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1. One of the following does not fall under the definition of a “corporation” for income tax purposes:
a. General partnership
b. One-person corporation
c. Insurance company
d. Sole proprietorship
2. For income taxation purposes, the term “corporation” excludes one of the following:
a. Ordinary partnership
b. An incorporated business organization
c. General professional partnership
d. One-person corporation
3. A corporation organized and created under the laws of a foreign country and is authorized to do
business/ trade in the Philippines is:
a. Domestic corporation
b. Resident foreign corporation
c. Government owned and controlled corporation
d. Non-profit hospital
5. A domestic corporation or resident foreign corporation may employ, as a basis for filing its annual
corporate income tax return the:
a. Calendar year only c. Either calendar or fiscal year
b. Fiscal year only d. Neither calendar or fiscal year
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8. DEF, a corporation registered in Germany, operates a 1,000 ton steel milling plant in Quezon province.
Which among the following shall be taxable under the Tax Code?
9. Aplets Corporation is registered under the laws of the Virgin Islands. It has extensive operations in
Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, its products are imported and sold at a mark-up by its exclusive
distributor, Kim’s Trading, Inc. The BIR compiled a record of all the imports of Kim from Aplets and
imposed a tax on Aplets’s net income derived from its exports to Kim. Is the BIR correct?
a. Yes. Aplets is a non-resident foreign corporation engaged in trade or business in the Philippines.
b. No. The tax should have been computed on the basis of gross revenues and not net income.
c. No. Aplets is a non-resident foreign corporation not engaged in trade or business in the Philippines.
d. Yes, Aplets is doing business in the Philippines through its exclusive distributor Kim’s Trading Inc.
10. ABC Inc., a corporation registered and holding office in Australia, not operating in the Philippines, may
be subject to Philippine income taxation on
a. Gains it derived from sale in Australia of an ore crusher it bought from the Philippines with the
proceeds converted to pesos.
b. Gains it derived from sale in Australia of shares of stock of Philex Mining Corporation, a Philippine
corporation.
c. Dividends earned from investment in a foreign corporation that derived 40% of its gross income
from Philippine sources.
d. Interest derived from its dollar deposits in a Philippine bank under the Expanded Foreign Currency
Deposit System.
12. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth), and the Home Development Mutual Fund
(Pagibig) are government-owned corporations which are
a. Exempt from the corporate income tax.
b. Subject to the preferential corporate income tax for special corporations.
c. Subject to the basic corporate income tax
d. Subject to final tax
13. Public educational institutions, like the University of the Philippines, is deemed by law:
a. Subject to the preferential corporate income tax for special corporations.
b. Subject to the basic corporate income tax.
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c. Subject to both the preferential income tax and the basic corporate income tax.
d. Exempt from the corporate income tax.
14. Which is not correct? The following are exempt from the corporate income tax:
a. Local water districts
b. Bureau of Internal Revenue
c. Government owned or controlled corporations
d. Social Security System
15. Which of the following may be subject to the corporate income tax?
a. A non-stock and non-profit educational institution
b. A public educational institution
c. A private educational institution
d. Government Service Insurance System
16. The improperly accumulated earnings tax (IAET) shall apply to:
a. Publicly held corporations for all taxable years prior to 2021
b. Banks and other non-bank financial intermediaries
c. Insurance companies for taxable years ending after July 20, 2020
d. Closely held domestic corporations for taxable years ending prior to April 11, 2021.
19. The MCIT shall not apply to the following resident foreign corporations, except
a. RFC engaged in business as international carrier subject to 2 1/2 % of their Gross Philippine Billings
b. RFC engaged in business as ROHQ before January 1, 2022
c. Offshore banking units beginning April 11, 2021
d. None of the above
20. Beginning July 1, 2020, the RCIT rate for domestic corporations shall be 25%. However, a lower
RCIT rate of 20% shall be imposed if the following conditions is/are present:
a. The domestic corporation’s net taxable income is not more than ₱5.0 Million
b. The domestic corporation’s net assets (excluding the land on which its office, plant, or equipment
are situated) are not more than ₱100 Million.
c. All of the above.
d. None of the above.
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21. The MCIT is 2% of gross income. However, the MCIT rate to be imposed shall be 1%
a. From January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023
b. From October 8, 2021 to June 30, 2023
c. From July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023.
d. None of the above.
22. CPG Corporation had the following data for calendar year 2021, its first year of operations:
The corporation’s audited financial statements as of December 31, 2021 includes the following
accounts:
Note: Even if the computed net taxable income of the corporation is not more than ₱5.0
Million, the applicable tax rate would still be 25% because its total assets excluding the
land amounts to ₱130 Million (₱180 Million - ₱50 Million) which is more than the ₱100
Million threshold.
