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TAXATION REVIEWER and QUIZZER ee hae Ms SS — 2013 Edition VIRGILIO D. REYES The Law Explained: Basic Principles of Taxation Income Tax Estate Tax Donor’s-Tax Business Taxes Local Taxation and Community Tax Tax Remedies and Penalties The Bureau of Internal Revenue Multiple Choice Questions and Answers SRO AMANO LLL) COMPACT, COHESIVE AND COMPREHE Nii TAXATION Reviewer and Quizzer For the CPA Reviewee, For the Bar Reviewee, and For the,student in an advanced subject in Taxation By VIRGILIO D. REYES A Teacher and Reviewer in Taxation for more than forty years IN THE ACADEME: Faculty Member College of the Holy: Spirit, Manila De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila San Beda College, Manila St. Paul College University, Manila St. Scholastica’s College, Manila University of the Philippines, Quezon City. University of Santo Tomas Special: Lecturer in Taxation (Enhancement lectures) De La Salle University, Manila Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila San Beda College, Alabang San Sebastian College, Manila St. Louis University, Baguio City St. Scholastica’s College, Manila University of the East, Kalookan University of the East, Manila Vice-Head Department of Taxation and Tariff College of Business Administration University of the East, Manila Chairholder (in Taxation) Far Eastern University, Manila CPA Reviewer in Taxation Institute of Professional Review and Skills Development Manila Review Center Professional Review and Training Center Professional Review and Training Center- De La Salle Consortium University of the East, Manila University of the East Center for Review and Special Studies University of Santo Tomas i Phippine Copyright, 2013, by VIRSILIO D. REYES All ights reserved. Printed in the Philippines. 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Ore who May be thinking of buying from an unlawful source may not readily note at ihe time of the intended purchase the changes in the new edition: on the dis- Cussion — contents and language used, points of emphasis, insertion of New, or revision on old, questions and answers and problems and solu. tions, even as the number of pages may remain the same as the number Pages in an older edition, on the appendices and on the plates. Only when he is using the book already does he become aware that what he has in his Hands is a “fake”, and that he had abetted a crime, but more importantly, COnpromised his search for knowledge. WARNING 3: What is your religion? Do you fear your God? Do only what is "ight...to use a book from an illegal source is to dishonor Him...and He will not blets you for a good understanding and good retention of what you read... for a temporary mundane advantage, you have reduced a perfect opportunity for a blessed quest for knowledge. To Tristan, Myca and Niki AXNOVERVIEW Solving problems in Taxation is predicated on a full understanding Ff the rules in the revenue laws, regulations and circulars -- stated in this book with simplicity -- no legalese. Answering questions, sans ¢Ompoutations, is predicated on a broad knowledge of Taxation, since @my One question involving a particular tax may delve into the intri- Catcies in that one tax, or may, in one question, involve not one only, butseveral, of many taxes. A searching mind is never satisfied. While a lecture in a classroom ©F seminar room adds to the knowledge of the avid listener, it also awakens a desire for related information that was not addressed in the lecture, either for lack of material time, or which in the judgment Of the lecturer had to give way to the basic information on the subject ©f discussion. And in a series of lectures in which a participant was not in perfect attendance, the participant feels that there is some- thing important that he did not hear and learn. Or in a day that he was Present, there was something said that was easily heard and learned, but which was also easily forgotten. This book is a “fill-in-the-gaps”. While knowledge can never be total, it should be satisfyingly suf- ficient to build confidence. There is a need for additional knowledge - this book seeks to satisfy the need. {n this book, the rules in the law, regulations and circulars to read, ™Memorize, analyze and internalize are in bold letters. Applicatory Problems and solutions, questions and answers are in regular letters. tn a small window of time and opportunity to bring ‘about a recall, Specially in the week before a comprehensive examination, a quick re-reading alone of any rule, as it stands out in bold relief in any one Page, should bring back to mind the rules, problems and their Solutions, questions and their answers, that had been learned before from the pages of this book. This book teaches .. . . this book trains. pee aryl de 2 apnea tlie) ID ae 8, 5 =e gS SS a multiple choice type questions and problems... .which the author thinks, when answered by the examinee, would satisfactorily show his professionzal knowledge on what was asked in the pre-2011.questions and case problemss. Gone are the days when professional knowledge on the:part of an examinee was gauged by answers to questions of Why, How, Explain, Discuss, or Distinguish, or when an examinee was asked to show his solution in goo

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