SM INVESTMENTS CORPORATION v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES COURT OF TAX APPEALS QUEZON CITY SPECIAL SECOND DIVISION SM INVESTMENTS CTA CASE NO. 9 322 CORPORATION, Petitioner, Members: -versus- CASTANEDA, JR., Chairperson/ and MANAHAN, JJ. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL Promulgated: REVENUE, MAR 04 2019 / Respondent. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x DECISION CASTANEDA, JR., J, : STATEMENT OF THE CASE This Petition for Review filed by SM Investments Corporation, seeks for the refund or issuance of a Tax Credit Certificate (TCC) in the amount of P1, 170,533,633.00, representing its alleged excess and unutilized Creditable Withholding Tax (CWT) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013. STATEMENT OF FACTS Petitioner is a domestic corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of t he laws of the Republic of the Philippines, Jr.-

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 with principal office at lOth Floor One E-com Center, Harbor Drive, Mall of Asia Complex, CBP-IA, Pasay City. 1 Respondent is the Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), duly appointed to exercise the powers and perform the duties of his office including, inter alia, the power to decide disputed assessments, refunds of internal revenue taxes, fees, other charges, and penalties imposed in relation thereto, or other matters arising under the Tax Code. He holds office at the BIR National Office Building, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City. On April 2, 2014,2 petitioner filed through the Electronic Filing and Payment System (EFPS) its Annual Income Tax Return (ITR) for the year ended December 31, 2013, while on April 3, 2014/ petitioner received through electronic mail the BIR's acknowledgement receipt. On the same date, or on April 3, 2014,4 petitioner manually filed the subject Annual ITR. Meanwhile, under Item No. 20 of petitioner's Annual ITR, it appears that petitioner made an overpayment in the amount of P1,388,739,568.00, which it intends to refund through the issuance of a TCC as shown under Item No. 21 thereof. Consequently, on February 18, 2015/ petitioner filed its administrative claim for refund. On March 2, 2015, the BIR through OIC - Assistant Commissioner Large Taxpayers Service, Nestor S. Valeroso, issued a Letter of Authority6 (LOA) to inspect petitioner's pertinent records. However, the BIR failed to act on petitioner's claim for refund. Thus, on April 1, 2016/ petitioner was constrained to file the instant Petition for Review. On June 28, 2016,8 respondent filed his Answer, where he essentially argued that petitioner failed to submit the relevant 1r 1 Petition for Review, Docket, Vol. I, p. 10. 2 Exhibit "P-3", Docket, Vol. II, pp. 583-593. 3 Exhibit "P-4", Docket, Vol. II, pp. 594-595. 4 Exhibit "P-5", Docket, Vol. II, pp. 596-693. 5 Exhibit "P-7", Docket, Vol. III, pp. 1169-1172. 6 Exhibit "P-10", Docket, Vol. III, p. 1291. 7 Docket, Vol. I, pp. 10-23. 8 Docket, Vol. I, pp. 131-140.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 documents under Revenue Memorandum Order (RMO) No. 53-98, in connection to its claim for refund. On September 30, 2016, the parties filed their Joint Stipulation of Facts and Issues.9 On October 14, 2016, the Court issued the Pre- Trial Order. 10 During trial, petitioner presented the following witnesses: Ms. Helen Grace D. Dela Cruz11 - Senior Assistant Vice President for Controllership of petitioner; Atty. Adan T. Delamide12 - Court- appointed Independent Certified Public Accountant (ICPA); and Ms. Cecilia R. Patricio13 - Senior Vice President for the Corporate Tax Division of petitioner. Further, on June 8, 2017, petitioner filed its Formal Offer of Evidence.14 On the other hand, during the hearing on April 11, 2018, respondent's counsel manifested that she has no witness to present. Consequently, the Court directed the parties to file their respective memoranda. 15 On May 11, 2018, respondent filed his Memorandum (For the Respondent)16 while on May 28, 2018, petitioner filed through registered mail its Memorandum. 17 Thus, on June 5, 2018,18 the Court issued a Resolution submitting the case for decision. Hence, this Decision. STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE The main issue to be resolved in this case is whether petitioner is entitled to its claim for refund or issuance of a TCC in the amount 'jt- 9 Joint Stipulation of Facts and Issues (JSFI), Docket, Vol. II, pp. 482-489. 10 Docket, Vol. II, pp. 492-497. 11 Exhibit "P-2278", Amended Judicial Affidavit of Ms. Helen Grace D. Dela Cruz, Docket, Vol. II, pp. 566-582; Minutes of the Hearing dated December 14, 2016, Docket, Vol. II, p. 741. 12 Exhibit "P-2280", Judicial Affidavit, Docket, Vol. II, pp 855-864; Minutes of the Hearing dated January 30, 2017, Docket, Vol. III, p. 969; Exhibit "P-2285", Docket, Vol. III, pp. 1351-1356; Minutes of the Hearing dated May 10, 2017, Docket, Vol. III, p. 1357. 13 Exhibit "P-2282", Docket, Vol. III, pp. 1097-1109; Minutes of the Hearing dated February 22, 2017, Docket, Vol. III, p. 1306. 14 Docket, Vol. III, pp. 1381-1399. 15 Minutes of the Hearing dated April 11, 2018, Docket, Vol. IV, p. 1466. 16 Docket, Vol. IV, pp. 1468-1477. 17 Docket, Vol. IV, pp. 1488-1545. 18 Docket, Vol. IV, p. 1606.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 of P1,170,533,633.00, representing its alleged excess and unutilized CWT for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013. 19 THE RULING The Court has jurisdiction to entertain the instant Petition The Court shall first determine whether it has jurisdiction to entertain the instant Petition. Sections 204(C) and 229 of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997, as amended, respectively provide: "SEC. 204. Authority of the Commissioner to Compromise, Abate and Refund or Credit Taxes.- The Commissioner may- XXX XXX XXX (C) Credit or refund taxes erroneously or illegally received or penalties imposed without authority, refund the value of internal revenue stamps when they are returned in good condition by the purchaser, and, in his discretion, redeem or change unused stamps that have been rendered unfit for use and refund their value upon proof of destruction. No credit or refund of taxes or penalties shall be allowed unless the taxpayer files in writing with the Commissioner a claim for credit or refund within two (2) years after the payment of the tax or penalty: Provided, however, That a return filed showing an overpayment shall be considered as a written claim for credit or refund." "SEC. 229. Recovery of Tax Erroneously or Illegally Collected. - No suit or proceeding shall be maintained in any court for the recovery of any national internal revenue tax hereafter alleged to have been erroneously or illegally assessed or collected, or of any penalty claimed to have been collected without authority, ('e- 19 Statement of the Issue, JSFI, Docket, Vol. II, p. 487.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 or of any sum alleged to have been excessively or in any manner wrongfully collected, until a claim for refund or credit has been duly filed with the Commissioner; but such suit or proceeding may be maintained, whether or not such tax, penalty, or sum has been paid under protest or duress. In any case, no such suit or proceeding shall be filed after the expiration of two (2) years from the date of payment of the tax or penalty regardless of any supervening cause that may arise after payment: Providec;t however, That the Commissioner may, even without a written claim therefor, refund or credit any tax, where on the face of the return upon which payment was made, such payment appears clearly to have been erroneously paid." It is settled that Sections 204 and 229 of the NIRC pertain to the refund of erroneously or illegally collected taxes. Section 204 applies to administrative claims for refund, while Section 229 to judicial claims for refund. In both instances, the taxpayer's claim must be filed within two (2) years from the date of payment of the tax or penalty.20 Here, petitioner filed through EFPS its Annual ITR on April 2, 2014. Counting two (2) years from the said date, petitioner had until April 2, 2016 within which to file both its administrative and judicial claims for refund, respectively. Considering that petitioner filed its administrative claim on February 18, 2015 and its judicial claim on April 1, 2016, both claims were timely filed. As such, the Court has jurisdiction to entertain the instant Petition. Petitioner has the liberality to choose the documents necessary to substantiate its claim for refund As stated earlier, respondent asserts that petitioner failed to submit relevant documents under RMO No. 53-98, in support of its claim for refund. ~ �2 Consolidated cases of CBK Power Company Limited v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue and Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. CBK Power Company Limited, G.R. Nos. 193383-84 & 193407-08, January 14, 2015.