Deutsche Bank PHL Unit Loses Bid To Reopen P22 M Tax Case: Print
Deutsche Bank PHL Unit Loses Bid To Reopen P22 M Tax Case: Print
Deutsche Bank PHL Unit Loses Bid To Reopen P22 M Tax Case: Print
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September11,2016
DeutscheBankPHLunitlosesbidtoreopenP22Mtaxcase
THEPHILIPPINEunitoftheDeutscheBankgrouplostitsbidtoreopenafailedP22milliontaxrefundcase
beforetheCourtofTaxAppeals(CTA).
InadecisiondatedAug.16,theCTAenbancupheldthecourtsSecondSpecialDivision
rulingdismissingthevalueaddedtax(VAT)claimofDeutscheKnowledgeServices,PTELtd.
forthesecondtofourthquartersof2006.
DeutscheKnowledgeServices,asubsidiaryoftheDeutscheBankgroupsPhilippineoffice,
actsasthebankssharedservicescenterforfinance,globalbusinessservicesand
informationtechnology.Itislicensedtodobusinessasaregionaloperatingheadquartersin
thePhilippinesbytheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission(SEC).
DeutscheKnowledgeServicesassertedthatthesalesitmadeduringthatperiod,whichwere
imposedwithaP22millionVATpaidtotheBureauofInternalRevenue(BIR),issupposedly
zeroratedforVATsinceitwassoldtononresidentforeigncorporationsdoingbusiness
outsidethePhilippines.
Thecompanysubmittedtothetaxcourtanauthenticatedfileshowingitsforeignclientswere
notregisteredwiththeSECinthePhilippines,aswellasintragroupserviceagreementswith
theseclients.
Butthecourtfoundtheevidencelacking,affirmingthedivisionrulingthatthecompanyfailed
tofullysubstantiatethroughdocumentaryproofitsclaim.
TheCourtinDivisioncorrectlyruledthatwithoutproofofincorporation,associationor
registrationinaforeigncountry,theCourtcannotsufficientlydetermineiftheallegednon
residentforeignclientsareexisting,operatingandregisteredinaforeigncountryin
satisfactionoftherequisitesofavalidzeroratedsaleofservices,theCTAdecisionread.
ThetaxcourtalsoruledthatthecompanyfailedtocomplywiththerequisiteforVATrefunds
thatpaymentsforservicesmustbeinacceptableforeigncurrencyandaccountedforin
accordancewiththeBSPrules.
The21pagedecisionwaspennedbyCTAAssociateJusticeLovellR.Bautista.Buena
RilyneC.Bernal
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