Business Tax Flashcards
Nature of Business Tax
- Relative consumption tax
- Indirect tax
- Privilege tax
- National tax
Types of Business Tax
- VAT
- Percentage tax (Specific or General %)
- Excise tax
Taxable persons under Business Tax
Business- habitual engagement in commercial activity
- Individuals
- Corporations
Types of Business Registration
- VAT taxpayer
- Non-VAT taxpayer
Basis of Business Taxation
- Seller of Goods/ Properties :Gross Sales
- Seller of Service/ Lease of properties : Gross Receipts
Types of Sales or Receipts
- Sales of Goods
- Exempt Sales
- Vatable Sales
- Sales of Services
- Exempt receipts
- BICAP FLOW
- Vatable receipts
Exempt Sale of Goods or Properties
(SECRET Tax-free Gold)
Sales of Basic necessities to Senior citizens and PWDs
Sale of Exempt goods
Sales of goods by Cooperatives
Sales of Residential properties
Export sales by Non-VAT persons
Treaty exempt sale of goods
Tax-free exchange of property
Sale of Gold to BSP
Exempt Sale of Services
(SEARCHH VA TRIPS)
Schools
Employees
Agricultural contract growers & millers
Residential leasing
Cooperatives
Hospitals
Home owners’ association and Condominium Corporations
Lease of passenger or cargo vessels and aircrafts
Treaty exempt services
Regional or Area Headquarters of multinational companies
International carriers on transport of passengers
Printers or Publishers
Essential service to Senior Citizens & PWDs
Other Exempt Sale of Goods/Services
(CUNS)
- Sales of Capital Assets by VAT or Non-VAT Business
- Sales of **Assets held for use by Non-VAT Taxpayers
- Sales of Goods or Service by Persons not engaged in business
- Sales of Goods or Service subject to Special laws
Receipt from Services subject to Specific Percentage Tax
(BICAP FLOW)
Bank and Non-bank Financial Intermediaries
International carriers of cargo
**Common carriers by land of people
Certain Amusement places
PSE sale of Stocks by Non-dealers
Certain Franchise grantees
Life insurance
Overseas Communication
Certain Winnings
Special Exemption to Percentage Tax
- Cooperatives
- Self-employed individuals/professionals (SEP) availing 8% on gross sales or receipt and other non-operating income
Business Tax Compliance
2551Q
Within 25 days after end of each taxable quarter
Special deadlines:
- 20 days from EOQ (Overseas Communication & Amusement Tax)
- 20 days from specified event (Winnings and Persons retiring in business)
- 5 banking days from date of collection (Stock brokers on Sale of Stocks thru PSE)
VAT Threshhold
- TV or Radio franchise - 10M per year
- Other taxpayers- 3M Vatable sale/receipts in last 12 months
Tax Treatment of Taxpayers
- Non-VAT taxpayers
- Below threshold
- subject to 3% General Percentage Tax
- VAT taxpayers
- above threshold
Types of VAT Registration
- Mandatory
- Voluntary