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Practice question: Shifting of Tax Burden

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Practice question

When VAT is passed on as part of a price, who remains primarily and legally liable for that VAT under the shifting explanation in Bayan v. Abaya (2024)?
  1. Every passenger automatically
  2. Only the seller’s employee
  3. Only the person holding the invoice
  4. The person made liable by law, such as the taxable seller
  5. No one remains liable

Legal references

  • Bagong Alyansang Makabayan v. Abaya, G.R. No. 221190, October 8, 2024, en banc main decision, discussion of VAT shifting: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/oct2024/gr_221190_2024.html

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