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M4-Intro To Income Tax & Exclusion To Income Tax - Students'
M4-Intro To Income Tax & Exclusion To Income Tax - Students'
Module 4
Prepared by Mrs. Nelia I. Tomas, CPA, LPT
INCOME TAXATION Laws. Principles and Applications 2019 OBE Edition by Rex B. Banggawan
Introduction to Regular
Income Tax
Part 1
Learning Objectives
After completing the lesson, the students will be able to
01 Identify the scope of regular income and its tax model
02 Understand the features of regular income tax
03 Determine the types of gross income subject to regular tax
04 Understand the concept of deduction and personal exemption
05 Demonstrate knowledge on the measurement of gross
income from employment and business and the treatment of
other income.
06 Illustrate computation of the regular tax for individuals and
corporations
Characteristics of the Regular Income Tax
1. General in coverage
2. A net income tax
3. An annual tax
4. Creditable withholding tax
5. Progressive or proportional tax
Case 1
Gross Compensation Income P 300,000
Less: Non-taxable Compensation 30,000
Taxable Compensation Income P 270,000
Add: Other Income 20,000
Taxable Income P 290,000
Case 2
Gross Business Income P 400,000
Add: Other Income 20,000
Total Gross Income P 420,000
Less: Allowable deductions 250,000
Net Income P 170,000
Globalized Rule for Mixed
Income Earner
Case 3
Gross Compensation Income P 300,000
Less: Non-taxable Compensation 30,000
Taxable Compensation Income P 270,000
Gross Business Income P 400,000
Add: Other Income 20,000
Total Gross Income P 420,000
Less: Allowable deductions 250,000
Taxable Net Income P 170,000
Taxable Income P 440,000
Determination of Taxable
Determination of Gross
Income of Corporate Income from Business or
Income Taxpayers Profession
Tax Due
Taxable Income P 1,400,000
Less: Lower limit of the income bracket 800,000 P 130,000
Excess 600,000
Multiply by: bracket marginal rate x 30% 180,000
Total Income Tax Due P 310,000
Special Corporations
Those corporations that enjoys lower tax rates but not
0%.
Exempt Corporations
Those corporations that enjoys 0% tax rate with no
tax dues.
Individual Income Tax Returns
Form 1700 - Purely Employed Taxpayer
file:///D:/Documents/CCA/LESSONS/Inco%20Tax/Accountancy/Modules/BIR%20Form%201700.pdf
Form 1701A - Purely in Business or Profession, using itemized, OSD or opting to the 8%
Optional Income Tax
file:///D:/Documents/CCA/LESSONS/Inco%20Tax/Accountancy/Modules/BIR%201701A.pdf
Form 1701 - Mixed Income Earners, Estates and Trusts
file:///D:/Documents/CCA/LESSONS/Inco%20Tax/Accountancy/Modules/BIR%20Form%201701.pdf
Corporations and individuals engaged in business and those engaged in the practice of
profession are required to file three quarterly returns aside from the consolidated income tax
return. (BIR Form 1701Q for individuals and BIR Form 1702Q for corporations)
Individuals earning purely compensation income file income tax annually. They may avail
substituted filing system wherein their employer shall withhold the income tax of the employees’
compensation, if they have no taxable income from other sources other than their lone employer.
Questions to Ponder:
1. Discuss the scope of the regular income tax especially on passive income and capital gains tax.
2. Enumerate the characteristics of the regular income tax.
3. What are exclusion in gross income?
4. Distinguish allowable deductions from personal exemption.
5. Demonstrate the computation of the gross income from employment and the gross income from
business or exercise of a profession.
6. How is cost of goods sold determined?
7. What are included in the cost of services?
8. What composes the compensation income of a rank and file employee and a managerial and
supervisory employee?
9. How does the tax presentation of the composition of gross income in the tax return differ between
individuals and corporate taxpayers?
10. Distinguish “other taxable income from operations” from non-operating income.
11. Distinguish revenue from sales, fees and receipts.
12. Discuss how the taxable income of the following is determined: a. Corporate taxpayer, b. Purely
Compensation earner, c. Purely business or Professional Income Earner, d. Mixed Income Earner.
13. Discuss the treatment of net loss from business or exercise of profession.
14. What are the deadlines of the quarterly regular income tax for individuals and corporations?
Exclusions from Gross
Income
Part 2
Learning Objectives
After completing the lesson, the students will be able to
01 Identify and master the list of exclusions from gross income.
02 Comprehend the exclusion conditions or limitations of certain
items of income
03 Knowledge of the list of entities exempt under the NIRC and
special laws
Exclusions from Gross Income
Income which are not subject Miscellaneous items
and not included to regular
1. Income in the Philippines of foreign government or
income tax, capital gains tax and foreign government-owned and controlled
final tax. corporations
2. Income of the government and its political
A. Proceeds of life insurance subdivisions
Exclusions from
policy 3. Prizes and awards in recognition of religious, Gross Income
B. Amount received by the charitable, scientific, educational, artistic, literary,
insured as a return of or civic achievements
premium 4. Prizes and awards in athletic sports competitions
5. Contributions to GSIS, SSS, Philhealth, Pag-IBIG
C. Gift, bequest, devise of and union dues
descent 6. Contributions to Personal Equity Retirement
D. Compensation for injuries or Account (PERA)
sickness 7. PERA investment income and PERA distributions
E. Income exempt under treaty 8. 13th month pay and other benefits not exceeding
F. Retirement benefits, P90,000
pensions, gratuities, etc. 9. Gains from sale of bonds, debentures, or
G. Miscellaneous items certificates of indebtedness with maturity of more
than 5 years
10. Gains from redemption of shares in mutual fund
Exclusion from Gross Income
A. Proceeds of a life Insurance Policy B. Amount received by the insured as a
The proceeds of life insurance to the heirs or return of premium
beneficiaries upon the death of the insured, whether in The amount received by the insured as a return of
a single sum or otherwise; however, the interest premiums paid by him under life insurance, endowment,
earned from the proceeds of a life insurance shall be or annuity contracts, either during the term or at the
included in the gross income maturity of the term mentioned in the contract or upon
surrender of the contract.
