Philippines Court Clarifies Rules on Unutilized Input VAT Refunds for Zero-Rated Sales

• The Philippine Court of Tax Appeals issued a decision clarifying rules on unutilized input VAT refunds for zero-rated sales.
• Schaeffler Philippines Inc. sought a refund for unutilized input VAT for Q1 2018, which was partially denied by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue due to invoicing and documentation issues.
• The Court of Tax Appeals, First Division, denied the claim, leading to an appeal.
• On appeal, the Court of Tax Appeals, en banc, addressed the validity of photocopied BOI documents as proof of zero-rating entitlement.

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

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