A. Pedro, a resident Filipino citizen, due to illness died in January 2019.

His only
assets consist of a house and lot in Las PInas City, where his heirs currently reside,
as well as a house in New York City, USA. In computing his taxable net estate, his
heirs deducted:
1. PHP10, 000,000.00 constituting the value of their house in Alabang
as their family home;
2. PHP200,000.00 in funeral expenses because no other expenses
could be substantiated.

i. Are both deductions claimed by Pedro’s heirs correct? Explain.

(3%)
ii. May a standard deduction be claimed by Pedro’s heirs? If so,
how much and what proof needs to be presented for the same
to be validly made? (3%)
iii. In determining the gross estate of A, should the heirs include
Pedro’s house in New York City, USA? Explain. (3%)

B. Due to rising liquidity problems and pressure from its concerned suppliers, X
Corporation instituted a flash auction sale of its shares of stock. X Corporation
was able to sell its treasury shares to Victory Corporation, an unrelated
corporation, for P1, 000, 000.00, which was a little below the valuation of X
Corporation’s shares based on its latest audited financial statements. In
connection therewith, X Corporation sought a Bureau of Internal Revenue ruling
to confirm that, notwithstanding the price difference between the selling price of
the shares and their book value, the said transaction falls under one of the
recognized exemptions to donor’s tax under the Tax Code.

1. Cite the instances under the Tax Code where gifts made are exempt from
donor’s tax. (3%)

2. Does the above transaction fall under any of the exemption? Explain. (3%)