Definition Definition
Illustration No. 3
Mr. A received a restaurant gift worth P400,000 plus P50,000
cash income earned. The restaurant posted P150,000
additional income after the transfer.
Illustration No. 5
Mr. A was employed in 1990 when he was 25 years old. In 2010, he availed of the early retirement program of her employer.
He was 45 years old.
The retirement benefit is an inclusion in the gross income as compensation income because he does not satisfied the age
requirement of 50 years old.
Exclusion from Gross Income
F. Retirement benefits, pensions, gratuities, and other benefits
2. Separation Pay
Requisites of Exemption
1. The separation or termination must be due to job-threatening sickness, deaths or other physical disability; and
2. The same must be due to any cause beyond the control of the employee or official such as:
Redundancy
Retrenchment
Closure of employer’s business
Employee lay-off
Downsizing of employer’s business
Sickness or death of the employee
The exemption of termination or separation benefits does not extend to:
1. Back wages or illegal deductions repaid by the employer upon termination
2. Terminal leave pay or the commutation of accumulated unused leave credits
To avail of the tax exemption, the employee or his heirs shall request for a ruling or certificate of exemption (CTE) from the BIR
which shall be filed at the RDO where the employer is registered.
Illustration No. 6
Mr. A is an employee of Goldfish company which closed its business during the year. Mr. A’s last paycheck shows the following:
Accrued Salary for 2 months P30,000; Current month salary P15,000; and Separation pay P100,000.
The accrued salary and current month salary are subject to income tax while the separation pay is exclusion from the gross
income
Exclusion from Gross Income:
F. Retirement benefits, pensions, gratuities
and other benefits
3. Social Security Benefits, Retirement Gratuities, and Other
similar benefits from foreign government agencies and other
institutions, private or public received by resident or non-resident
citizens or aliens who come to settle permanently in the Philippines.
2. Barangay Micro-Business Enterprise (BMBE) – a business entity engaged in the production, processing, or
manufacturing of products or commodities, including agro-processing, trading, and services, whose total
assets including those arising from loans but exclusive of the land on which the particular business entity’s
office, plant and equipment are situated, do not exceed P3,000,000.To avail of the benefits and privileges of
a BMBE, an applicant must secure a certificate of authority to operate as BMBE from LOREM IPSUM
the office DOLOR
of the
treasurer of the city or municipality that has jurisdiction. Income of BMBE is excluded SIT AMET
from regular income tax,
however, their non-operating, passive, and capital gains are subject to the appropriate type of income tax.
BMBE file an Annual Information Return in lieu of the income tax return.
Revocation of BMBE Tax Exemption
a. Transfer of place of business
b. Value of assets exceed P3,000,000
c. Voluntary surrender of the Certificate of Authority
d. Death of the registered individual owner; violation or non-compliance with the provisions of RA 9178
e. Merger or consolidation with an entity which is not eligible to be a BMBE
f. Sale or transfer of the BMBE if a sole proprietorship without prejudice to the transferee applying for
registration
g. Submission of fake documents
h. Retirement from business, or cessation/suspension of operations for one year
i. Making false or omitting required declarations or statements
Other Exempt Income Under the NIRC and Special Laws
3. Income of Cooperatives that transact business purely with members and cooperatives that transact business with
non-members if the accumulated reserve and undivided savings do not exceed P10M.
6. Business or professional income of self-employed and or professionals who opted to the 8% income tax.
Questions to Ponder:
1. Enumerate the exclusions from gross income.
2. What are the capital items considered with infinite value?
3. Enumerate the exclusion conditions of retirement benefits.
4. Discuss the exclusion condition of termination benefits.
5. Discuss the rules on taxation of prizes.
6. Enumerate the exclusions from gross compensation income in the determination of gross
taxable compensation income.
7. Who is a minimum wage earner?
8. Enumerate the benefits of minimum wage earners exempt from income tax.
9. What is a BMBE?
10. What are the exemption conditions of an employee trust fund?
Required Readings
1. Chapters 7 & 8, pp.221 – 238; pp.249 – 263:
2. https://www.bir.gov.ph/index.php/tax-information/income-tax.html
Learning Activities
Chapters 7 & 8, pp.239 – 248; pp.264 – 275:
https://www.bir.gov.ph/index.php/tax-information/income-tax.html
Appendix: Course Materials Evaluation
Adopted: BEST PRACTICES AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR COURSE EVALUATION SURVEYS. Retrieved from
https://assessment.provost.wisc.edu/best-practices-and-sample-questions-for-courseevaluation-surveys//.