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 The Court finds respondent's assertion untenable. The definition of the phrase "relevant supporting documents" is already well-settled. In the case of Commissioner ofInternal Revenue v. First Express Pawnshop Company, Inc.,21 the Supreme Court ruled that relevant supporting documents are those documents necessary to support the legal basis in disputing a tax assessment as determined by the taxpayer. The BIR can only inform the taxpayer to submit additional documents. The BIR cannot demand what type of supporting documents should be submitted. Otherwise, a taxpayer will be at the mercy of the BIR, which may require the production of documents that a taxpayer cannot submit. 22 While the present case does not involve tax assessment, the above-ruling of the Supreme Court is applicable in this case, such that the BIR cannot determine what type of document petitioner needs to produce in order to prove its claim for tax refund. In other words, petitioner has the liberality to present any evidence which, to its mind, is sufficient to prove its claim. Petitioner is partially entitled to its claim for refund Petitioner's basis for its claim is Section 76 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended, which provides: "SEC. 76. Final Adjustment Return.---Every corporation liable to tax under Section 27 shall file a final adjustment return covering the total taxable income for the preceding calendar or fiscal year. If the sum of the quarterly tax payments made during the said taxable year is not equal to the total tax due on the entire taxable income of that year, the corporation shall either: (A) Pay the balance of tax still due; or (B) Carry-over the excess credit; or (C) Be credited or refunded with the excess amount paid, as the case may be. In case the corporation is entitled to a tax credit or refund of the excess estimated quarterly income taxes ~ 21 G.R. No. 172045-46, June 16, 2009, 589 SCRA 275. 22 ld.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 paid, the excess amount shown on its final adjustment return may be carried over and credited against the estimated quarterly income tax liabilities for the taxable quarters of the succeeding taxable years. Once the option to carry-over and apply the excess quarterly income tax against income tax due for the taxable quarters of the succeeding taxable years has been made, such option shall be considered irrevocable for that taxable period and no application for cash refund or issuance of a tax credit certificate shall be allowed therefor." (Emphasis supplied) Based on the foregoing, the corporate taxpayer's excess tax credits or overpaid income tax in a given taxable year may either be refunded (either in the form of cash or tax credit certificate) or carried-over/applied to the succeeding taxable years. However, once the option to carry-over has been made, the same becomes irrevocable for that taxable period. A perusal of petitioner's Annual ITR for taxable year 201323 shows that the excess tax credits as of December 31, 2013 in the amount of P1,388,739,568.00/4 which petitioner marked as "To be issued a Tax Credit Certificate (TCC)",25 consisted of the balance of the prior year's excess credits amounting to P218,205,935.00 and creditable taxes withheld during the year in the aggregate amount of P1,170,533,633.00, as shown below: 26 Income Tax Due p 534 208,518.00 Less: Excess MCIT applied this current taxable year 122 775,252.00 Balance p 411 433,266.00 Less: Prior Year's Excess Credits 629 639,201.00 Balance of Prior Year's Excess Credits p (218 205 935.00) Add: Creditable Taxes Withheld During the Year: From Previous quarters I P C263,179,666.oo) For the fourth quarter I (907,353,967.00) ( 1, 170,533,633.00) P(1,388,739,568.00) Excess Tax Credits Inasmuch as only the prior year's (2012) excess credits in the amount of P218,205,935.00 was carried-over by petitioner in its Jt..- 23 Exhibits "P-3" and "P-5", Docket, Vol. II, pp. 583-592 and 596-603. 24 Item 20, Exhibit "P-5", Docket, Vol. II, p. 596. 25 Exhibit "P-5-b", Docket, Vol. II, p. 596. 26 See also Exhibit "P-2279", Docket, Vol. II, p. 751.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 original Annual ITR for taxable year 2014/7 the tax credits for taxable year 2013 in the amount of P1,170,533,633.00 may be refundable pursuant to Section 76 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended. However, in order to be entitled to a claim for refund or issuance of a TCC of excess/unapplied creditable withholding tax at source, petitioner must satisfy the following requirements: 28 1.) That the claim for refund was filed within the two- year prescriptive period as provided under Section 204(C) in relation to Section 229 of the NIRC of 1997; 2.) That the fact of withholding is established by a copy of a statement duly issued by the payor (withholding agent) to the payee, showing the amount paid and the amount of tax withheld therefrom; and 3.) That the income upon which the taxes were withheld were included in the return of the recipient. Considering that the timeliness of the instant claim has been resolved, the Court shall proceed to examine the propriety of the documentary evidence submitted by petitioner to support its claim. Regarding the second requisite, Section 2.58 of Revenue Regulations No. 2-98, as amended, provides: "(B) Withholding tax statement for taxes withheld- Every payor required to deduct and withhold taxes under these regulations shall furnish each payee, whether individual or corporate, with a withholding tax statement, using the prescribed form (BIR Form No. 2307) showing the income payments made and the amount of taxes withheld therefrom, for every month of the quarter within twenty (20) days following the close of the taxable quarter employed by the payee in filing his/its quarterly income tax return. Upon request of the payee, however, the payor must furnish such statement to the payee simultaneously with the income payment. For final ~ 27 Item 1, Schedule 7, Exhibit "P-6", Docket, Vol. II, p. 635. 28 Section 2.58.3, Revenue Regulations No. 2-98, as amended.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 withholding taxes, the statement should be given to the payee on or before January 31 of the succeeding year." (Emphasis supplied) The Court commissioned ICPA reported that petitioner's prior year's CWT carried over to the taxable year 2013 in the amount of P629,639,201.07 consists of the following: 29 From 2007 CWT p 114,592,822.07 From 2012 CWT Total 515,046 379.00 p 629,639,201.07 With regard to the substantiation of its CWT for the years 2012 and 2013, the ICPA found that: 30 Taxable Year 2012 p 499 523 165.95 CWT properly supported by BIR Form No. 2307 CWT amount supported by BIR Form No. 2307 with the correct 18_L5181560.35 p 518,041,726.30 amount Total CWT supported by BIR Form No. 2307 Taxable Year 2013 p 1,165,515 721.47 CWT properly supported by BIR Form No. 2307 3,623,616.20 CWT not supported by BIR Form No. 2307 1,394,295.77 CWT dated outside Taxable Year 2013 Total P1,170,533,633.44 It should be noted that for the year 2012, petitioner declared CWT in the amount of P515,046,379.00 (P355,265,679.00 plus P159,780,700.00). 31 On the other hand, the ICPA findings show that CWT amounting to P518,041,726.30 is supported by BIR Forms No. 2307. 32 Further, the ICPA noted that: 33 "All documents reviewed, other than those with remarks stated above, are photocopies of originals we have examined. xxx" (Emphasis supplied) ~ 29 Exhibit "P-2279", Docket, Vol. II, p. 751. 30 Id., pp. 752 & 754. 31 Items 33F and 33H, Exhibit "P-17'', Docket, Vol. II, pp. 674 & 682. 32 Exhibit "P-2279", Docket, Vol. II, pp. 753-754. 33 Id., p. 756.