Philippine Court Denies Input VAT Refund Due to Insufficient Invoice Evidence for Zero-Rated Sales

The Philippine Court of Tax Appeals clarified rules on unutilized input VAT refunds for zero-rated sales.
The taxpayer’s refund claim was denied due to insufficient substantiation and improper invoicing.
The court ruled that commercial invoices from a computerized accounting system are only supplementary evidence.
Supplementary invoices cannot support input VAT refund claims.
The taxpayer was not entitled to the VAT refund.

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