TRANSFER TAXES - 2020pptx
TRANSFER TAXES - 2020pptx
TRANSFER TAXES - 2020pptx
TAXATION LAW
TRANSFER TAXES
MARVIN PATRICIO CAÑERO
Attorney-at-Law
Certified Public Accountant
Law Professor and Bar Reviewer in Taxation
Former Revenue Attorney – Bureau of Internal Revenue
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1. BAR: A, aged 90 years and suffering from incurable cancer, on August 1, C. Revocable Transfers
2001 wrote a will and, on the same day, made several inter-vivos gifts to
his children. Ten days later, he died. In your opinion, are the inter-vivos Ø These are transfers (except in case of a bona fide sale for an
gifts considered transfers in contemplation of death for purposes of adequate and full consideration in money or money's worth) by
determining properties to be included in his gross estate? trust or otherwise, where the enjoyment thereof was subject at the
date of his death to any change through the exercise of a power (in
2. BAR: Mr. Agustin, 75 years old and suffering from an incurable disease, whatever capacity exerciseable) by the decedent alone or by the
decided to sell for valuable and sufficient consideration a house and lot decedent in conjunction with any other person (without regard to
to his son. He died one year later. In the settlement of Mr. Agustin's when or from what source the decedent acquired such power), to
estate, the BIR argued that the house and lot were transferred in alter, amend, revoke, or terminate, or where any such power is
contemplation of death and should therefore form part of the gross relinquished in contemplation of the decedent's death.
estate for estate tax purposes. Is the BIR correct?
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BAR: Mr. Mayuga donated his residential house and lot to his son and duly ØPower of appointment is the right to designate the person or persons
paid the donor's tax. In the Deed of Donation, Mr. Mayuga expressly who shall succeed to the property of the prior decedent.
reserved for himself the usufruct over the property for as long as he lived.
ØIt is general when the donee has been authorized to appoint any
Describe the donated property from the taxation perspective. person he pleases, including himself, thus having full-dominion over
the property as though he owned it.
ØIt is special when the donee can appoint only among restricted or a
designated class or persons other than himself.
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• X executed a last will and testament designating Y as the successor to the 1) policy must be taken out by the decedent upon his life;
real property owned by X with right to designate the person or persons 2) If the beneficiary is the estate of the deceased, his executor, or
who shall succeed to the property. Upon the death of X, should the administrator, whether or not there is power of revocation;
property be included in the gross estate of X? if Y died thereafter, should 3) If the beneficiary is third person, the designation of the
the property be included in his gross estate? Explain beneficiary must be revocable, that is, when the designation of
the beneficiary is not expressly made irrevocable (if silent,
revocable)
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ALLOWABLE DEDUCTIONS:
Residents and Citizens Non-Resident Aliens
F. Prior Interests 1. Claims against the estate 1. Proportion of the “CCULT” which
2. Claims against insolvent persons the value of such part bears to the
value of entire GE wherever
G. Transfers of Insufficient Consideration 3. Unpaid mortgages, taxes and situated: claims vs. the estate;
casualty losses claims vs. insolvent persons; and
Ø excess of the fair market value over the value of the consideration
received by the decedent. [Section 85(G), NIRC] 4. Property previously taxed unpaid mortgages, taxes and
5. Transfer for public used casualty losses
6. Family home (not exceeding 10M) 2. Property previously taxed
7. Standard deduction ( 5 Million) 3. Transfer for public used
8. Amount received under RA 4917 4. Standard deduction ( 5OO,000)
9. Net share of the surviving spouse 5. Net share of the surviving spouse
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1) The liability represe nts a personal obligation of the deceased existing at a. Simple Loan
the time of his death; i. The debt instrument must be notarized;
2) The liability was contracted in good faith and for adequate and full ii. Duly notarized certification of from the creditors as to the unpaid
consideration in money or money's worth; balance of the debt, including interest as of the time of death;
3) The claim must be a debt or claim which is valid in law and iii. Proof of financial capacity of the creditor to lend the amount at
enforceable in court; the time the loan was contracted
4) The indebtedness must not have been condoned by the creditor or iv. A statement under oath executed by the administrator or
executor of the estate reflecting the disposition of the proceeds of
the action to collect from the decedent must not have prescribed.
