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Philippine Court Clarifies VAT Refund Rules for Zero-Rated Sales to Foreign Companies

  • The Philippine Court of Tax Appeals clarified rules on refunds of unutilized input VAT for zero-rated sales.
  • A domestic corporation sought a refund for input VAT on services rendered to a Singaporean company, claiming these were zero-rated.
  • The Commissioner of Internal Revenue argued the taxpayer did not meet invoicing and accounting requirements.
  • The court ruled the taxpayer failed to prove its sales qualified for zero percent VAT, as the Singaporean company was considered doing business in the Philippines.

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.



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