Practice question
A payor is stipulated to qualify as a micro taxpayer under current law. Its payment falls solely under NIRC57(B), and no other withholding provision is involved. An examiner insists that the general goal of faster collection overrides the EOPT micro-taxpayer exception. Which conclusion follows?
- The express exception controls; the general rationale cannot erase the statutory exemption from57(B) withholding
- Collection convenience repeals every express exception
- All micro-taxpayer income is therefore exempt from income tax
- The exception applies only if the recipient is also micro
- The payor must obtain unanimous consent from all other taxpayers
Legal references
- RA11976 Ease of Paying Taxes Act: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_11976_2024.html Section8, NIRC57 micro-taxpayer proviso.
- RA12214 CMEPA: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2025/ra_12214_2025.html Section16 amends57(A), leaving the EOPT57(B) proviso intact.
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