the loan if said loan was contracted within 3 years prior to the
death of the decedent
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b. Unpaid obligation from purchase of goods or services Dizon vs. CTA, G.R. No. 140944, 30 April 2008
i. Pertinent documents evidencing the purchase of goods or ØThe claims existing at the time of death should be made the basis of
services the determination of allowable deductions. First. There is no law,
nor do we discern any legislative intent in our tax laws, which
ii. Duly notarized certification of from the creditors as to the
disregard the date-of-death valuation principle and particularly
unpaid balance of the debt, including interest as of the time of provide that post-death developments must be considered in
death; determining the net value of the estate. Second. Such construction
iii. Latest audited balance sheet of the creditor with a detailed finds relevance and consistency in our Rules on Special Proceedings
schedule of its receivable showing the unpaid balance of the wherein the term "claims" required to be presented against a
decedent-debtor with the updated subsidiary ledger/records decedent's estate is generally construed to mean debts or demands
of the debt. of a pecuniary nature which could have been enforced against the
deceased in his lifetime, or liability contracted by the deceased
before his death.
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D. Unpaid Taxes
B. Claims of the deceased against insolvent persons Øaccrued and unpaid as of the time of death.
ØThe value of the decedent's interest therein must be first included in Øexcluding income tax upon income received after death, or property
the value of the gross estate taxes not accrued before his death, or the estate tax due from the
transmission estate
C. Unpaid Mortgages E. Casualty Losses
1) The value of the property to the extent of the decedent's interest 1) incurred during the settlement of the estate
therein, undiminished by such mortgage or indebtedness, must be 2) arising from fires, storms, shipwreck, or other casualties, or from
included in the value of the gross estate; robbery, theft or embezzlement
2) The indebtedness must have been contracted bona fide and for an 3) not compensated for by insurance or otherwise
adequate and full consideration in money or money's worth. 4) Not claimed as a deduction for income tax purposes
5) incurred not later than the last day for the payment of the estate tax
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1) Death – the present decedent died within 5 years from transfer of BAR: In 1999, Xavier purchased from his friend, Yuri, a painting for
the property from a prior decedent; P500,000.00. The fair market value (FMV) of the painting at the time of
2) Inclusion of the property the purchase was P1-million.Yuri paid all the corresponding taxes on
3) Previous taxation of the property the transaction. In 2001, Xavier died. In his last will and testament,
4) Identity of the property Xavier bequeathed the painting, already worth P1.5-million, to his only
5) No previous vanishing deduction on the property son, Zandro. The will also granted Zandro the power to appoint his wife,
Wilma, as successor to the painting in the event of Zandro's death.
Zandro died in2007, and Wilma succeeded to the property May a
vanishing deduction be allowed in either or both of the estates? Explain.
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A. The properties shall be valued based on FMV as of the time of death; FILING OF ESTATE TAX RETURN
B. The FMV of real property is the FMV as determined by the CIR or the
FMV per schedule of values fixed by the assessor, whichever is higher;
C. The FMV of unlisted common shares are based on book value while A. Filingis required in; (a) all cases of transfers subject to estate tax; or,
unlisted preferred shares are valued at par value; (b) regardless of the gross value of the estate, where the said estate
D. The FMV of shares listed in the stock exchanges shall be the arithmetic consists of registered or registrable property;
mean between the highest and lowest quotation at a date nearest the B. If the gross value exceeds 5 MILLION Pesos, the return shall be
date of death, if none is available on the date of death; supported with a statement duly certified to by a CPA;
E. The FMV for units of participation in any association, recreation or
amusement club shall be the bid price nearest to the date of death; C. Filing shall be made within one year from the decedent's death;
F. For the right to usufruct, use or habitation, as well as that of annuity, the D. The CIR may grant, in meritorious cases, a reasonable extension, not
probable life of the beneficiary in accordance with the latest basic exceeding 30 days for filing the return
standard mortality table shall be taken into account .
