Practice question
When a seller passes VAT on to the final consumer as part of the price, what does the incidence of the tax describe?
- The place where the invoice is printed
- The seller’s corporate nationality
- The economic burden borne by the consumer
- The identity of the seller’s auditor
- The date the goods were manufactured
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8424_1997.html — NIRC, section 105, indirect nature of VAT
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/feb2005/gr_153866_2005.html — CIR v. Seagate Technology (Philippines), G.R. No. 153866, February 11, 2005, indirect taxation and distinction between liability and burden
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