Sense & Taxability
Sense & Taxability is the official knowledge publication of UHY M.L. Aguirre & Co., CPAs, dedicated to making Philippine taxation, accounting, auditing, and regulatory compliance more understandable and practical for businesses, professionals, and taxpayers.
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Tax Audit and Due Process: When Does it Become Unfair?
The room was tense. The last words reverberating in the air were those of the revenue officers: “I‑CTA na natin ’to” (Let’s take this to the CTA). Time seemed to stop, as I calculated in a few seconds our next steps. Should I take the statement, uttered so lightly, as
Reasons Why Your VAT Refund Was Denied
The numbers made sense. Excess input VAT from prior periods. Capital goods purchases. Transactions subject to withholding. Or zero-rated sales that never translated into recoverable credits. The taxpayer had carefully tracked everything and, at some point, reached the same conclusion that there is VAT to be recovered. The claim was
Received an FDDA from the BIR? Here’s What Happens Next
In the lifecycle of a tax audit in the Philippines, few documents carry as much psychological weight as the Final Decision on Disputed Assessment, more commonly known as the FDDA. By the time it arrives, the taxpayer has already gone through the grind, from responding to a Letter of Authority,