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ØDonor’s tax is a tax on the privilege of transmitting one’s property or A. Donation of real and personal property, wherever situated, owned
property rights to another or others without adequate and full by resident or citizen at the time of donation;
valuable consideration.
B. Donation of real property and tangible personal property situated
ØIt is not a property tax but an excise tax imposed on the privilege of in the Philippines owned by non-resident alien at the time of
the owner to give. It is not a tax on the property as such because the donation;
imposition does not rest upon general ownership. ( Lladoc vs. CIR)
C. Donation of intangible personal property with a situs in the
ØThe law in force at the time of the perfection/completion of the Philippines owned by non-resident alien at the time of donation,
donation shall govern the imposition of donor’s tax. unless exempted on the basis of reciprocity.
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A. Condonation of Indebtedness
BAR: Miguel, a citizen and resident of Mexico, donated US$1,000.00 Ø If a creditor merely desires to benefit a debtor and without any
worth of stocks in Barack Motors Corporation, a Mexican company, to consideration therefor cancels the debt.
his legitimate son, Miguelito, who is residing in the Philippines and B. Renunciation of Inheritance
about to be married to a Filipino girlfriend. Mexico does not impose any Ø Renunciation by the surv iving spouse of his/ her sha re in the conjugal
transfer tax of whatever natureon all gratuitous transfers of property. Is partnership or absol ute community after the dissolution of the marriage
Miguel entitled to the rule of reciprocity in order to be exempt from the in favor of the heirs of the deceased spouse or any other person/s is
Philippine donor's tax? Why or why not? subject to donor's tax.
Ø General renunciation by an heir, including the surviving spouse, of
his/her share in the hereditary estate left by the decedent is not
subject to donor's tax, unless specifically and categorically done in
favor of identified heir/s to the exclusion or disadvantage of the
other co-heirs in the hereditary estate.
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BAR: In the settlement of the estate of Mr. Barbera who died intestate, ØWhere property, other than a real property that has been
his wife renounced her inheritance and her share of the conjugal subjected to the final capital gains tax, is transferred for less than
property in favor of their children. The BIR determined that there was an adequate and full consideration in money or money's worth, then
a taxable gift and thus assessed Mrs.Barbera as a donor. Was the BIR the amount by which thefair market value of the property at the time
correct? of sale exceeded the value of the agreed or actual consideration or
selling price shall be deemed a gift.
ØException: Sale, exchange, or other transfer of property made in the
ordinary course of business (a transaction which is a bona fide, at
arm’s length, and free from any donative intent).
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C.Husband and wife are considered as separate and distinct taxpayer's for
purposes of the donor's tax. However, if what was donated is a conjugal
or community property and only the husband signed the deed of
donation, there is only one donor for donor's tax purposes, without
prejudice to the right of the wife to question the validity of the donation
without her consent.
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ØAny provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding any contribution in BAR: Mr. De Sarapen is a candidate in the upcoming Senatorial elections.
cash or in kind to any candidate or political party or coalition of parties Mr. De Almacen, believing in the sincerity and ability of Mr. De Sarapen to
for campaign purposes, duly reported to the COMELEC shall not be introduce much needed reforms in the country, contributed P500,000.00 in
subject to the payment of any gift tax. ( Section 13, RA 7166). cash to the campaign chest of Mr. De Sarapen. In addition, Mr. De Almacen
ØHowever, unutilized/excess campaign funds, that is, campaign purchased tarpaulins, t-shirts, umbrellas, caps and other campaign
contributions net of the candidate’s campaign expenditures shall be materials that he also donated to Mr. De Sarapen for usein his campaign. Is
considered as subject to income tax. the contribution of cash and campaign materials subject to donor’s tax?
ØIf the candidate – winning or losing- fails to file with the COMELEC the
appropriate statement of expenditures, he is precluded from claiming the
expenditures as deductions from his campaign contributions. As, such,
the entire campaign contribution shall be subject to income tax.
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ØThe donor's tax return shall be filed within 30 days after the date the
gift is made or completed and the tax due thereon shall be paid at the THANK YOU!
same time that the return is filed.
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