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Practice question: Compromise of Assessment

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Practice question

An authorized payment plan merely allows full assessed principal and additions to be paid on specified dates; it expressly waives nothing. Is it necessarily a compromise accepting less than due?
  1. No; installment scheduling alone is not the revenue reduction that defines that compromise
  2. Yes, every delay necessarily cancels principal
  3. Yes, the word agreement always means tax forgiveness
  4. Yes, every installment eliminates all penalties
  5. Yes, full payment and partial settlement are legally identical

Legal references

  • Guialani v CA GR221253-54 and consolidated cases April26,2021 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/apr2021/gr_221253-54_2021.html MAIN legislative relief, settlement and authorization.
  • RA7160 Local Government Code: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html Sections132 and192.
  • RA12001 Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_12001_2024.html Section30.

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