By Euney Marie Mata-Perez on July 6,2023
SECTION 2 of Republic Act 8799, or the “Philippines’ Securities Regulation Code,” declares that the State shall establish a socially conscious, free market that regulates itself, encourage the widest participation of ownership in enterprises,...
By Nica Marsha Gasapo on June 22,2023
THE board of directors of a corporation is the seat of corporate power. Under the law, the board is clothed with authority to exercise the corporate powers, conduct all business and control all properties of the corporation. The election of the members of...
By Euney Marie Mata-Perez on June 15,2023
THE outstanding capital stock of a corporation shall constitute a trust fund held by the corporation for the benefit of its creditors. It shall not be returned to the stockholders by repurchase of shares, except in the manner as provided for under...
By Euney Marie Mata-Perez on June 8,2023
THE structure of a company’s ownership and control greatly influences its corporate governance. Thus, the success of a company’s corporate governance is also determined by its permitted shareholding structure.
A question that should then...
By: Atty. Jan Ethan Gordola on May 11,2023
IN the recent decision of Bases Conversion and Development Authority and John Hay Management Corp. v City Government of Baguio City (BCDA v Baguio Case, GR 192694. Feb. 22, 2023), the Supreme Court stated that “[t]he payment of fees for the issuance...
By Gladys Jane Dela Cruz on May 4,2023
IN last week’s article, we discussed that to qualify for value-added tax (VAT) zero-rating under Section 108(B)(2) of the National Internal Revenue Code, the following elements must be present: (1) the recipient of the services is a foreign corporation...
By: Atty. Keanu P. Castañeda on April 27,2023
SERVICES rendered to a person engaged in business conducted outside the Philippines or to a nonresident person not engaged in business who is outside the Philippines may be subject to zero percent value-added tax (VAT), provided that the consideration...
By: Atty. Cara Angela N. Flores on April 20,2023
THE board of directors exercises the powers, conducts all business and controls all properties of a corporation (Section 22, Revised Corporation Code).
Being the vessel of corporate powers, the directors have fiduciary duty toward the corporation....
By: Atty. Euney Marie Mata-Perez on April 13,2023
TAX assessments by tax examiners are presumed correct and made in good faith (Cagayan Robina Sugar Milling Co. v Court of Appeals, 342 SCRA 663, Oct. 12, 2000). It is the taxpayer and not the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) who has the duty of...