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 In his supplemental report, he stated that petitioner subsequently submitted several original copies of BIR Form No. 2307 (Certificate of Creditable Tax Withheld At Source) for verification and amended his previous findings accordingly: 34 Description 2013 2012 Exhibits marked as photocopy as of 1/20/2017 p 14,087,185.15 p 10,941,436.30 Exhibits with original certificates submitted after 5,149,865.09 328,121.26 1/20/2017 Total remaining tax credits supported by a P8,937,320.06 P10,613,315.04 photocopy of BIR Form No. 2307 Corollary thereto, the Court denied admission of the photocopied documents as evidence for failure to submit the originals for comparison.35 Thus, the Court can only consider CWT for the taxable years 2012 and 2013 in the amounts of P1,156,578,400.97 and P504,433,063.96, respectively, as properly supported by BIR Form No. 2307, computed as follows: 2013 2012 Total CWT declared per ITR p 1 170,533 633.00 p 515 046 379.00 Less: Disallowed CWT p 3 623,616.20 p - CWT not supported by SIR Form No. 2307 CWT dated outside Taxable Year 2013 1 394,295.77 - CWT supported by photocopy of SIR Form 8,937,320.06 10,613,315.04 No. 2307 Total disallowed CWT p 13,955,232.03 p 10 613 315.04 Properly supported CWT P1, 156,578,400.97 P504,433,063. 96 With regard to the third requisite, the ICPA reported that: 36 "14. Our review of Petitioner's ITR, particularly, Schedule 9 thereof, audited financial statements, and our interview with Petitioner's personnel, the following summarizes the total amount of gross income per CWT reported as taxable gross income: Type of Income PerFS Per ITR PerCWT Reference Dividends P14 340 256 945 (a) Management and Service Fees - - 3 270 557 223 p 3 270 557 223 p 3,270 557 223 34 Exhibit "P-2283", Docket, Vol. III, pp. 1314-1315. 35 Resolution dated September 13, 2017, Docket, Vol. IV, pp. 1432-1435. 36 Exhibit "P-2279", Docket, Vol. II, pp. 755-756.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 Rent 1 526 377 752 1446 222 647 1,425 475 463 (b) Gain on sale of Available-for- 166 006 083 215 818,402 - sale securities Operating Expense (1 524 191 006) (2,253 826 442) - Reimbursable charges - - 735 620 612 _(_c}_ Interest expense (6 879 240 665) (5,849 992 3701 - Interest income 3 012 422 853 2511_158 856 3,76l_014 (dl Loss on Fair Value of (1 055 844 500) (2) - derivatives Gain on sale of properties 6 103 551 5 607/579 580 17 266,997L914 (el Forex Gain (Loss) _(_331 213 848) 474 126 817 - Other Income (Lossl (135,918/609) 43,243 574 11 838,184 (f) NOLCO (1 424,193 225) Net Income P12,395 315 779 p 1 780 685,06137 P22 714 250,410 Income Line 26C, ITR SAWT Statement Below are the explanation for the foregoing items: (a) The amount of management and service fees covered by CWT tallies with the amount of management and service fees reported in the ITR. This means the gross income upon which the related CWT were withheld were reported part of Petitioner's gross income. (b) The amount of rent income reported in the ITR is higher by Php20,747,184. Since the income per ITR is higher, it is reasonable to assume that all gross income covered by CWT were all reported as taxable income. However, it could be possible that some tenants did not withhold or failed to issue the related CWT in 2013. The difference between the rent income per FS and per ITR pertains to PAS 17 adjustments and accretion of tenant's deposit, net of amortization of deferred rent. (c) Reimbursable charges were subjected to withholding tax but were no longer presented as a separate item in the ITR because it was already presented net together with operating expenses for ITR presentation purposes. The effect of deducting the reimbursable charges from the deductible operating expenses is the same as reporting it as gross income since the reduction of the allowable deduction results in a higher taxable income. (d) There is a big difference of Php247,397,842 between interest income per ITR and interest income covered by CWT. This is primarily due to the fact that no withholding were made from Petitioner's interest income from investment in bonds. 9e- 37 Should be P1,780,695,061.00, Exhibits "P-3" and "P-5", Docket, Vol. II, pp. 585 & 597.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 (e) The gain on sale of properties pertain to the sale of various properties to one of Petitioner's affiliates. However, due to accounting rules, no gain was recognized in the Petitioner's books. Nevertheless, Petitioner was subjected to withholding tax based on the gross selling price of the transaction, the capital gain of which were reported as taxable income. Note that while the CWT shows the gross income, the amount reported in the ITR is only the gain on sale. This proves that the total amount of gross selling price Php17,266,997,914, which was subjected to withholding tax and covered by CWT, were fully reported as taxable income in the ITR with the return of taxable gain of Php5,607,579,580. Proof of gross selling price and supporting deeds of sale are presented as Exhibits P-2265 to P-2272. How the gain was computed is presented as Exhibit P-2277. (f) There is a discrepancy of Php31,405,391 between the amount of other income reported in the ITR and the amount of other income supported by CWT." The details of the above-report are shown under Annex I of the ICPA Report, where he compared the income payments per BIR Form No. 2307/SAWT vs. the revenue per books/ITR.38 The same schedule shows that total income payments per BIR Form No. 2307 amount to P22,714,250,410.05. Total revenue recorded in petitioner's books and reported in its ITR amounts to P22,650,617,693.72, resulting to a discrepancy of P63,632,716.33.39 Meanwhile, a scrutiny of Annex I of the ICPA Report reveals that the revenue recorded in petitioner's books amounting to P70,422,401.03, does not have the corresponding income payments per SAWT/BIR Form 2307, as shown below:40 PER FS/ITR ................ ,............ ........................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................... ,.......P.............. . ... ?t999~99 . JJ,~49,99�.20 : ........ .. J~?,??Z~J3 ~9?,??9]9 , ; .......................................... ..................L .............................................................A................................................................................................................................................................. ............... ?�4t99}~Z? ; .......... !.4t999~99 l .. ............... ??4~�4! 4,999~99! ., ...................w...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ,............................... .. .. . ,...... ... }�,~�9~�? ~ 38 Exhibit "P-2279", Docket, Vol. II, pp. 831-849. 39 Id. 40 Exhibit "P-2279", Annex I, Docket, Vol. II, pp. 848-849.

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DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 Thus, the Court shall not consider the foregoing in determining whether the corresponding income payments of the claimed CWT are reported as part of petitioner's taxable revenues for the year 2013. The remaining P22,580,195,292.69 revenue per FS/ITR (total revenue of P22,650,617,693.72 less P70,422,401.03) was compared per client/customer according to the SAWT/Certificates of Creditable Taxes Withheld (BIR Form No. 2307) which show total income payments of P22,714,250,410.05. Meanwhile, the Court finds that the CWT claimed amounting to P943,656,142.68 should be disallowed, for failure to prove that the income payments were properly recorded in petitioner's books. Hence, they may not be reported as revenue in its return, as follows: l::~ ~ J Registered Name m Tax Base CWT Per FS/ITR Difference : DESSERTS PLUS JOfo i p 2 874 12o.oo : p 28 741.20 I p + 43 283.87 l . p .............................I ............................ .;-������������������ ?&~Q,8~6~J3 INC ..................................l................L ...................................,..................................................L ...............................;..................... t�������� ! HIGHLANDS PRIME INC , J% !9�,9.��~99[ . ..... J,9�9.~��t..... . ....~., �������� )9�,9.��.00 l H~A~;Osr~gALIS~ ; 1% !.............. ............... ??,~?7,1~~~991..... . . ??~,?71~~9 . ........... ! SM ARENA 1Q�,~?�,???~?? l COMPLEX ' CORPORAT 1% 7 707 041.00 . 77 070.41 l 1 s~o~~~~~s INC 1% 563 297 .oo I I �������������;������������ ................................................1.....................................�................... 82 37 ?,�~2...~. 97 ;_!- ................ J?t??�,?1~~7~?J}J CE,??�,J?�,11JJ?) [ $l,JPERVALUE INC 1% ..................... ?.~..?~7~99 . ... + .... ..... ' ..... ?,?}7~99 lACS OF THE 2 51o 942.76 I 126 050 053.34 i .........................................L ...............l.................................; .... . PtlJPPP!N~$ !N~ 2% 125 547 138.00 i . ADS SPECTACULAR f INC 2% _:_.�~~ l:_::__~4'~i�: 328 789.48 i ...................................1......................... +������ .101??7~?? 2 014 614.91 i .................l.................L ...............................;. BOO UNIBANK INC 2% 1!:;,09?