Taxation Exam for Accounting Students
Taxation Exam for Accounting Students
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each of the following questions. ALL questions are compulsory and
MUST be attempted. Mark only one answer for each item on the answer sheet provided. Strictly NO ERASURES
ALLOWED. Erasures will render your examination answer sheet INVALID. Use PENCIL NO. 2 only. GOODLUCK!
   The income tax due at the end of the year:                 22. An offshore banking unit, already in its 8 th year in the
   a. P318,000                c. P43,000                          Philippines, has the following data in its income and
   b. P63,200                 d. P33,000                          expenses for the year 2015:
                                                                       Foreign currency transactions
Next two (2) questions are based on the following:                     with:
Be Jolly Corporation has the following information for the             Non-residents                     1,800,000
taxable year 2015:                                                     Local banks                       1,200,000
                                                                       Branches of foreign banks         1,000,000
      QUARTER         RCIT        MCIT      Creditable                 Another OBU                         500,000
                                            Withholding                Other    residents    (Interest     800,000
                                                Tax                    Income)
     First           200,000     160,000         40,000
     Second          240,000     500,000         60,000               Other income:
     Third           500,000     150,000         80,000               Rent income                         1,000,000
     Fourth          300,000     200,000         70,000               Miscellaneous income                  500,000
28. Which of the following test of source of income is        How much is the taxable income?
    incorrect?                                                a. P505,000                c. P535,000
    a. Interest income - residence of the debtor              b. P525,000                d. P555,000
    b. Income from services – place of performance
    c. Royalties – place of use of intangible              34. Based on the above problem, but the taxpayer is a
    d. Gain on sale of real property – place of sale.          corporation, how much is the taxable income?
                                                               a. P570,000                c. P560,000
29. Situs of taxation on income from sale shares of a          b. P545,000                d. P600,000
    domestic corporation.
    a. Always treated as income derived from within the    35. BSE College, a proprietary educational institution,
        Philippines                                            spent P10 million for the construction of a new school
    b. Always treated as income derived from without the       building. The amount spent for the construction -
        Philippines                                            a. Must be claimed as expense in the year of
    c. May be treated as income within or without the              completion
        Philippines depending on the place of sale             b. Capitalized and claim annual depreciation over the
    d. May be treated as income within or without the              life of the building
        Philippines depending where the shares are kept        c. Capitalized or expensed outright at the option of
                                                                   the school
30. Situs of taxation on income from sale shares of a          d. Capitalized or expensed outright at the option of
    foreign corporation.                                           the BIR
    a. Always treated as income derived from within the
        Philippines                                        Use the following data for the next two (2) questions:
    b. Always treated as income derived from without the   Floyd, not a dealer in securities, had the following
        Philippines                                        transactions on ordinary shares of JJ Co. (a domestic
    c. May be treated as income within or without the      corporation) for 2015 taxable year:
        Philippines depending on the place of sale            Jan. 12    Purchase 100 shares                  P100,000
    d. May be treated as income within or without the         June 20    Sold the shares purchased on           80,000
        Philippines depending where the shares are kept                  Jan. 12
                                                              June 30    Purchased 70 shares                    50,000
31. Joseph provided the following data on sale of his         Oct. 15    Sold the shares purchase on            75,000
    personal property sold in 2013 held by him for 15                    June 30
    months:
          Cost                             P225,00         36. How much was the loss on wash sale?
                                                 0             a. P20,000               c. P14,000
          Mortgage assumed by the buyer    270,000             b. P6,000                d. P0
          Installment Collection Schedule:
           -   2013                         67,500         37. How much was the capital gain on sale of shares on
           -   2014                         67,500             October 15?
           -   2015                         45,000             a. P25,000              c. P5,500
                                                               b. P11,000              d. P0
   How much is the income subject to income tax in
   2013, 2014, and 2015?                                   38. Which of the following is subject to 3% percentage tax
   a. P56,250, P33,750 and P22,500, respectively               under Section 116 of the Tax Code?
   b. P112,500, P67,500 and P45,000, respectively              I. Fruit dealer whose gross receipts for the year
   c. P225,000, P0 and P0, respectively                           amounted to P1,200,000 only.
   d. None of the choices
   II.   An individual taxpayer whose gross sales for the         c.   The P150,000 selling price is subject to stock
         year amounted to P100,000.                                    transaction tax of ½ of 1%.
