RMC No. 44-2002: Clarifies taxpayers’ use of accounting methods for internal revenue tax purposes

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Summary

RMC No. 44-2002, issued October 30, 2002, specifies that the practice of filing tax returns under an accounting method different from the one allowed for keeping books of accounts must stop immediately.

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Key points

  1. Practice to stop. Some taxpayers file returns under an accounting method different from the method allowed in keeping their books. This must stop immediately.
  2. Treatment of such returns. All returns prepared under that practice are dealt with under the appropriate provisions of the law.

Who is affected

  • Taxpayers filing returns under an accounting method different from the one used in their books

Deadlines and effectivity

  • Stop immediately

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