~?9. COSTA DEL HAMILO INC EXL SERVICE PHILIPPINES INC 2% ............t����������� . FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER INC 2% 1 187 102.00 . . . . . .o...4. _1,_,__1_,_8_,__4___,21.. 6...�.9_,_3,_ i ................l.................L ................................. c........��.��........ . ?,88!:;.0? ??~71.2"���� +����������������� ....................... =. ~ l FIRST ASIA REALTY � DEVELOPMENT , CORP ����; p!o ]ZQ1J9.~~99J .................. J~~~?}...8...6.... , ...... . J,??1.~..g9.14 �..... FIRST LEISURE VENTURES GR " ?% ..... ?99,9.9?~99t 1,9!?JQ L . .... }9?t9~9:�? - .......... (JQ4-.~..17?~�?) i FITNESS FIRST JJ,19?,9~?~?9J: ..... . ??~,J1J]l.L PHILIPPINES L 2?(o + .... 10 296 715.57 I ...................................L .............L ..........................;........ 93 J.~..1.1Q,:3�9. i HC~~;H CAPITAL ,2% .. JQ1,1??~99l ������ ?,9~~~11~ �?,}P:1?L , HEAVENLY URBAN 84 684.50 : J,�9~~�9. _ . . . . . .. �!���������������������������������������������������������������������������'---��������������������������������+������������������������������������������ 2% . CHEF INC. �����E���� HiGHl.Af.JDs���������P������R�������~����M + ������������������� ??1,97?~�1_ , JI'JC 2% .... .......... 1&9?,1?1:?9/ . 3 937 070.58 ' . 9.??,:3�9~-~? 2% i HOMEWORLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. . . . . . .. ....................... '~.......... .............,L

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 PPING J, 4,161,094.00 83,221.88 4,361,484.14 : (200,390.14) RPORATION 199 982.50 . . ................ 2 727 548.00 i HOTEL SPECIALIST ??t?.~1}? J. .. 349 �.9.:.9.:...+���������������������������������������������������� CEBU INC 2% HOTEL SPECIALIST PICO DE 2% . J~?~.~??~J1..L HOTEL SPECIALIST TAGAYTAY 2% �?~~?.�?.]2::...;.............................. .(2J~.~?.O~??) ����������t������������� INTERNATIONAL TOY WORLD I 2% 54 550.96 {~.r.?10~21) KULTURA STORE 2% 1 280 724.00 .............. ����������������������!����������� ..................................L ...............L ..................................,....... ?.?A~1~1.? .......... . (16159r?.8) INC MANILA SOUTH COAST DEVELOP 2% 1 568.02 ; .............../....................................; ....... MARKET STRATEGIC FIRM INC 2% 57 482 009.00 1149 640.18 METRO MANILA SHOPPING MECCA CORP ...................................+"'"" 2.. % r������� LMQfCOMPANY 2% I MULTI STORES . ?~~~?.1~?J?~o9 L . ?~~~�~1:}� .... CORP 2% 31 202.97 (310761114.22) . NURSERY CARE . ''''"'''t��������� ~~1,50_[__ L 5,341,?3 J,??~~Q09.....9...1..................................................................L 1}?~59 ,.... CORPORATIOI\J , ?% JQ,??�~?.~l ; .......................................................5...cc1.4.....,.3.,..1...4....�..o...o.................... . ... ~J?.&?.~:~O L . ...... J~,?Z�]J ........ I PH02 DAMCO 1 775 192.00 ! .........................................L ..............I ...................................L ..... .. 3 119 536.39 ; .....................L ...............L ........................................ 1 i.....PHIPPPIN.~?,.. IN~ +��������?% lPff�c~?:;~~ . .2% ! P~6~:~~~~~~~ . ?% 3 262 790.49 .....................1...............1.................................!.... ....... (2J48,176~4~) i;.....P......R......I.ME SPOTS INC.................t������� 2% ' RUSTAN COFFEE 913 434.82 I ............................./ ................................; .... .. 400.68 CORPORATIQI\J , ?% , SANFORD MARKETING ,.... CORPORA 2% 315 090 115.50 ! 6 301 802.31 254 976 346.43 I ..........................................L ...............L ...................................;....................................L ..............L ...................................;j ............... ..............................L ..............I ...................................;...... I SI~~~~~6:TFOOD 2% ]?�,J?~~~oJ J?,??}:E. . .. ?1?,?.?9~1? L ..... (??,Qf?L9?) ??~~~??.~?~ + ........2..:,.0.,.V.o,. 1~1,?75. 75) s:.c.:.o.,.n....... c.,........ L .......... ( ,! =L.A. .:.N. .,.D. ,. . .I:.N. . . . ., ..........................................................4. . . 2,::.3:.L.6.,.9.,.7.. . .�. 5....o,.. 8,....4. . . 7.. . .3. . . ,�.9.,.5., ,!........................................................ �+1............................................................. SHOPPING CENTER i MANAGEMENT , 311 905.56 , CORP 2% 15 595 278.00 16 052 336.27 ; .(1~?,0??-?.7) SIGNATURE LIN ............. 1~.~./QQ~~.QQ .........................4....5.....2..../ 1......2.....7..........1......5..... +! . (37,!J8.1?) INC SM ARENA COMPLEX ,.....c.,.o..,... o.,.. o. . o...o.... , ....................... R....P... R...A...T...............................................;.2.....0..,.V.o,....... .;..................................................3........7.....9. ,.,.4....6. .,. 4.....7...5........8...9...2......�..0.,.8... + ...............................................1........1...5...9.....8...9...2...�..6....1.. , ........................... ?.,�?.1,?1J .~ 3~ SM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1 ?0/o , ?1,?.9?.1�?~~09 ... I SM KEPPEL LAND INC 2% .............. ; . : : ..:.. :..........;............................................................ ::::.<: .................................................... J~?&~Q]Q .J,~?J}O ' SM LAND INC 2% 4 135 973.19 . {1,1~0,152~�~) .?MMAgiJI\JC ,2% (�~,}�1~??) ISM PRIME ;...... HOLDINGS INC��������������������+��������2���� % ............................................3.:. .7. . . .9,.,.6,.9~?.1?�~!? ,1,20~,1.9.?,?17~2~ ................................... ~�~J~?~JQZ~Q2 ..~.?Jt? 56 ~.98 , SM RETAIL INC 2% , SMX CONVENTION SPECIALIST 2%

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 ........ ................ --�~...... ...................................................................... �-������ ... . ..........,.............. ' SPORTS CENTRAL J,~QJ,?Z�~?oJ ??~0?.?~?} r .. J~JJ�,Q��JQ , MANILA INC . t 2�(o " i s~:~~~p~~~NCE . J]Q,J?.?.t?'t.9~99l .. . ~,'t.Q?,?'t.1&QJ 2% .. 170 115 034.01 I ..............................L ...............L ...................................;....... ��� J?,2Q?.99 ?,90?,192. 71 i SUPER SHOPPING }J?3~}~7~6.� , t>'IARKET INC 1 20fc> , 307 014 409.00 I ....................................L ..............J.....................................t������� .. r 69.:194?0~:2~~8~8:.?198.1 311094.:19.1~2~:2~91�6...2?911L i 1,18?~?0 : SUPERVALUE INC 2% L 1?~~�?�,�'t.1~?0 1 091 014.86 i ........................L ..............L ................................; i SUPPLIES STATION i............. '"""!'"''""" .......... ~?,7}1..9?l. J,�~�,?9�~09 J INC i SURESTE PROPERTIES INC. 2% 578 544.50 i ........................................................L ...................................;......... ...... U..~.?79&9., 1 176 230.35 I ........................J...............J..................................�... ��������� SURPLUS MARKETING CORPORATION 2% 1 459 579.05 ....................L ...............L ..............................+i .......... i TELETECH CUSTOMER CARE 704.25 I j MANAGEMENT PHILIPPINES INC 2% . 1't.~?Z?~?� J UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS LIFE ASSURANCE i 1182.50 23.65 CORPORATION i 2% i WATSONS PERSONAL CARE STORES : 2% 5% J�~~999t9�~~?0 . ?LJ9?t't.9?~J9 163 461 100.08 : ............................L ............... L ................... 5% . ?,17?~09; 123.75 i . )1?}9~?? i ............ (l,Q64.5?) 8 472 064.20 i ...............................L ..............L ..................................,....... i 423 603.21 ..................L ................................;....... ..................... JQ,1??,�??~17. .. . (119?�1??8.27) 5% ; 5% 5% 5% 134 376.381 ...........................L .............................. +���� ............. J,?.?1r1Z?~OQ . 2 299 294.80 I .......J ...............L ............................. . . (571,822.80) 551 574.80 27 578.74 ........................L ................................................... (1?t�01~1t3) 2 199,787.50 EXL SERVICES .. ]12.3]~06 PHILIPPINES INC 5% ......... t3.8?,lQ9~n U~OJ71 177.23 HAIR GROUP t��� 5% �J?,U?~?O .....................}Q,�Q?�t 5% ���������S�����A�����L����O������NS INC .... ...... }?,7??~99 " 1 936.40 HEAVENLY URBAN CHEF INC. ! HIGHLANDS PRIME ..... ?~?J1,??~~0ZL.' . ....... ~9~~07r1?1JZ ,. INC 5% 6 099 362.80 i .......................L ...............L ...................................;. 11 351 955.77 I .............. L ...........L ................;. ~C~~~L , I;:'CECIALIST , 5�/o , ?9t??1,�t.J~10l............. .. ?~?J�~?~O~?Zi HOTEL SPECIALIST J?AP,?OQ~11 J� . . J~Zt30~�7?~17 ~ TAGAYTAY . + 5% . . INTERNATIONAL ' 5�?,?.9?~1't. ~' 11,355 908.80 J TOY WORLD I 5% I M~A~N~I;LAc~~AST 5% 771146.40 I c...: .......<... ..........................<........::��� .. ..................L ............................