  III.   School bus operator whose gross receipts for the         d.   The sale is exempt from business tax
         year amounted to P1,919,500
    a.   I and II only         c. All of the above             45. In 2015, ADB Finance purchased debt securities from
    b.   I and III only        d. None of the above                various companies (listed) for P100,000.           ADB
                                                                   classified the securities as Trading Securities/FAFVPL
39. The taxpayer is a trader of poultry feeds. Determine           under the applicable accounting standards.         ADB
    his applicable business tax.                                   received interest income from those securities
    a. Subject to 12% vat                                          amounting to P20,000. Determine the applicable tax.
    b. Vat exempt but subject to 3% OPT under Section              a. The P20,000 interest income is subject to normal
        116                                                            corporate tax of 30%
    c. 12% vat or 3% OPT, at his option                            b. The P20,000 interest income is subject to 20%
    d. Exempt from 12% vat and OPT                                     final tax
                                                                   c. The P20,000 interest income is subject to 5%
40. In the case of a person whose VAT registration is                  capital gains tax
    cancelled and who becomes liable to the 3% tax on              d. The P20,000 interest income is tax exempt
    VAT-exempt persons under Section 116 of the tax
    code, the tax shall accrue from the date of cancellation   46. JJ wants to procure marine insurance for his vessels
    and shall he paid within:                                      from International Aquatic Insurance Co., a non-
    a. 10 days after the end of each taxable month                 resident foreign corporation, through its agent, in the
    b. 15 days after the end of each taxable month                 Philippines. He paid premiums in 2016 amounting to
    c. 20 days after the end of each taxable month                 P5 million. How much is the premiums tax payable on
    d. 30 days after the end of each taxable month                 the transaction?
                                                                   a. P500,000                 c. P200,000
41. Which one of the following percentage taxes is paid on         b. P250,000                 d. nil
    a quarterly basis?
     I. Tax    on    overseas    dispatch,     message, or     47. Bulwagan ng Katotohana, radio and television
        conversation originating from the Philippines              broadcasting franchisee, recorded the following gross
    II. Amusement taxes and taxes on winnings                      receipts and expenses during the taxable year:
  III. Stock transactions tax                                        Advertising revenue from:
   IV. Percentage tax on international carriers                            Television division          P20,000,000
    a. I and II only           c. I, II and III only                       Radio division                 5,000,000
    b. III and IV only         d. I, II, III and IV                  Donation received for calamity       5,000,000
                                                                     victims
42. In 2015, ADB Finance (domestic corporation)                      Expenses:
    purchased various equity securities from listed                         Salary                        8,000,000
    domestic corporations for P100,000. ADB classified                      Other Operating               7,840,000
    the securities as Trading Securities/FAFVPL under the                   expenses, including VAT
    applicable accounting standards.        ADB received
    P10,000 dividend income from such investments in              What is the amount of business tax advantages
    2016.. Determine the applicable tax of ADB.                   (disadvantages) if AB-GMS is VAT-registered?
    a. The P10,000 dividend income is subject to normal           a. P840,000
        corporate tax of 30%                                      b. P1,699,200
    b. The P10,000 dividend income is subject to a final          c. (P2,250,000)
        withholding tax of 10%                                    d. (P1,410,000)
    c. The P10,000 dividend income is subject to a final
        withholding tax of 20%                                 48. Statement     1:    International    air carriers  and
    d. The dividend income is tax exempt                           international shipping carriers shall not be subject to
                                                                   12% value added tax but to 3% common carrier’s tax
43. In 2015, ADB Finance (domestic corporation)                    based on gross receipts derived from their transport of
    purchased various equity securities from listed                passengers and goods from Philippines to other
    domestic corporations for P100,000. ADB classified             countries.
    the securities as Trading Securities/FAFVPL under the          Statement 2: In cases when the Gross Philippines
    applicable accounting standards. ADB sold the shares           Billings Tax of 2.5% for international carriers is not
    in 2016 for P150,000. Determine the applicable tax.            applicable (i.e., tax exempt based on reciprocity or
    a. The P50,000 gain is subject to normal corporate             treaty), the common carrier’s tax under Section 118 of
        tax of 30%                                                 the NIRC, as amended, shall still apply.
