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REALIZATION OF INCOME
i. REALIZATION TEST
b.3.1 DEFENITION
i. COMPENSATION INCOME
13th month pay and other benefits are A final tax of (32%) effective January
excluded from compensation income (sec 1, 2000 and thereafter, is hereby imposed
32 (B) NIRC) on the grossed-up monetary value of fringe
benefit (unless the
Rules:
Lease of real property rental
income is likewise treated as business If seller is real estate dealer the
income subject to tax in rate as provided by
property is OA and subjected to
law. (RC, NRC, NRAETB-graduated,
NRANETC-25%) (ibid) graudated tax rates.
Seller not a real estate dealer
determine whether:
v. INCOME FROM DEALING IN PROPERTY o The real property is a) used
Dealings with: in tax payers trade, business
or profession or b) treated as
Capital Assets (CA) subject to capital a fixed asset used in his
gains tax trade, business or profession
-
General types of CA: ordinary asset subject to
graduated tax rates.
o The real property is not a) Interest Income
among abovementioned
Interest means the amount which a
capital asset subject to 6%
depositary bank may pay on savings and
capital gains tax based on
time deposits in accordance with rates
gross selling price or FMV of
authorized by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
the property at the time of
(RR12-80)
sale whichever is higher.
Interest income from Philippines
c) Other capital asset currency deposits and deposit
substitutes subject to 20% final
Dealings with other capital assets,
withholding tax except NRANETB
except shares of stock of a domestic
which is subject to 25%
corporation and real property located in the
Philippines, shall be subjected to graduated
Deposit substitute means an
tax rate.
alternative form of obtaining funds
Ordinary Assets Graduated tax rates from the public other than deposits,
which may be through issuance,
a) Stock in trade of the taxpayer or endorsement, or acceptance of debt
other property of a kind which instrument for the borrowers
would properly be included in account for the purpose of relending
the inventory of the taxpayer if or purchasing receivables and other
on hand at the close of the obligations, or financing their own
taxable year, needs or that of their agent or
b) Property held by the taxpayer dealers. (Mamalateo)
primarily for sale to customers in o Interest from currency bank
the ordinary course of his trade deposits and yield or any
or business, other monetary benefit from
c) Property used in the trade or deposit substitute, trust fund
business, of a character which is and other similar
subject to the allowance for arrangement - 25% FWT for
depreciation provided in NRANETB and the rest is 20%
Subsection (F) of Section 34; or 20%.
d) Real property used in trade or o Interest from government
business of the taxpayer (sec. 39 debt instrument and
NIRC). securities - the debt
vi. PASSIVE INVESTMENT INCOME instrument is considered as
deposit substitute regardless
of number of investor and
subjected to same FWT. o 3 years to less than 4 years 12%
(20% or 25%) o Less than 3 years 20%
o Interest from long term
(sec. 24 and 25 NIRC)
deposits or investment
maturity period exceeds 5 b) Dividend Income
years will be exempted.
o Interest from depositary Dividends comprise any distribution
bank under expanded foreign whether in cash or other property in the
currency deposit system ordinary course of business.(Mamalateo)
7.5% FWT- if interest
Dividend is defined as a corporate
received by residents
profit set aside, declared, and ordered by
Exempt if interest is
the directors to be paid to stockholders on
received by non-residents
demand or at a fixed time. (Fisher v.
50% exempt 50% 7.5 joint
Collector)
account of a resident and
non-resident. Distinction between Cash dividend and
Interest income on foreign currency Stock dividend
deposit
The former is disbursement to the
o 7.5% FWT - gross interest
stockholder of the accumulated
income from foreign
earnings, and the corporation parts
currency deposit with OBU,
irrevocably with all interest therein
FCDU.
while the latter is dividend payable
o 10% FWT - interest income
in reserve or increase of additional
from foreign currency
stock of the corporation.
transactions of a bank.
The former unlike the latter involves
Interest income from traditional
disbursement.
loans by local banks and other
The former unlike when declared
creditors subject to graduated tax
and paid cannot be reached by
rates except:
corporations creditors unlike the
o NRANETB 25% Final tax.
latter being in essence still the
o NRFC 20% Final tax.
property of corporation can be
Discounts are treated in the same
reached by the creditors.
manner as interest income
Interest income from long term b.a) Stock dividends
deposits or investments of
individuals is exempt Generally exempt from tax except if it gives
o Exceeding 5 years exempt shareholder an interest different from that
o 4 years to less than 5 years - 5% which his former stockholdings represent.
Subsequent cancellation or c) Royalty Income
redemption of stock dividend is
Royalty is a valuable property that
essentially equivalent to the
can be developed and sold on a regular
declaration of a cash dividend.
basis for consideration - it is an active
(Mamalateo)
business subject to normal corporate
Rules on taxation of cash or property income tax. (ibid)
dividends
Where a person pays royalty to
Recipient is Citizen or RA- 10% FWT another for use of intellectual property it
Recipient is NRAETB 20% FWT is a passive income and subject to 20% FWT
Recipient is NRANETB 25% FWT (ibid.)
Recipient is DC and RFC
Rules:
o From DC exempt because
doing otherwise will subject Royalty paid by DC
the dividend to tax twice. o Recipient is a citizen, RA ,
First from corporate level the NRAETB, DC, or RFC 20 %
dividend being part of its FWT
taxable income and second o Recipient is NRANETB 25 %
on the shareholder level FWT
being a dividend income o Recipient is NRFC 30%
which will ultimately result in FWT.
extra or double taxation. Royalty paid by FC
Recipient is NRFC o Recipient is RC and DC
o From DC 15% FWT subject to graduated rates.
provided that the NRFC o Recipient is NRC , alien, and
domicile allows a tax credit FC not taxable because
due from NRFC which is they are liable only from
deemed to have been paid in sources within the
the Philippines. Philippines.
d) Rental Income
Tax sparing rule is a credit granted
by the residence country for foreign taxes Rules
that for some reasons were not actually
paid to the source country but that would Lease of personal property located
have been paid under the countrys normal in Philippines but paid to a non-
tax rules. (ibid.) resident:
o Vessel 4.5% for non- Prizes and awards in local or
resident corporation and international sports competition whether
25% for NRA held in the Philippines or not is also
o Aircraft, machineries and excluded from gross income. (sec. 32 NIRC)
other equipment 7.5 % for
Grand prize in Philippine Centennial
non-resident corporation
Commemorative is subject to 20 % FWT
and 25% for NRA.
though government sponsored project.(BIR
vii. ANNUITIES, PROCEEDS FROM LIFE Ruling No. 005-2001)
INSURANCE OR OTHER TYPES OF
INSURANCE
ix. PENSIONS, RETIREMENT BENEFIT OR
(see discussion on exclusion)
SEPARATION PAY
viii. PRIZES AND AWARDS
Separation pay is included in gross
Rules: income only when the cause of separation
is within the control of the employee.
General Rule:
(Mamalateo)
Prizes and winnings within the
Retirement benefit and pensions are
Philippines 20% FWT
generally excluded from gross except if the
If the recipient is a NRANETB 25 % retirement of employee does not meet
FWT. requirements laid by RA 4917 and RA 7641.
Exception: (ibid)