty-one (21) years old or becomes gainfully employed during the
taxable year, the taxpayer may still claim the same exemptions as if the spouse or
any of the dependents died, or as if such dependents married, become twenty-one
(21) years old or became gainfully employed at the close of such year.
EXERCISE
(Allowable Deductions)
1. Which statement is wrong? Deductions for premiums on hospitalization and
health insurance is:
a. The amount of premium deductible for insurance do not exceed P2,400 per
family.
b. The family gross income is P250,000 or more.
c. The family gross income is P250,000 or less.
d. Only the spouse claiming additional exemption is entitled thereto.
4. The family of an individual shall include his brothers and sisters, whether by the
whole of half-blood, spouse, ancestors and lineal descendants. In which of the
following does the concept not apply?
7. Statement 1: A net operating loss is the excess of allowable deductions over the
gross income from business for a taxable year.
Statement 2: A net operating loss which had been previously been deducted
from gross income shall be carried over as deduction only in the next year
immediately following the year of such loss.
8. Which of the following statements is wrong? The net operating loss carry-over
(NOLCO) is:
a. For lump sum payment to cover past service cost, is allowable as deduction
beginning with the year the payment was made.
b. For lump sum payment to cover past service cost is allowable as deduction
amortized for period of ten years.
c. For a lump sum payment to cover past period cost, may be amortized over a
period of more than, but not less than 10 years.
d. For present service cost, is deductible in the year that payment is made.
11. Which statement is wrong? The rule that capital losses are deductible only to the
extent of capital gains is applicable:
a. To a corporation.
b. To an individual.
c. To an individual taking the Optional Standard Deduction
d. To an individual taking the itemized deductions from gross income.
12. Which of the following items may be deducted from gross income?
15. Statement 1: Bad debt is an expense in the books of accounts when a provision
is made for it.
Statement 2: Bad debt is a deduction from the gross income when the account is
written off.
16. Statement 1: Contributions by the employer to the pension trust for past service
cost is deductible in full in the year that the employer made the contribution; if he
is on the cash basis of accounting.
Statement 2: Contributions or donations given directly to individuals cannot be
deducted from gross income.
a. When related to the acquisition and/or improvement of land and building must
be capitalized;
b. If not related to land and building, may be treated as an outright deduction;
c. If not related to land and building, maybe treated as a deferred expense
which may be amortized;
d. Cannot be deducted because it has unlimited life.
18. In 2014 XYZ Corporation had a shipment with a cost of P100,000 and insured the
same against marine perils for the same amount. The vessel carrying XYZ
Corporations property sunk and the insurance company refused to admit liability
under the policy. An action was brought to court and in 2020, the insurance
company compromised and agreed to pay P80,000. How much is XYZ
Corporations deductible loss in 2014?
a. P-0- c. P40,000
b. P20,000 d. P60,000
19. A Co. had investments in shares of B Co. that it acquired at a cost of P20,000. It
also had investments in shares of stock of C Co. that it acquired at a cost P40,000.
The value of the shares of stock of B Co. had decreased to P15,000, while the
shares of stock of C Co. are now worthless, and had to be written off.
a. P45,000 c. P60,000
b. P40,000 d. P -0-
20. C Corp., a domestic corp., made borrowing from Westmont Bank, thereby incurring
interest expense of P50,000 for the taxable year, 2014. In addition, the corporation
earned for the same taxable year, interest income from savings deposit with
Maybank subject to final tax amounting to P40,000.
How much of the interest incurred by C Corp. shall be allowed as deduction from
gross income in 2014?
a. P15,600 c. P40,000
b. P24,426 d. P36,800
21. Safe Corporation incurred the following taxes during the taxable year 2014:
The amount of taxes deductible from gross income of Safe Corporation is:
a. P7,120 c. P7,420
b. P8,620 d. P9,300
22. For the taxable year 2014, ABC Corporation, a domestic corporation has the
following income and expenses:
23. Ms. X, in business, made a contribution of P12,000 to the Lapaz Catholic church.
She had a gross income from business of P400,000, and deductions, not including
the contribution, of P300,000. Of her contribution, how much will be allowed as
deduction from her gross income.
a. P21,000 c. P10,000
b. P12,000 d. P -0-
a. P17,000 c. P16,000
b. P 5,000 d. P 6,000
28. C is a single, working girl. She supports her mother Y and Ys second husband,
both jobless, living with and dependent upon C for support.
31. H and W are legally separated. Custody and support of their 3 minor children were
awarded by court to W.
H W
a. P46,000 P32,000
b. P32,000 P46,000
c. P50,000 P125,000
d. P49,000 P20,000
32. X is a widower with the following dependents:
A Child, 17 years old, married in May 2013
B Child, 19 years old employed January 2013 with a salary of P10,000 per month
C Child, 21 years of age on November 14, 2013
D Child, 23 years old, employed abroad in December, 2013, with salary of
P20,000 per month
Determine the personal exemption for 2013.
a. P25,000 c. P125,000
b. P24,000 d. P39,000
34. In No. 33, if the taxpayer is a resident alien, the taxable income is
a. P195,000 c. P65,000
b. P155,000 d. P140,000
a. P28,125 c. P44,900
b. P17,125 d. P41,360
36. The income tax payable by X if he availed of the optional standard deductions
a. P 4,500 c. P51,050
b. P50,225 d. P51,650
37. Ann Corporation has the following data during the year:
Statement 1: When a taxpayer is qualified to take a tax credit for foreign income
tax paid, he may take a deduction instead for such tax;
Statement 2: When there are several foreign countries to which income taxes were
paid, a taxpayer qualified, and who opts to take tax credit, must take all the income
taxes paid to foreign countries as tax credit.
The corporation wishes to claim foreign income tax paid as tax credit. Compute
the income tax due/payable after the tax credit.
a. P175,000 c. P140,000
b. P110,000 d. P120,000