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23. Compute the income tax due in number 22 if the taxpayer is a foreign corporation with a branch in the
Philippines (RFC).
(a) ₱1,500,000
(b) ₱ 975,000
(c) ₱1,175,000
(d) None of the above
24. Compute the income tax due in number 22 if the taxpayer is a foreign corporation with no branch or
office in the Philippines (NRFC).
(a) ₱1,500,000
(b) ₱ 975,000
(c) ₱1,175,000 Gross income, Phils. ₱4,700,000
(d) None of the above Income tax rate x 25%
Final Withholding Tax ₱1,175,000
25. MVP Corporation, domestic corporation, had the following financial data for taxable year ending April
30, 2021:
Compute the corporation’s income tax due for taxable year ending April 30, 2021, if it is taxable at the
new RCIT rate of 20% effective July 1, 2020.
(a) ₱866,800
(b) ₱1,000,000
(c) ₱75,833
(d) None of the above.
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RCIT MCIT
May 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 (2 months) 30% 2%
July 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021 (10 months) 20% 1%
Blended Rates 21.67% 1.17%
Gross sales
Cost of sales
Gross income from ops.
Add: Other taxable income
Total Gross Income
Allowable deductions
Net taxable income
RCIT (21.67%)
MCIT (1.17%)
26. The records of Acme Corporation, domestic, organized in 2014, engaged in retail, show the following
in calendar years 2019, 2020, 2021:
The corporation had excess tax credits at the end of 2018 in the amount of ₱15,000. The corporation
chooses to credit in future years any excess tax credits it may have in a taxable year.
a. ₱35,400, ₱2,400
b. ₱35,400, ₱17,400
c. ₱8,940; ₱0
d. None of the above
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RCIT 30%
MCIT 2%
2019
Sales 1,800,000
Cost of Sales (430,000)
Gross income from operations 1,370,000
Add: Other taxable income not subject to FTs 400,000
Total Gross Income 1,770,000
Less: Itemized Deductions (or OSD) (1,740,200)
Taxable income 29,800
Rate of tax 30%
RCIT 8,940
MCIT (2% of Total Gross Income) 35,400
27. In number 26, what would be the tax payable of Acme Corporation for taxable years 2020 and 2021
if the taxpayer qualifies for the 20% tax rate effective July 1, 2020?
a) ₱23,000; ₱55,978
b) ₱6,440; ₱134,908
c) ₱30,500; ₱131,908
d) None of the above.
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2020 2021
Sales
Cost of Sales
Gross income from operations
Add: Other taxable income not subject to FTs
Total Gross Income
Less: Itemized Deductions (or OSD)
Taxable income
Rate of tax
RCIT
MCIT
Tax due
Less: Tax Credits:
(1) Excess tax credits from prior year
(2) Tax paid in previous quarters
(3) CWTs
(4) Excess MCIT from prior year
(5) Foreign tax credits
(6) Tax paid in previous return if filing amended return
Tax payable/(Tax credit/refund)
28. The records of CAMEL Corporation, domestic, show the following for calendar year 2021.
The income tax payable for the first 3 quarters and in the annual return are:
a. ₱84,000; ₱329,000; ₱592,500; ₱802,500
b. ₱84,000; ₱195,000; ₱435,500; ₱802,500
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Note: We use the 25% corporate income tax rate because there is no information that
the taxpayer qualifies for the lower 20% income tax rate.
29. If the gross income from unrelated activity exceeds 50% of the total gross income derived by any
proprietary educational institution, the tax rate shall be the RCIT rate (25%/20%) based on the entire
taxable income. This is known as the
a. Constructive receipt
b. Tax benefit rule
c. End trust doctrine
d. Predominance test
30. Holy Hospital, Inc. (domestic corporation), a private non-profit hospital, has the following financial
information for CY 2021:
Hospital-related activities:
Gross receipts ₱10,000,000
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(a) ₱2,687,500
(b) ₱2,500,000
(c) ₱2,680,000
(d) None of the above.