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 r����MAR�K�rr������� . . . . . . .T ..... ! ! STRATEGIC FIRM J....................f!,�}1:?9JJ.. ........... {?}.71 ���� i INC 5% . .. ?.&1�,979:99 , ... . . ?9?,}1?:?.9 L -i ....... (1,�~.:}.?9) ... (?~}J70.l9) . MOF COMPANY 5% i 6 380 740.19 ; .................... .....L ...............L ..............................; ����������������!"'"������� ?9,JQ1.96 ~~7?2.?? [ i MULTI STORES CORP 5% , NURSERY CARE i CORPORATION 5% 7 430 762.00 ; .....L ...............L ...................................;..... . 371 538.10 I . ... ... .....................!.....................................,....... ............. 18,?~6:.:}9 !' 2 . 5�(<? � .. ������� 3 532 658.00 I ; PPHHI0~!P.DPAJNM~?C.O,JI'J<:: I PH07 MAERSK L L ' CREW MGT i i~~VICES PHILS I 5% ..... ............. ?.,9??,?9?:.:J9J . 29M!O_,RJ 6 046 376.62 .................... .L ...............L ...... ..................,..... . . 01?,174.22) i PHILIPPINE SEVEN i , <::9~P9RATI91'J....... 5% 404 097.60 . ...............................1........................................... ?9,?9.:J&? I I ROSARIO, SHARON OLANO 5% 117 147.oo I ............................1..................................;....... .. .����������� ?.t.?.?7.:.~.?.."���� { 1 91 1 1 3 . 0 7 ) : RUSTAN COFFEE 2 864 403.80 I ������������������t������� CORPORATION 5% J.:J},??QJ9J 2 .....................................L 9.....1......3...r.9......0......9..........8......3........+I. ... ...... ..... .. .(49r?0� :9}) , S AND T LEISURE , YYQR~PW.I.P~ ......... 5% ??,1?9:9?. I 762 848.72 ............................ ..1 ...................... ���i (J9},6�}.72) i SAVORY FASTFOOD i 1 606 778.33 i ......................L ...............L ..............................;....... .. (J84,?~9J3) .(1}9,1}2:9?) INCORPORA 5% ........ . .. J,1??,?~9:?9 . .................. Z!.,UJ:9�J ..... ]9~,Q?.~:J?. L .. ......... �?.:},820.,..=2..,0.. , ................ }?~?11:91 ' SCOTTLAND INC .c..c.....................c................. + ..5::. .%.:..: ...... .,. SHOPPING CENTER MANAGEMENT CORP 5% i ..............9....7. 1L9...0. 4.99...+. 19 440 710.67 .........................L ...............t. ............................;j . J?,6J9.87) SM ARENA ; COMPLEX i 128 49o 752.46 I+. . ......................L ...............L . ....................... . , 5% . J.......... J19,?Q9,??9:.:J9 _ CORPORAT 7 035 011.02 i .................L ..............L ...................................;.... . ~?,?09,4�7:94 M DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ............. . 5% .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:.�.,.....c...::.....c...:c;.......:...: ....: ......, 6..,.::1,. .............................................. .6.:..6,..5:.:.,.8.,. 8.,.... ;..................................... ........ 19}, 1Q5 :97 . 5~N~~;F;IsN~~~ .?% ...1 1,�??,?17� ;���������� . n1,1.~ . . ...... 1~~~7&97:? .................. }QQ,910}0 !?.M!ANP.II'J.<::. ,5% 1..... 1,1?9,91?:19; ??L91?:?7L .................... J1,~9?.~..???:.9?; (9,?~11~4J:S?) .. �,~9?:�}. .. . J?1tZ�?:?9 L ...........................~1!?.9:19 j SM MART INC 5% !?Zt91?:�9 L ISM PRIME ; j ~�~?J?,?J.:J,~19:?9 HOLDINGS INC . , 5% ... J ................. ?J0~7�9J17�1� . ; 63 564 924.44 ' 1�,1?1&19,124.76 ; ?.tv! RETAIL INC . T 5% ......... ?�~�1?,�?~&9, ...... ?&~?~P1:J~ ; s�:�1z:197:91 L. <1,??3:41) i SMART . i COMMUNICATIONS i . ?9t1~�:?9l INC . ........... ?% 408 736.00 ' ................................1 ...................................,....... 512 880.02 ; . ......................................!....................................;...... . ! SMX CONVENTION SPECIALIST 5% 29 631 230.40 I ....................................L ..............L ..................................., !.~1?J~?.�J:?.? L ................. 1}&Q?.,19~:?�j .............. 01t?�4r1Z3:16) 1 STAR APPLIANCE 5% ?J&~.:J,�1?:~9J J~9nJ~0:91l .............. 1?,522.46 CENTER INC .... . ........................ ?J&1�,99�}1_ , SUPER SHOPPING MARKET INC 5% 4 003 300.80 i ...............L ...............L .................................;......... },QJ5,1?1.67 SUPPLIES STATIO 4 121 94o.6o I INC 5% 236 097.03 2 467 280.12 I ...........................L ..............L ...............................;. ! SURESTE PROPERTIES INC 5% ................................. t������� SURPLUS MARKETING CORPORATION (1&96)0) TELETECH CUSTOMER CARE MGT PHILS INC 5% 39 721 084.40 i 1 986 054.22 I ........................... ,.....................;............................................L ..............L .............................;....... ... .. .......! ..........!................................,..... ?44,611.21 . UNITED COCONUT 109 435.20 I ..............................L ................................;........... .... (?7,35~:80) PLANTERS L 136 794.00 I ..............................................1..................................., ..... ��;),._ ............ . W.ATSONS 5%

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 , . ........................................................ .....,....... 17,112,880.40 ........,.............. 17,301,069.95 1 (188,189.55) PERSONAL CARE 855,644.02 ! STORES .................................. -~-- I WEST AVENUE ,,,,,,,.,,,,s,,L4,,,3,,,3,L,1,,,s,,4,.,.,,6,,,o,,,,,I,,,,., THEATRES CORP , 5% ' ?7!,�?7]~ ,,,,,,, ''''''' ,,,,,,,,.?t9?J,97~:?l_,,,,,,,, ~8?,975)8 , METRO MANILA )~&~1,?�7&?/ ?&~1~!~?:!? L ... ________ 1J,~?~~?n:3?] ______________(~,9~4~29?:�~) SHOPPING MEC ______ , l?0(o __ ,_______ _____ f������� � MULTI STORES 1s% I 29 871 304.60 I CORP 4 480 695.69 I . )?.,~7?..~1?~:?.}L .. (~,J9JL1?}:�3) �����������t���"�� , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , L , , , , , , , J , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , l , , , , , , , , L , , , , , ,__ ,,,,,,,,,,+��----, i������� ! PRIME SPOTS INC 15% ?.~.?.?.9t999.:.99...l..,,, ''''' J~?.~.?99.:.99.. l' J,9QQ,999:99 L (759.~999: 99) ! SUPER SHOPPING J1~,??J,~?~:?}J. ?.?~~~?,?9?.:9} ... _______ __ 11~,?1?~9�~:?~!........... .......... _jL2~5:2? , MARKET INC 15% I 14-678 PROPERTY I 20% 1 291 917.70 I ?.?.~,?.~~:?1 L ' ),??~,?~1:1?. - ,,,,,,,,, '(231,�?6:12) HOLDINGS INC. ____ ~1,117&~ I 18-2 PROPERTY ! 20% , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , L , , ,________L , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ; , , , , . 480 268.71 i ,,,,,,.,,,L ....,,.,,,,...c,,... cn,92~.?.�) HOLDINGS INC. i 10 104.20 i i ?~,?~9:~9 .. ''''''' '' (~.~059:89) i 19-1 PROPERTY 407 239.45 i HOLDINGS INC. ! 20% """""""'""""""'l"""""""'"""""'"""+"""" I 6-24 PROPERTY 20% i HOLDINGS INC. 20% so s21.oo I r������������ '""""" 943 7ss.7s I ' !~~~??JJ? - 1112 997.13 I (l�Q,21 !J8) ! 6-3 PROPERTY HOLDINGS INC. '""""""""""""""'"""{,"""""""""""""""""''"""' , ,,,,,,,L.,,.,,.J,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,.,,,,,.,,, (~4,7~?