    b. The P50,000 gain is subject to 5% capital gains tax                           A.      B.      C.     D.
    c. The P150,000 selling price is subject to stock                Statement 1 True       True False False
        transaction tax of ½ of 1%.                                  Statement 2 True False True False
    d. The sale is exempt from business tax
                                                               49. Farmers products (FP) is a buyer and miller of
44. In 2015, ADB Finance purchased equity securities from
                                                                   agricultural products. During the first quarter, its
    ABC Corporation (non-listed) for P100,000.        ADB
                                                                   transactions are recorded as follows:
    classified the securities as Available for Sale
                                                                                                      Units   Cost/kg.
    Securities/FAFVOCI under the applicable accounting
                                                                      Purchase of palay             500,000kg    15
    standards. ADB sold the shares in 2016 for P150,000.
                                                                      Purchase of corn              200,000kg     8
    Determine the applicable tax.
                                                                      Milling   of    palay  of    4,000,000k     2
    a. The P50,000 gain is subject to normal corporate
                                                                      customers                         g
        tax of 30%
                                                                      Milling corns of customer    3,000,000k     2
    b. The P50,000 gain is subject to 5% capital gains tax
                                                                                                        g
   How much is the VAT payable of FP during the quarter?         The value-added tax payable for the month:
   a. P1,680,000            c. P384,000                          a. P56,060                c. P60,650
   b. P1,440,000            d. P0                                b. P54,900                d. P63,000
50. Farmer’s foods services (FFS) is an agricultural          54. Sweet Tooth Inc. is a manufacturer of sugar. It has the
    contract grower. During the first quarter, its                following data for the year 2013 (assume that amount
    transactions are recorded as follows:                         is net of VAT unless otherwise stated):
       Service rendered        production Fee per pdn
                                   units                             Sales from Raw Sugar                        P4,000,00
    Hatching and sorting        1,600,000   10/tray                                                                      0
    of eggs                        trays                            Sales from Refined Sugar                     6,000,000
    Dressing and packing        1,200,000   20/pack                 Sugar Cane Inventory, 12-31-12               1,500,000
    broilers                      packs                             Purchases of Sugar Cane                      7,000,000
    Reforestation      with     1,000,000    5/tree                 Sugar Cane Inventory, 12-31-13               2,500,000
    government program             trees                            Purchases from VAT suppliers,                  672,000
                                                                    gross of VAT
   FFS conducts production 30 days in a month because            How much is the VAT payable?
   of the demand of the service. It also runs a canteen for      a. P396,800               c. P368,000
   its workers and passers-by. The canteen has a total           b. P508,800               d. P480,000
   sales of P50,000 a day.
                                                              Use the following data for the next three questions:
   How much is the VAT payables of FFS during the             A VAT-registered trader has the following transactions:
   quarter?                                                      Sales of good to private entities, net of     P2,500,000
   a. P600,000           c. P135,000                             VAT
   b. P540,000           d. P0                                   Purchases of goods sold to private               896,000
                                                                 entities, gross of 12% VAT
51. Determine the business taxes of the following:               Sales to a government owned                    1,000,000
    I. Lease of residential units with a monthly rental per      corporation (GOCC), net of VAT
          unit not exceeding P12,800 (regardless aggregate       Purchases of goods sold to GOCC, net             700,000
          annual gross rentals).                                 of 12% VAT
   II. Lease of residential units with a monthly rental per   55. How much is the creditable input tax?
          unit exceeding P12,800 but the aggregate of such
                                                                  a. P166,000                c. P70,000
          rentals of during the year do not exceed
                                                                  b. P96,000                 d. P180,000
          P1,919,500.
  III. Lease of commercial units regardless of monthly
                                                              56. How much is      the   input    tax   closed    to   expense
          rental per unit.
                                                                  (income)?
             A          B        C        D                       a. P14,000                     c. (P14,000)
        I     None      None     None      Vat                    b. P34,000                     d. (P34,000)
       II     OPT        OPT     OPT       Vat
      III      Vat       OPT      Vat      Vat                57. How much is the VAT payable to the BIR?
