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Practice question: Optional Standard Deduction

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

An eligible corporation validly elects maximum OSD. Its stipulated Section 32 gross income isP 3,000,000 and gross sales areP 5,000,000. What is its OSD?
  1. P 2,000,000 because sales always govern
  2. P 3,000,000 because gross income is entirely deductible
  3. P 1,200,000 based on gross income
  4. P 800,000 based on the difference between sales and income
  5. P 0 because corporations cannot elect OSD

Legal references

  • NIRC Section34(L), as amended by RA10963: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/80559
  • RA9504, Section3: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2008/ra_9504_2008.html
  • RR16-2008, Sections3–4 (individual and corporate OSD bases): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/43850

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