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Practice question: Active vs. Passive Income

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Which activity most clearly generates active business income on the stated facts?
  1. Holding a bank deposit without operating a banking business
  2. Receiving a cash dividend merely as an investor
  3. Regularly manufacturing and selling furniture through an operating business
  4. Receiving passive book royalties without conducting a related business
  5. Holding an investment without participating in its earning activity

Legal references

  • NIRC Sections 22(MM) and 24(B), as amended by RA 12214, Sections 3-4: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2025/ra_12214_2025.html
  • NIRC Sections 32 and 34: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8424_1997.html

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