Related Unrelated
Total
Activities Activites
Gross sales/receipts 10,000,000 10,000,000 20,000,000
Cost of sales/sevices (4,000,000) (3,000,000) (7,000,000)
Gross income 6,000,000 7,000,000 13,000,000
Deductible expenses (1,250,000) (1,000,000) (2,250,000)
Net taxable income 4,750,000 6,000,000 10,750,000
Tax rate 25%
RCIT 2,687,500
MCIT (1%) 130,000
Income tax due 2,687,500
Notes:
(a) The private non-profit hospital is subject to the regular income tax rate because it did not
pass the predominance test. Its gross income from unrelated activities (₱7.0 Million)
exceeds its gross income from hospital-related activities (₱6.0 Million). The gross income
from unrelated activities thus exceeds 50% of its total gross income derived from all
sources.
(b) The regular income tax rate to be imposed is 25% since the net taxable income exceeds
₱5.0 Million. The taxpayer is also subject to the 1% MCIT.
31. CPA University, a proprietary educational institution organized in 2006, had the following data for
2021:
Tuition fees ₱850,000
Cost of services (tuition) 400,000
Rental income (net of 5% CWT) 142,500
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Related Unrelated
Total
Activities Activites
Gross sales/receipts
Cost of sales/sevices
Gross income
Deductible expenses
Net taxable income
Tax rate (1%)
Tax due
Less: Credit (CWT)
Income tax still due/(refundable)
32. CPA Airlines, a resident foreign international carrier has the following records of income for the
period. ( The income represents gross billings.)
a. Continuous flight from Manila to Tokyo = 1,000 tickets at P2,000 per ticket
b. Flight from Manila to Taipei; transfer flight (on CPAR Airlines) from Taipei to Tokyo = 2,000
tickets at P2,000 per ticket
c. Continuous flight from Manila to Taipei = 3,000 tickets at P1,000 per ticket
The income tax due is
a. P 225,000
b. P 125,000
c. P 100,000
d. P 175,000
33 -37. The Alliance Corporation provided the following data for the calendar year ending December 31,
2021 ($ 1 = P50)
Philippines U.S.A.
Gross Income ₱4,000,000 $40,000
Deductions ₱2,500,000 $15,000
Income Tax Paid $ 3,000
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36. If it is a non-resident lessor of aircrafts, machineries and equipment, its income tax is
a. P100,000 c. P300,000
b. P180,000 d. P128,000
37. If it is a resident foreign corporation but its expenses within and outside the Philippines is P3m,
unallocated (disregard original data on expense). Furthermore, its total assets amount to ₱90,000,000.
What is its total income tax liability if it remits 60% of its net profit to its head office abroad?
a. P635,000
b. P726,000
c. P480,000
d. None of the above.
Allocation of expenses
4,000,000
3,000,000 x = 2,000,000
6,000,000
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ITR
Total Gross Income 4,000,000
Less: Itemized Deductions (2,000,000)
Taxable income 2,000,000
Rate of tax 25%
RCIT 500,000
MCIT (1% of Total Gross Income) 40,000
Tax in ITR 500,000
BPRT
Taxable income
Less income tax in ITR
After-tax net income
% Remitted
Branch profits remitted
BPRT rate
Note: RFCs do not qualify for the 20% income tax rate.
38. DBH Corporation, an RFC, is also a registered ROHQ since 2009. For taxable years 2020 to 2023,
its operations show the following financial results:
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Notes:
(a) The regular rate of 25% shall be effective on January 1, 2022 for an ROHQ. It will
also be subject to MCIT beginning on January 1, 2022.
(b) The MCIT rate of 1.5% was used for CY 2023. The MCIT rate from January 1 to
June 30, 2023 is 1%, while the MCIT rate for July 1 to December 31, 2023 is 2%.
The average rate is 1.5%.
(c) For 2023, excess MCIT = 11,625 which can be credited against the RCIT in 2024,
2025, and 2026.
39. “A” Corporation with total assets of ₱40,000,000, excluding the land on which its business is situated,
has the following data for the year 2021:
Other Income:
Dividend from San Miguel Corp. 70,000
Dividend from Ford Motors, USA 120,000
Gain, sale of San Miguel shares directly to buyer 150,000
Royalties, Philippines 50,000
Royalties, USA 100,000
Interest income (other than from bank deposit) 60,000
Rent, land in USA 250,000
Other rental income (Phils.) 100,000
Prize, contest in Manila 200,000
Interest income ($ deposit in BDO) 50,000
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40. Based on the above problem, its total tax liability if it is a resident foreign corporation is
a. ₱318,000 c. ₱328,750
b. ₱305,000 d. None of the above.