~55) � CRESCENT PARK i _ ,,,,,.,_ ,,4,,,_7,__=2-""7,_,9_,7_,_,._o_, _s, , _ _ +��--",,.,,, .,,,,,...,..,.,..,..9,_,4.,.,..s,,s,_,_9,,.4_,_,_1,,__ ,!'.. ,,,,,,,.., ........, ...,,.... . ??7~?~?~�9 +.. . 14-678 PROPERTY HOLDINGS INC. 20% 246 788.23 I , ....... ,,,,/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. ,., (3},526~13) """"""""""""'"""'' I CRESCENT PARK 18-2 PROPERTY HOLDINGS INC. I 20% f�������������� ����������������������������������������+������� c1~~~~E:~P~~~ I HOLDINGS INC. j 20% ,.,,,,,,__ ,,,. ,.,8,_9,_..9___2_,_o,.,.�,,1..,0.. +.,.,,.,.,.,..,.,,.,.,,.. ,.,1.,7_,_,___9_,8,,.4. ,,.�..0... 2,. +,,,,...,,.,...,,,,.,.__________ JQ�,Q1?~?1...,,,,..,...,,,...... (l�,l?? .11) .c~~~~JJ�~:G- lzo% I ............................................ 163 857.90 i . ..... . .. }2J?J~?~ f""""""''""''"'''''"""""'���� .. (29.~~~1.27) I CRESCENT PARK 6- � ''""'""""""""""""""""""'J"""''"""""""""'''''''' 3 PROPERTY 69,865.90 . 13,973.18 , 82,394.80 I (12,528.90) HOLDINGS INC. I 2o% I TOTAL I P20,347,406,493.56 I P943,656,142.68 ' P20,220,004,455.05 i p 127,402,038.51 Likewise, the following income payments in the amount of P383,246,997.60 were not properly recorded in petitioner's books and as such, they may not be reported as revenue in its return: Re istered Name Tax I Tax Base CWT Per FS/ITR Difference Rate I AEGIS PEOPLESUPPORT PHILIPPINES . ........ ������������������������+�..����� 2% p 115 159.83 ! p p . ~?.~,7}?.~9? . !������ ..... .... 1 2 1 1 9 2 . s 6 l .......................................... /............................................ 470 069.56 ,! ..../ ............................. ' AijPLg~C~Og��>~PQRATIQN I 2% 1�t199??~~~,�@???.~~999 .. ~J~?Z~~�1J I J,~?S, 758~5? : [2�(() + I BLOOMBERRY RESORTS I I ANP ttQI~~JNC::: ' 2% .............1...5~. c2,_cc2_7__ .,J.9. .,.2=_3,..,.5c_.O,__ . ,........... . }911??~:17 , ................. ~�,�1ZtQ~�JQ , . (l,1J9,J�?.~�9) ' I DIGITEL MOBILE PHILS INC 2%. ; 1?Q~J?�~?9. .............. ~ i ~~J~?.~PL ....... 1�Q,Q?~:�? , ........ CJ,~o2:J?) J 2�(() � ....... ?t9?1,�?~~99J ....... �JIQQ~J~. .. . 1Ll.?~L!nJ?. (!,9Z?t?}?J?1: I MMAARERKSEKTiNFGIL��i�P��i�N� ..AS INC I 1~ , 2..%............;................. 4...L8...2....1.... .o. ,. 9_.,...o...o.....;J 9__,_6,. ............................................ ..4..-.2.==_2,_ ,._ ,1c_8,... ,� ... JQ,~7?~?~1J� . .. (?1??1,J~?~16) ' CONVERGENCE INC I MCC TRANSPORT l PHILIPPINES ??fo. + ................ ??9t?7?~?9. ..............l?t1J?.:.? Jt9?~LU?~1~ L ... (?~9~~~�:Q~); MEGALINK INC 2% J~?~?,9?7~?9j ??~Z9L?? ......... J~1J�~??t?.?L U?L�1~1~) . NG 671 348.50 I J~~1?�~~z ...... ..... �J?~?~?~~? L..................... ?~,()J?.:?S _ ~

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 PHILIPPINES NOD RICARD 0 928 934.00 I ..................l.....................................;....... �1,J~~~�~. Jr?P,Z��J?J (~Q1,Q~1~??)J PHILIPPINES PH03 MAERSK FILIPINAS 2% .. ?r?0~~�~1~?9J ..... 6 666.51 329 118.67 i CREWING 2% PHILIPPINE GLOBAL 333 325.50 I ..............................1. .. ��������������� �������������� . COMMUNI PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE 2% 402 161.97 i .................L ..................................L. .. (2JJ1701.47) : ! SMART : COMMUNICATIONS INC 2% 519 227.50 : ..........................1..................................... 312 043.62 +!�������������������2=�0��'�7����!.1��8�����3�����.���8���� 8. . . .;! STREAM .......................... J. ................................ INTERNATIONAL GLOB 2% ?1~~~Q~J ....... Jr�J9r1~L�J ............. J?}t?J?~~~.' SUMMERHILL$ HOME ?!t!??.~~O~ ................. ?~.7~?r??}~9? (!r�7�,1?8~Q2} i DEVELOPM 2% I~.::~:~o:"~��'�~��'~�=~'�'�~�';�~���������������� 8~ 8~3~ 0~ 8~ +����������'?Z~~1J?~�?} 5 , . .... .. . :WfAE~RiE~H~~O/U~Si>El~Iuci>~b~~ +����=2.%...::......;............................ .,. . . 7...,.�,.0.,. .. +�����������������������������=1.7.:.6..,.:�.7.,..4..�....'................2.=.8.,.. . c2,.5..:.2=.�,.6.:.=2. . , 2oto t . ?,9~9~?�1~? .......... . �O~�U~?~J . ?r10Zt19~JZ .........CH�,~11~?7) . I .. �9,!11~�?~~19 . J~Q97r??L1l~ 1~,J?Jr19�~~? ; J!,~~},???-?? ..� PHILIPPINES &r 5% i J\iR:i.ifE iNT'LfRJ\vii ,.....T.,..o.,..u....,R..:s.o...1~.N.....c. ,.............................. ,.....5.:..0..:.Yo.,..... ;............................................1=.3.,..8.cc.c7...7.,. :1,..�.o.,.o.,. +����������������������������������������6.,.,.9,.,.3o.8.....�. 5:..5~.. �� .....................................1=.8,.,.4.,,.c2:.,6.9.�..�.3=..3cc. +i.........................,1?1 1~~)})' i ALIZE VOYAGES & i I APY~NilJR~$. ! U?r!?J~�O ............. ?~~?~~9~ L ......... J?�r???~OO..... ... n~ll00~10) i J 5% i A~If3:0N LQGISTI<:;S INC I ??{o. � )�1?07~19 ! ~3!0)?.. 1~~n~27 1 Ur?!�J}.. JQ,ZU~~~O~OO ............???,?.~.L?Q_....................... ~~~OO~??O~OOJ .......... ~JJ~6JQ.OO [APb�9 J 5% :: BAYAN ' i I~b~<:;QMMlJI'JJQ\J]Qf\J$, .................... ; .......................... ?O}r??O~QQ [ 10 162.50 . .....................L ...................................�.... .11,250~00. I 1 B;~g~~~~~~:~soRTs ?olo � J~~~�1,7~~~?9 J . .~~~~?}~~J~� ..... ??,JOO,??Z~?~ l .C?~?}?,zn~.18J I ~~~~ ~~��L�����F��E��s��TY����L��E������i����5, ,2~ (J1~~?~Z~ 1 1 [ v....o. o......... +�����������������������������������������.�7..o.,..3........8.,..7.,.3..,..�..6.:..o.,....:, 3.,. ........................................... 5....L.1,,.9.,.3...�,.6...8..: +��������������������������������������8.,.,.5...=2.�'��=1.7.,.o...�,.7.... ...1!................... !?} .: i BS SQUARE ; <:;QMM~RqAbJf\J<:; 5% ...... .. J~�~1?~~?9 L � CENTRAL BUSINESS PARK 1 ISLAND ASSO. I INC. 5% . 2o6 52o.oo i............................L.::.....:......... +���������� ......... ?9?~J~~~00.+1 ................ 5% .. zJz~~~n~o }?~,�~~~� �~??J~.?.n-~6 : .....................................���.�.�................... ! EPLDT INC FITNESS FIRST PHILIPPINES 5% . . .. . .. .~ J~J~~~Z��~?? . ......L.................. . . . . . ?}~.P2~U~A� ~1?,?51. 54 IPLUS INTELLIGENT 5% Jr1??.r??�~?9 Z?r9E~?tl JJ?Jr�t3.7~1? (?.9~,}}1~?.?} �~!~~~~~?~0 ??!,~~756 ........ .. :....;...................3...o....9....L.1...6...9...�..1.. o, 5.,. 11.................................... ..9...6... ,1.,.....4...8...4......4.:..4.....+ ................. :N~QRK 1 5?{<> + ! LEGISPRO 5% , <:;QRPORATION .. .. . ........................ .. LMA.~RSK FILIPINAS INC 5 151 664.00 257 583.20 �.................. �,~�11?�~]8 !,~!?,~Q?]~}j ' MARKETING j I <:;Qf\JY~RG~I'J<::~JNC 5% 4 374 798.60 : ...................;................................L ..............L ...................................;.... ?J~~n~~~3 L ......... ?,�??rg~~~ , C1r?.1?r3?.?~36}� ! MCC TRANSPORT PHILIPPINES r �: s5o%;~ .. J~.171,Q?0~?9 L������������ n,?9J~9J . .. J?&r??..?�.?rr?lZ??.O~~O?OOJ. 0?1,?.5L80) . (?.1?.,?.8�.30) I MgGAhiNKiN� ?r??Ot?.�1~?9 . . J?�,Q1~~?.J j ..... .......... I MERCANTILE OCEAN MARITIME ........... 5so%/~ t ................ 6�0~41:4�0�0~..0�09]i . .. ?310~?2}2~0~.0?0? ! 612 172.00 i iMMTRAvELiNC. Z1�rOZO]?J .. ; IOsfE cR:EwiNG .. . ,,i PPINES 5% 1 842 250 60 ..... 9?1U?.~?} 1 678 008.10 i .........................L ...............L ...................................;....... 164 242.50 ............L ............................. !, PERNOD RICARD PHILIPPINES 5% 1 517 861.54 I ..... ..........L ...............L ................................t������� J?Z,0~?-26 ; PH03 MAERSK FILIPINAS CREWING i PHILIPPINE .... )QZ&!Qcgi?~� , ............5...~.....3.9...o.....�..5.,..o...7...�..7.....8.....................9...o....,.9...8...4...�.7...4...9....�..2...5.....L ....... J�~~??110�}?if:-- AMUSEMENT AND

