The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by SL Harbor Bulk Terminal Corporation to compel the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to issue tax credit for P10.33 million as alleged erroneously paid taxes. SL Harbor filed its administrative claim for tax credit on June 26, 2020 for...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of the National Food Authority (NFA) which challenged the real property tax (RPT) imposed by the municipality of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao. The NFA questioned the municipality's RPT assessment against it as it argued that it is a government...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by a firm engaged in outsourced call center services for a refund of P25.3 million in allegedly overpaid taxes in 2017. Denied was the petition filed by Foundever Philippines Corporation, formerly Sitel Philippines Corporation) against...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has declared final and executory the March 18, 2022 decision of its division that cancelled and set aside the P305.7 million income tax deficiencies assessed against former Pampanga vice governor Juan Miguel "Mikey" M. Arroyo and his wife, Ma. Angela, of Gomeco Metal...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by Oceanagold Philippines, Inc., which sought from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR0 a refund or tax credits for P155.5 million in excise taxes which it claimed were illegally assessed and collected in 2017. Oceanagold, a mining...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the petition filed by an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) against the Bureau of Customs (BOC) which forfeited his luxury vehicle in 2018. The case started when OFW Allan U. Garcia sought to import his white 2012 Lamborghini...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Nestle Philippines, Inc. for a refund of P1.26 billion for Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT) for its MILO products. Nestle claimed it is not liable to pay the SBT on its removals of MILO products, which is a powdered chocolate malt flavored...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ruled in favor of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) as it denied the petition filed by Valle Verde Country Club, Inc. which sought a P7.449 million refund for output value-added tax (VAT) on membership fees, assessment dues, and other charges from April 2018 to...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has upheld the dismissal of the P18.9 million tax case against Altimax Broadcasting Co., Inc. for failure of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to observe due process. In a 20-page decision promulgated on Oct. 3, 2023 and written by Associate Justice Ma. Belen M....
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has granted P3.1 million out of the P5.5 million refund sought by the Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) for the excise taxes the firm paid for imported wines, liquors and cigarettes in 2009 for consumption in its international flights. In its Oct. 5, 2023 decision, the...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has affirmed its division's ruling that cancelled the order for the payment of over P902 million taxes and compromise penalty, and more than P182 million in deficiency taxes issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against Philusa Corporation, a firm engaged in...