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Practice question: Requisites of a Valid Assessment

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Practice question

What consequence does Section228 expressly state when its required written legal and factual basis is absent?
  1. The tax automatically doubles.
  2. The assessment is void.
  3. The taxpayer automatically admits fraud.
  4. Every later tax year becomes exempt.
  5. The assessment becomes conclusive immediately.

Legal references

  • NIRC Section228; https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8424_1997.html
  • CIR v. Stradcom Corporation, G.R.255520, April21 2025, main decision (assessment and lawful collection); https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_255520_2025.html

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