DC RFC NRFC
Dividend from San Miguel Corp. Exempt Exempt FT (15%)
Dividend from Ford Motors (USA) ITR Exempt Exempt
Gain from sale of San Miguel shares directly to buyer FT (15%) FT(15%) FT(15%)
Royalties (Phils.) FT(20%) FT(20%) FT(25%)
Royalties (USA) ITR Exempt Exempt
Interest income (other than from banks) ITR ITR FT(25%)
Rentals of land (USA) ITR Exempt Exempt
Other rental income (Phils) ITR ITR FT(25%)
Prize, contest in Manila ITR ITR FT(25%)
Interest income ($ Deposit in BDO) FT(15%) FT(15%) Exempt
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ITR ITR
Gross income: Philippines 1,000,000 Gross income from operations: Philippines 1,000,000
USA 500,000 Add: Other taxable income not subject
Japan 500,000 to final tax:
Gross income from operations 2,000,000 Interest income (not from
Add: Other taxable income not subject bank deposit) 60,000
to final tax: Rentals (Phils.) 100,000
Divided from Ford 120,000 Prize - Manila 200,000 360,000
Royalties (USA) 100,000 Total Gross Income 1,360,000
Interest income (not from Less: Allowable deductions:
bank deposit) 60,000 Expenses: Phils. (300,000)
Rentals (USA) 250,000 Net taxable income 1,060,000
Rentals (Phils.) 100,000 RCIT (25%) 265,000
Prize - Manila 200,000 830,000 MCIT (1%) 13,600
Total Gross Income 2,830,000
Less: Allowable deductions:
Final Taxes (if RFC)
Expenses: Phils. 300,000
(a) Gain from sale of SMC shares
USA 200,000
directly to buyers 150,000
Japan 100,000 (600,000)
15% 22,500
Net taxable income 2,230,000
RCIT (20%) 446,000
MCIT (1%) 28,300 (b) Royalties (Phils.) 50,000
20% 10,000
Final Taxes (if DC)
(a) Gain from sale of SMC shares (c) Interest ($ deposit - BDO) 50,000
directly to buyers 150,000 15% 7,500
15% 22,500
Total Tax Liability 305,000
(b) Royalties (Phils.) 50,000
20% 10,000
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(41) NRFC
42. Any income from transactions with depository banks under the expanded foreign currency deposit
system shall be exempt from income tax if derived by a
a. Domestic corporation
b. Resident foreign corporation
c. Non-resident foreign corporation
d. Resident alien
43. The records of a closely-held domestic corporation show the following data for fiscal year ending June
30, 2021:
Gross income P1,500,000
Business expenses 600,000
Gain on sale of business asset 60,000
Interest on deposits with Metrobank, net of tax 5,000
Sale of shares of stocks, not listed and traded:
Selling price 150,000
Cost 115,000
Dividends from Victory Corporation, domestic 35,000
Dividends paid during the year 120,000
Reserved for building acquisition 300,000
In the previous fiscal year, the corporation suffered an operating loss of P130,000. This amount was
carried forward and claimed as deduction from gross income in fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. Also
in FY ending June 30, 2021, total CWT withheld from its income amounted to P40,000. The income
tax still due or payable for FY ending June 30, 2021 assuming it qualifies for a 20% income tax rate is
a. P126,000
b. P249,000
c. P273,937
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ITR
Gross income from operations
Add: Other income not subject to FTs
Total Gross Income
Less: Itemized Deductions:
Business expenses
NOLCO
Taxable income
Rate of tax 20%
RCIT
MCIT (1% of Total Gross Income)
Tax due
Less: CWT
Tax still due
44. In number 43, the improperly accumulated earnings tax to be imposed for FY ending June 30, 2021 is
a. P36,075
b. P34,765
c. P35,640
d. None
45. Good Vibes Corporation is a domestic corporation and has, since 2015, owned 50% of the outstanding
shares of FirstWorld Corporation, a non-resident foreign corporation. On May 10, 2021, Good Vibes
received a dividend from FirstWorld in the amount of ₱5.0 Million.
On November 8, 2022, Good Vibes paid ₱2.0 Million (out of the ₱5.0 Million) as dividends to its
shareholders. On February 14, 2023, Good Vibes utilized ₱500,000 (of the remaining ₱3.0 Million)
for capital expenditures. On October 8, 2024, it invested the remaining ₱2.5 Million in a domestic
subsidiary.
(a) Good Vibes will be subject to income tax on ₱2.0 Million for the taxable year 2021, plus
surcharge, interest, and penalties.
(b) Good Vibes will be subject to income tax on ₱2.5 Million for the taxable year 2021, plus
surcharge, interest, and penalties.
(c) Good Vibes will be subject to income tax on ₱3.0 Million for the taxable year 2021, plus
surcharge, interest, and penalties.
(d) None of the above.
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