                                                                  a. P404,000              c. P204,000
52. CG Corporation is a vat registered entity with the            b. P390,000              d. nil
    following data for a taxable month:
     Domestic sales                          P500,000         58. JJ gave gifts to the following persons on his 40th
     Transaction deemed sales                 500,000             birthday:
     Export sales                             500,000                A second hand car worth P350,000 to Kaskasero,
     Sales to DEF, an export oriented         500,000                 his trusted driver. The donation was made orally.
     enterprises                                                      Since then, the driver had taken possession of the
     (2/3 of DEF’s annual output is actually                          property.
     exported)                                                       To his Mayordoma, Ms. Mercy, a lot with a
     Purchases (invoice cost from vat         224,000                 bungalow thereon, The value of the property is
     registered entities)                                             P1,200,000. The donation provides that it may be
     Purchases (invoice cost from non-vat     100,000                 revoked anytime at the pleasure of JJ.
     registered entities)                                            His flower shop worth P700,000 to Hardinero, his
                                                                      gardener. The donation is provided in his will.
   The vat payable of CG should be                                   Cash of P50,000 each to his three closest friends.
   a. P216,000               c. P156,000
   b. P204,000               d. P96,000                          How much is the donor's tax due on the above
                                                                 donations?
53. Mantika Corp., a VAT-registered Corp., is a producer of      a. P720,000           c. P100,000
    cooking oil from coconut and corn. It had the following      b. P45,000            d. P1,000
    data for the month of January 2014:
       Sales, gross of VAT                    P784,00         59. Amanda Raya sold her properties to her son on the
                                                      0           following prices:
       Corn & Coconut, 12-31-12                50,000                 Residential house for P100,000
       Purchases of Corn & Coconut            330,000                 Personal properties for P50,000
                                                                   Deductions claimed:
   The current fair market value on the date of sale was           Funeral expenses                           575,000
   P1,000,000 for the house, and P500,000 for the                  Judicial expenses                           67,500
   personal properties. Assuming that you know the facts           Donation mortis causa to Quezon City       150,000
   as a BIR officer, the correct total tax payable on the            government
   transaction is –                                                Unpaid mortgage on the farm lot             75,000
                                                                   Medical expenses (included in the          225,000
   a.   P12,000                c. None                               funeral expenses incurred within the 1
   b.   P72,000                d. P38,000                            year period with receipts)
                                                                  The farm lot was inherited 5 ½ years by the decedent
60. The spouses Esme and Carlisle wanted to donate a              before his death with a value then of P575,000 and a
    parcel of land to their son Edward who is getting             mortgage indebtedness of P150,000.
    married in December, 2014. The parcel of land has a
    zonal valuation of P420,000.00. What is the most              The taxable net estate is:
    efficient mode of donating the property?                      a. P3,757,500                c. P2,757,500
     a. The spouses should first donate in 2014 a portion         b. P4,982,500                d. P2,672,329
          of the property valued at P20,000, then spread
          the P400,000 equally for 2015, 2016, 2017 and       64. Jiraiya, non-resident Japanese, died leaving the
          2018.                                                   following:
     b. Spread the donation over a period of 5 years by           Exclusive properties, Philippines           P560,000
          the spouses donating P100,000 each year from            Conjugal properties, Philippines             420,000
          2014 to 2018.                                           Conjugal properties, Abroad                1,820,000
     c. The spouses should each donate a P110,000                 Funeral expenses                             100,000
          portion of the value of the property in 2014 then       Judicial expenses                            100,500
          each should donate P100,000 in 2015.                    Unpaid expenses                              150,500
     d. The spouses should each donate a P100,000                 Losses: occurring 3 mos. After death         120,000
          portion of the value of the property in 2014, and          due to fire
          another P100,000 each in 2015. Then, in 2016,           Donation mortis causa to Makati City         180,000
          Esme should donate the remaining P20,000.                  Hall
                                                                  Family Home (inc. above), located          1,000,000
61. On July 18, 2014, Mr. Dela Cruz gave a property with a           abroad
    fair market value of P550,000 to Lester, a legitimate         Standard deduction                         1,000,000
    son, and Jennifer, Lester’s bride, on account of their        The taxable net estate is:
    marriage celebrated on July 19, 2013. The donor’s tax         a. P516,500                  c. P1,900,000
    payable is:                                                   b. P635,150                  d. P2,100,000
    a. P87,100                 c. P84,100
    b. P38,000                 d. P15,800                     65. Expenses not essential in the proper settlement of the
                                                                  estate but incurred for the individual benefit of the
62. During the current year, Mr. and Mrs. Cabarles, non-          heirs, legatees, or devisees are not allowed as “judicial
    resident citizens, donated the following:                     expenses.”    Which of the following is not allowed as
    Sept. 25: To Leona, a legitimate child, on account of         deduction from the gross estate under this category?
