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Practice question: Final vs. Creditable Withholding Tax

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A professional earns PHP10,000 fees subject to stipulated PHP1,000 creditable withholding and receives PHP9,000 cash. No other adjustments apply. Which starting presentation reflects the income and credit?
  1. PHP9,000 gross fees with no recognition of withholding.
  2. PHP1,000 gross fees and PHP9,000 final tax.
  3. PHP10,000 tax deduction from tax due merely because the fee was earned.
  4. PHP10,000 gross fees with the properly supported PHP1,000 tax credit.
  5. No income because the client kept part of the payment.

Legal references

  • NIRC Sections57-58,105-106 and110: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8424_1997.html
  • RA11976, Sections9-10, current NIRC58(E) credit/refund conditions and trust-fund rule: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_11976_2024.html
  • CIR v. Smart Communications, G.R.Nos.179045-46, August25,2010, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/aug2010/gr_179045-46_2010.html

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