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Practice question: Rationale

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A micro taxpayer cites the EOPT proviso to demand blanket immunity from every withholding obligation, including a payment stipulated to fall under final withholding in57(A). Which response best reconciles collection policy with statutory limits?
  1. The proviso names57(B); it does not by itself remove a separately applicable57(A) final-withholding duty
  2. Micro status abolishes all taxes and collection duties
  3. The word withholding makes every subsection legally identical
  4. Only the recipient’s agreement determines whether57(A) applies
  5. The three-year review rule automatically suspends all withholding until each review ends

Legal references

  • RA11976 Ease of Paying Taxes Act: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_11976_2024.html Section8, exception limited to57(B).
  • RA12214 CMEPA: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2025/ra_12214_2025.html Section16, current57(A) final withholding.

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