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 ' """"'''''''''''T'''''' ......................~�������� ��� ............................ f ............. . ....~--- ...... ' PGHAiiM.:iFIN>Gi>iNCEOGRLPOOBRAALTION.... 'i . ' . COMMUNI 5% 228,132.40 : 11406.62 : 226,688.19 I ),144.21 i ~~~~~~~~AINER LINES 5% I .... .. ?~~97?:?9 [.... J,?~~:�J ... ............ 1?~9?9~~] L .......... (J�,~48~}7) . . STREAM I INTERNATIONAL GLOB 5�{o t .................... ~1��?1?~9:99 ( f . . . . . . . . J~~~UJ~~Q . ............. ~~~~9~~?9:99 ?~11719~09 I SUMMERHILLS HOME . .. !~~~?34.8() I : 1"'\1:\/E:LOPM 5% 2 435 036.80 I 121,751.84 ! 2 249 802.00 SYBASE EQUITY ...... 1 ~o/o ,...... ]~~~~~9:~9 ( . ~7~�~~:91'J. .. ... }1~~???:~~ L .. . ~t?~~~?? ! !NYI:Sl}:1.1:tHS . : . . !~11??.~~9 . 922.~.1 L ......... ?9~1~~]1. (1,~}9.91) VENDO CORPORATION 5�(o 59,204 835.40 I WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT COM 5% 2 960 241.77 PHILIPPINE GLOBAL COMMUNI 10% 22 607.40 ' 2 260.74 22 607.40 TOTAL i P383,246,997.60 ; P17,567,246.73 : P376,593,911.75 ; P6,653,085.85 Further, the corresponding CWTs in the total amount of P17,567,246.73, are not fully supported by original copies of BIR Form No. 2307, as found by the ICPA. On the other hand, the amount of P8,698,111.06 is supported by photocopies of Certificates of Creditable Tax Withheld At Source (BIR Form No. 2307), detailed as follows: 41 Tax Re istered Name Rate Tax Base CWT PHILIPPINE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS 1% P 18 928.57 P 189.29 ; ' AEGIS PEOPLESUPPORT PHILIPPINES , .?0/o , .............1,n~~..!.~.?~ 75 ..................... }~~~Q~~Q~ i APL CO 2% . . . . . . ...................t������� ......................t J~Z~1~~~~�~ ... }~~�~Q]l BELLE CORPORATION 2?(o + .... ?.1~1?�~~9. ..... 1,~�~}~ 1 [ BLOOM BERRY RESORTS AND HOTELJN.C:: L 2%... ; .........................1...3........1...0...6...,.8.....8...1......2...3 26?1 P7:�3 j i DIGITEL MOBILE PHILS INC ............ ...... , 2% ............. ~J~~.E:? ................................................ 6}�}� ; AERSK FILIPINAS INC ..... .. .......... + . ����������� ~~~~??~:?~ i J~~..181~?J ! KETING CONVERGENCE INC ... ?~~7�1?!1�() i 17,??1~?~ ! MCC TRANSPORT PHILIPPINES 165 142.�.1..1 )~~9?~??1 :::::::: ���������������������������������������������������������������� +������������������� PERNOD RICARD PHILIPPINES 1 045 273.37 I 20 905.48 ............... ..................::::L:C....:..:C.J..Cc.:...:C...:.:c.. : ��+�����������������������������������������CC...C::.L~...~..C::...:..... ........., ~~~:~~ti.~ I ~:~~~:~~] 3 MAERSK FILIPINAS CREWING .... ?0(o , ....... . ?ZQ~?J?~~� L..... .. JJ~~()1~?� ! ' i'HiCii'i'iNEGLOBAL cOMMuNi .. ~~: � 1i~~~j~:~i r �}i~j:~~ � ; .....................................::::..::::.cc.t.....::..:......:...:.:c..cc +������������������������������������������=.t.cc::::..::::...:....: ....... , PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE ���������������������������������� ............................. .. ~}~?~?~~~ J. . . !t9?9~7�! ................ .. ...... . i SMART COMMUNICATIONS INC .S......T.....R......E......A......M..........I...N.......T.....E.......RN..A......T......I..O.. NA.L...G... LOB J ........ . �7Qt()�}~Q~ .. J}r19J:?� I . ?l,J.f\1f\11:RHILLS HOME DEVELOPM .:......;.........................9...71�!�~?1'...... .... !~~??~~} : ?YI:3A?I: I:QVJI'I'JNY~?IM~NI? J ~0��(��(���)�����������+,� 7 652.73 .............................1=.:5~.,3�..,.0,,."'5� : i WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT CO INC .......... ?�~1~9~~? ' + ~0(o � 1 058 674.54 : .......L ................L .......................... , [ AEGIS PEOPLESUPPORT PHILIPPINES i AIRLITE INTL TRAVEL & TOUI�JNC:: 2 274.93 ,................................................... ALIZE VOYAGES & ADVENTURES 5% ALTRON LOGISTICS INC APL CO +����������������������������������������������������� .... ������� 5% . J~~99~Q() 165.00 : ��������������������������+���"'"'' .. ........................................................ �������������� 5% 3 301 740.00 ' ...........................1.. ..............1....................................,......... 165 087.00 ! ........................./...................................; sl:OoMsERRY REsOR.:. SAYAN TELECOMMUN:TI.:.C:.s.'���A����A��T�����N�I���O��D�����N������H�S�����o��������T�������E������L��������~����N��������c�� ��+, ........:........ 47 250.00 : . ?~~�?~5Qj 884 422.5�;jt. 41 Exhibit "P-2283", Annex A, Docket, Vol. III, pp. 1316-1322.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 ................................ ' BRAND AND LIFESTYLE DEVEL 420 630.72 I .............................................1.....................................;.............. ?L9~L?1, .. !??.. ?.QllAR.~.. ~9.M.M.~.RqA.h..!.NC::........ J24,QQQ~98 : 6 250.02 . .........................1 ..................................., : CENTRAL BUSINESS PARK 1 ISLAND ?0(o , ) ?1!�.~~99 i ASSO. INC. 5% JQ?1QQL?Q / ??1Q?J�!?.! i������""""'''''' ?1!11?.?~~?~ L ... ,......:.......... .....?7,1?.7~?1! :; .EPL.DT INC ?1~1??9&9 J JQ71Q~l~@ . F.,.=..r.:r..,.N.:.E=,.s.,.s.=...,.F..,I:.R..,:.s.,.T..:...,P..:,.H..I=.L::.=I.,.P.P..:.=I.N..:.E.,.s.,......................... ... }1 Q1t�.~~J} L ?.!.~..~1t?Q ,1 . . . .: 1?�&~?~77/ I !PLUS INTELLIGENT NE1WORK ....... JL�QJ1~~~.~99 , ... .... . ~1.~..?�.Q~19 , ' h~G!?.PRQ C::QRPQRATIQN 2 114 161.80 I 105 708.09 . , fv1AERSK FILIPINAS INC I MARKETING CONVERGENCE INC : MCC TRANSPORT PHILIPPINES o!o �������� 5% i MEGALINK INC 5% ;................................................................................................................................................................... 5% i MERCANTILE OCEAN MARITIME '��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� . MM TRAVEL INC. ' OSTE CREWING PHILIPPINES 5 I PERNOD RICARD PHILIPPINES . j ?0!0 t�������������������������������������������L .................. . ' PH03 MAERSK FILIPINAS CREWING 5% ;............. ............................................f�� �������������������������t���� I PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING . ~QRPQRATIQN j 5% ������������������������������t� ]7,�.!JL?�~~1! . },?~Q,?]8.J1 . PHILIPPINE GLOBAL COMMUNI ,. . . .............. �?,nz~~9 , ..... ~.