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Practice question: False vs. Fraudulent vs. Non-filed Return

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

Declared sales are PHP1million and omitted sales are exactly PHP300,000. No independent proof of intent or other exception exists. Does this amount alone exceed the statutory30% threshold?
  1. No; exactly30% does not exceed30%
  2. Yes, equality necessarily means exceeding
  3. Yes, every omission conclusively proves fraud
  4. Yes, the threshold is only1%
  5. No, because no sales omission can ever support a presumption

Legal references

  • CIR v Villanueva GR249540 February28,2024 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/feb2024/gr_249540_2024.html MAIN statutory requisites, strict presumption threshold, due process.
  • NIRC RA8424, Sections203,222–223 and228: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8424_1997.html Sections222(a) and248(B).

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