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 Sandiganbayan has dismissed the appeal filed by former Cebu customs official Benjamin C. Bongon and private individual Roger T. Ang seeking to overturn their graft conviction on the irregular sugar auction conducted in 2000. In a decision dated Dec. 1, 2017, the Cebu City regional trial court...
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...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by FCF Minerals Corporation (FCF) -- a firm engaged in the exploration, development, and commercial operation of mineral claims -- to refund the P57.8 million taxes it paid for its imported equipment. In 2009, FCF and the government...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by Golden Donuts Inc., the exclusive franchiser and license grantee of Dunkin' Donuts, against the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Golden Donuts Inc. filed a Petition for Review with Urgent Motion for the Issuance of a Temporary...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr.'s second 60-day suspension could still be appealed, but the ongoing legislative break prevents this from happening immediately. According to House Committee Ethics and...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves (left), and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) Find out the whole truth, Mr. President. This, in a nutshell, was Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr.'s appeal to President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
