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44 PICOP vs. CA
44 PICOP vs. CA
44 PICOP vs. CA
CA
G.R. Nos. 106949-50; December 1, 1995
FACTS: In 1977, Picop entered into a merger agreement with the RPPM and
RMC. Under this agreement, the rights, properties, privileges, powers and
franchises of RPPM and RMC were to be transferred, assigned and conveyed to
Picop as the surviving corporation. The Board of Investments approved the
merger agreement in 1978. Immediately before merger effective date, RPPM
had over preceding years accumulated losses. In its 1977 Income Tax Return,
PICOP claimed half of RPPM's accumulated losses as a deduction against its
1977 gross income.
ISSUE: W/N Picop is entitled to deduct against current income net operating
losses incurred by RPPM.