                 marriage last month, a conjugal property          I. Attorney's fees paid by the heirs to their respective
                 located in the Philippines, FMV, P620,000.           lawyers arising from conflicting claims are not
                                                                      deductible as judicial expenses.
               To Leo, nephew of Mr. Cabarles, on                 II. Premiums paid by a judicial administrator on his
               account of marriage, a property located in
                                                                      bond.
               USA exclusively owned by him with fair
               market value of P150,000 (gift tax in USA,        III. Compensation of trustees
               P 5,500)                                           a. I only                    c. I and II only
                                                                  b. II only                   d. I, II and III
   Oct. 9 :    To Leonor, a legitimate child, conjugal
               property in the Philippines with fair market   The next two (2) questions are based on the data provided
               value of P100,000.                             below:
                                                              Mr. J. Chavez died leaving the following properties:
   The gift tax payable on the October 9 gift of the              Rest house in Cebu, acquired before           6,000,000
   husband is:                                                    marriage
   a. P14,000              c. P500                                Income from rest house in Cebu                  600,000
   b. P1,800               d. P4,200                              Condominium in Davao, brought to              3,600,000
                                                                  marriage by wife
63. Mr. Nakalimot Huminga, head of family died on                 Income from condominium in Davao                360,000
    January 15, 2013, leaving the following properties and        Town house in Quezon City, acquired 10,500,000
    obligations:                                                  during marriage
     Cash in bank, 50%, donated mortis          P300,000          Income from town house in Quezon City         1,050,000
       causa to Nat’l Govt;50-% to Q.C.                           Car, inherited by wife during marriage        1,300,000
       gov’t                                                      (the testator provided in his Will that it
     House and lot in Makati, F. Home          1,500,000          shall form part of the common properties
     Personal properties                       1,500,000          of the spouses)
     Farm lot                                    825,000          Jewelry, acquired during marriage for           200,000
     Claim against an insolvent debtor           225,000          exclusive use of the wife
     Transfer in contemplation of death 1,500,000
       (gratuitous)                                           66. How much is the conjugal properties under Conjugal
     Transfer passing under special power of      75,000          Partnership of Gains?
       appointment                                                a. P12,510,000          c. P18,510,000
b. P22,310,000 d. P23,610,000
Over But not over The tax shall be Plus Of the excess over
                   -             P100T               Exempt
                P100T             200T                   0              2%              P100T
                 200T             500T                2,000             4%              200T
                 500T              1M                 14,000            6%              500T
                  1M               3M                 44,000            8%                1M
                  3M               5M                204,000           10%                3M
                  5M              10M                404,000           12%                5M
                 10M                                1,004,000          15%               10M
Over But Not Over The Tax Shall be Plus Of the Excess Over
                                  P 200,000            Exempt
                 P 200,000          500,000               0               5%           P 200,000
                   500,000        2,000,000           P 15,000            8%             500,000
                 2,000,000        5,000,000             135,000          11%           2,000,000
                 5,000,000       10,000,000             465,000          15%           5,000,000
                10,000,000        And Over            1,215,000          20%          10,000,000
               Over          But not over     The Tax Shall be      Plus      Of excess over
                             10,000           -                     5%        -
               10,000        30,000           500                   10%       10,000
               30,000        70,000           2,500                 15%       30,000
               70,000        140,000          8,500                 20%       70,000
               140,000       250,000          22,500                25%       140,000
               250,000       500,000          50,000                30%       250,000
               500,000       -                125,000               32%       500,000
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