~..P�~Q1 1107.30 lTC CONTAINER LINES PHIL 22 145. TREAM INTERNATIONAL GLOB ... J,19~.r.?~9~99: . 7911?.7~?9 ' VENDO CORPORATION .. ............. '!�1@}~19 ' . �������������� .Q.~}1�.�?~.?9 I 24&~~~19 1 497 768.72 : 31.94 638.71 I .....WAR������E������H���� OUS....E....... DEVE..L.....OPMEN... T COM ����������������+���������� ... PHILIPPINE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS TOTAL With regard to the discrepancy in recording the income payments in the books of accounts, the Court notes that when there is substantial difference between the amounts reflected in the financial statements and the amounts per certificates of withholding, there is uncertainty as to whether the income payments indeed formed part of petitioner's revenue in its return. Petitioner did not offer any explanation or reconciliation of the difference that may be brought about by timing or revenue recognition difference. It should be emphasized that the Court is consistent in applying the well-settled rule that "actions for tax refund or credit, as in the instant case, are in the nature of a claim for exemption and the law is not only construed in strictissimi juris against the taxpayer, but also the pieces of evidence presented entitling a taxpayer to an exemption is strictissimi scrutinized and must be duly proven. The burden is on the taxpayer to show that he has strictly complied with the conditions for the grant of the tax refund or credit. "42 In the present case, petitioner failed to discharge its burden of complying with the substantiation and reporting requirements of its claim.~ 42 Coca-co/a Bottlers Philippines, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, G.R. No. 222428, February 19, 2018.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 Hence, the Court finds that only income payments in the aggregate amount of P1,983,596,918.90 with corresponding CWT of P209,310,244.05, have been substantially reported by petitioner as revenue in its books of accounts and in its ITR for the year 2013, and the taxes withheld therefrom may be refundable, as follows: i Tax i I Rate I Registered Name Tax Base I CWT CONSOLIDATED PRIME DEVELO ........................................................................................................: ........................................, 1% ' P .......... +��������� '4~r?S.~~09 P 495.54 i SANFORD MARKETING CORPORA 1% .. P,11J~~}9~09' .. PJ,1J~JO , ' ACCESSORIES MANAGEMENT CORP . :gL~�lJ? 2% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................j������� i ACE HARDWARE PHILIPPINES ~~5.~~~9�7~?0 ~?J~�~~} i :���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 4 389 316.50 .............. ?.2~1}}}8 1 ............. 1?,~~~~9? I I BACOLOD CHICKEN INASAL 1 121 669.oo 708.39 : i CASAMIA FURNITURE CENTER INC ......... ~�~,1~�~09... ..................... ~tJ67.60 :....................................................................................................................................................................... }S.,1J~~?O I CHINA BANKING CORPORATION ..... )!:}~1~~9.00 I CK FASHION COLLECTION i DESSERTS PLUS INC 4 129 419.50 + �������������������������������� ~?~?~8}~ ............ . 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DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 To recapitulate, petitioner's refundable creditable withholding tax amount to P209,071,035.06, computed as follows: l Claimed CWT I Less disallowed CWT: �����������������. r���~����91~t�?�r.~.1?~�?..., ....... ��������������������������� .... ! i�������� . N<:>tPr.<:>P~rlvr~P<:>d:~c:l itJ F? Not properly reported in FS and not fully . j ...... JL?�?,?1�~Z?.,........................................ , 1 .... substantiated ~-������� g~p<:)r\:~c:li!J F?l:>~:Jt~':JPP<:>d:~c:li:>YPh<:>t<:>c::<:>PY 239 208.99 961,462,598.40 i Refundable CWT " 209 071,035.06 On the other hand, the Court notes that petitioner's income tax liability for the year 2013 was settled, as follows: [jQ~grjj~ �~~ ~~~ , ~~~~: ~r.~c:Jit~/P9Y'!l~1Jt?. Excess MCIT applied this current taxable ear P122,775 252.0 '���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������+���������������������������������������������I�����������������������������������������+�������������������������������������������������������� Excess CWT carried over from prev1c1u:::. ' taxable eriods: 2007 CWT 114 592,822.07 ................................1 .................................................................... 2012 CWT 296 840,444.23 534,208 518.30 Balance p �������������������������������������������������������������������� An examination of petitioner's annual income tax return for the year 201245 shows that the MCIT in the amount of P122,775,251.80 was offset against the excess CWT carried over from the previous taxable period. It should be noted, however, that petitioner did not offer evidence to support its CWT for the taxable year 2007. Hence, the CWT therefrom shall not be considered. Considering that petitioner substantiated its 2012 CWT in the amount of P504,433,063.96, the income tax due for 2013 will be offset, thus: Income tax due for 2013 p 534,208,518.30 Less: CWT from 2012 504.433,063.96 Balance - to be taken from refundable 2013 CWT p 29.775.454.34 Refundable CWT p 209,071,035.06 Less: Balance of 2013 Income Tax Due (29,775,454.34) Net Refundable CWT P179.295.580.72 ~ 44 Total CWT per SAWT for 2013 is P1,170,533,633.46, Annex I of ICPA Report, Docket Vol. II, p. 849. 45 Exhibit "P-17", Docket, Vol. II, pp. 672-680 and 681-686.

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 In sum, the Court finds that petitioner was able to prove that it is entitled to its refund claim only in the total amount of P179,295,580.72. Hence, the partial grant of the instant Petition is in order. WHEREFORE, the instant Petition for Review is PARTIALLY GRANTED. Accordingly, let a tax refund or a tax credit certificate be issued in favor of petitioner in the total amount of P179,295,580.72, representing petitioner's excess and unutilized Creditable Withholding Tax for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013. SO ORDERED. ~~~c.~~,.,Q .fUANITO C. CASTANEDl, JR. Associate Justice I CONCUR: ~' j'; /kc �... ,..A,_- CATHERINET.MANAHAN Associate Justice ATTESTATION I attest that the conclusions in the above Decision were reached in consultation before the case was assigned to the writer of the opinion of the Court's Division. ~�~C.G~1 Q <J'UANITO C. CASTANEtiA,.JR. Associate Justice Chairperson

DECISION CTA Case No. 9322 CERTIFICATION Pursuant to Article VIII, Section 13 of the Constitution, and the Division Chairperson's Attestation, it is hereby certified that the conclusions in the above Decision were reached in consultation before the case was assigned to the writer of the opinion of the Court. Presiding Justice