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Practice question: Requisites of a Valid Tax

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Practice question

Which statement correctly identifies a legal requirement concerning imposition of a tax?
  1. A collector's desire for revenue is sufficient authority
  2. Every taxpayer must sign a tax contract
  3. A private association may impose a compulsory public tax merely by resolution
  4. The tax must rest on competent legal authority
  5. Any government press release creates a tax

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article III Sections 1 and 20, Article VI Sections 24 and 28, Article X Section 5: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
  • Planters Products v. Fertiphil, GR166006, March14 2008, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/mar2008/gr_166006_2008.html
  • CIR v. Algue, GR L-28896, February 17 1988, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1988/feb1988/gr_l-28896_1988.html

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