16. What is required of a taxpayer who is being audited?A Taxpayer who is being audited is obliged to:
Duly acknowledge his receipt of the appropriate Letter of Authority upon its presentation by the Revenue Officer authorized to conduct the audit by affixing in the Letter of Authority the name of the recipient and the date of receipt.
Present within a reasonable period of time, his books of accounts and other related accounting records that may be required by the Revenue Officer; and
Submit the necessary schedules as may be requested by the Revenue Officer within a reasonable amount of time from his (Taxpayer’s) receipt of the Letter of Authority.
17. What is the recourse of a Taxpayer who cannot submit the documents being required of him within the prescribed period of time? If a Taxpayer, believing that he cannot present his books of accounts and/or other accounting records, intends to request for more time to present these documents in order to avoid the issuance of a Jeopardy Assessment, the Taxpayer may execute what is referred to as a Waiver of the Statute of Limitations.
18. What is a Waiver of the Statute of Limitations? The Waiver of the Statute of Limitations is a signed statement whereby the Taxpayer conveys his agreement to extend the period within which the Bureau may validly issue an assessment for deficiency taxes. If a Taxpayer opts to execute a Waiver of the Statute of Limitations, he shall likewise be, in effect, waiving his right to invoke the defense of prescription for assessments issued after the reglementary period.
No Waiver of the Statute of Limitations shall be considered valid unless it is accepted by a duly authorized Bureau official.
19. If a Taxpayer does not agree with the assessment made following an audit, can he protest this Assessment?Yes, he can. A Taxpayer has the right to contest an assessment, and may do so by filing a letter of protest stating in detail his reasons for contesting the assessment.
20. What are the characteristics of a valid protest? A protest is considered valid if it satisfies the following conditions:
It is made in writing, and addressed to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue;
It contains the information, and complies with the conditions required by Sec. 6 of Revenue Regulations No. 12-85; to wit:
a.) Name of the taxpayer and address for the immediate past three (3) taxable year.
b.) Nature of request whether reinvestigation or reconsideration specifying newly discovered evidence he intends to present if it is a request for investigation.
c.) The taxable periods covered.
d.) Assessment number.
e.) Date of receipt of assessment notice or letter of demand.
f.) Itemized statement of the findings to which the taxpayer agrees as a basis for computing the tax due, which amount should be paid immediately upon the filing of the protest. For this purpose, the protest shall not be deemed validly filed unless payment of the agreed portion of the tax is paid first.
g.) The itemized schedule of the adjustments with which the taxpayer does not agree.
h.) A statement of facts and/or law in support of the protest.
The taxpayer shall state the facts, applicable law, rules and regulations or jurisprudence on which his protest is based, otherwise, his protest shall be considered void and without force and effect on the event the letter of protest submitted by the taxpayer is accepted, the taxpayer shall submit the required documents in support of his protest within sixty (60) days from date of filing of his letter of protest, otherwise, the assessment shall become final, executory and demandable.
It is filed within thirty (30) days from the Taxpayer’s receipt of the Notice of Assessment and formal Letter of Demand.
21. In the event the Commissioner’s duly authorized representative denies a Taxpayer’s protest, what alternative course of action is open to the Taxpayer? If a protest filed by a Taxpayer be denied by the Commissioner’s duly authorized representative, the Taxpayer may request the Commissioner for a reconsideration of such denial and that his tax case be referred to the Bureau’s Appellate Division. The Appellate Division serves as a "Court", where both parties, i.e. the Revenue Officer on one hand, and the Taxpayer on the other, can present testimony and evidence before a Hearing Officer, to support their respective claims.
22. What recourse is open to a Taxpayer if his request for reconsideration is denied or his protest is not acted?
Should the Taxpayer’s request for reconsideration be denied or his protest is not acted upon within 180 days from submission of documents by the Commissioner, the Taxpayer has the right to appeal with the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA).
Any appeal must be done within thirty (30) days from the date of the Taxpayer’s receipt of the Commissioner’s decision denying the request for reconsideration or from the lapse of the 180 day period counted from the submission of the documents. (Sec. 228 of the Tax Code, as amended).
23. If the Taxpayer is not satisfied with the CTA’s decision, can he appeal the decision to a higher Court? Yes, he can. Decisions of the Court of Tax Appeals may be appealed with the Court of Appeals within fifteen (15) days from the Taxpayer’s receipt of the CTA’s decision. In the event that the Taxpayer is likewise unsatisfied with the decision of the Court of Appeals, he may appeal this decision with the Supreme Court.
24. Can a Taxpayer claim a refund or tax credit for erroneously or illegally collected taxes? Yes, he can. The Taxpayer may file such a claim with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Sec.229, NIRC), within two (2) years from the payment of the tax or penalty sought to be refunded. Failure of the Taxpayer to file such a claim within this prescribed period shall result in the forfeiture of his right to the refund or tax credit.
25. If a Taxpayer has filed a claim for refund and the Bureau has yet to render a decision on this claim, can the Taxpayer elevate his claim to the CTA?
Yes, he can, if the two (2) year period stated above is about to end, and the Commissioner has yet to render a decision on the claim. (Gibbs v. Collector, L-13453, February 29, 1960).
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