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Relevant Doctrines in Taxation
Relevant Doctrines in Taxation
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Sources of Tax Laws
Philippine Constitution
National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC)
Tariff and Customs Code
Local Government Code (Book II)
Local Tax Ordinances
Tax Treaties and International Agreements
Special Laws
Decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Tax Appeals
Revenue rules and regulations and administrative rulings and opinions
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Simple Exercises
Case to Ponder:
Congress passed a sin tax law that increased the tax rates on liquor by 400%. The
law was thought to be sufficient to drive many distillers and distributors of liquors
out of business, and was questioned in court by a distiller company that would go
out of business because it would not be able to pay the increased tax. The distiller
company is ________.