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FACTS: Respondent filed before the CPA Division a petition for review of petitioner's Final Decision on
Disputed Assessment (FDDA) showing deficiency VAT for 2007, where there was a finding of
underdeclaration of more than 30% of its declared VAT sales. In its 02 April 2014 Decision, the CTA
Division ruled that the VAT assessment had prescribed and consequently deemed invalid because
petitioner failed to present evidence regarding its allegation of fraud or falsity in the returns.
HELD: YES. When there is a showing that a taxpayer has substantially underdeclared its sales, receipts or
income, there is a presumption that it has filed a false return. As such, the CIR need not immediately
present evidence to support the falsity of the return, unless the presumption has been overcome.