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Part I Review 1) Legal Bases of Exemptions 2) Classification of Coops 3) Tax Exemption/taxability of Coops 4) Taxability of COOP Members & Directors Part II Recent Development 1) CTA Decisions: Final Tax on Interest 2) RMC 34-2008 on Directors fees 3) RR14-2007 on Microfinancing 3) BIR ruling on CTE
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Section 133(n) exempts all duly registered COOPs from taxes, fees and charges Section 234(d) exempts from real property taxes all real property owned by duly registered COOPs
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Classification of Coops
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COOPs COOPs
2. NON-VAT Taxpayers Other COOPs 2.2 Percentage taxpayers 2.3 Exempt taxpayers (from VAT/%Tax)
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Exemption of COOPs
depends on whether
it deals w/ members only,regardless of reserves it deals w/ members and nonmembers, with P10M Reserve funds or less it deals w/ members and nonmembers, with over P10M Reserve Funds it is still within 10-year period
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After the lapse of 10 years, subject to income tax at the full rate on the amount allocated for interests on capital, provided that the same is not consequently imposed on interest individually received by members;. . .
(BIR Ruling ECCP-006-2006 May 25, 2006)
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Electric Cooperatives
RA 9337 repealed VAT exemption of electric cooperatives effective Nov 1, 2005. Income tax exemption stays in accordance with Sec 39, PD 269.
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Electric Cooperative
Income Tax : NEA-registered - Exempt w/in 30 years CDA-registered dealing w/ members Exempt dealing w/ non-members Exempt w/in 10 years on business with non-members Value-Added Tax : NEA and CDA registered - Subject to 12 %
(BIR Ruling DA-384-2005 dated September 7, 2005) (BIR Ruling DA-108-2006 dated March 14, 2006
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Credit/Multi-Purpose Cooperatives
Section 109 (M)
Exempt from VAT Conditions: 1. duly registered with CDA 2. in good standing with CDA
Note: RA 9337 deleted the phrase whose lending operation is limited to members.
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Lending Activities
. . .you are exempt from VAT under Sec 109 (t) of the Tax Code of 1997, as amended by R.A. 9337 on your gross receipts from lending activities to your members but NOT from those activities involving non-members. . . .
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Non-elec,non-agri,non-credit COOPs
Section 109 (N)
Exempt from VAT Conditions: 1. duly registered with CDA 2. in good standing with CDA 3. share capital contribution of each member does not exceed P15,000.
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COOPs with >P10M RF and >10 years in existence transacting with non-members
To be taxed on transactions with non-members only after 10 years from date of registration.
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All COOPs are liable to pay 20% FT on Peso deposits and 7.5% on Dollar deposits.
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On sale of RP-capital assets: 6%CGT +1.5% DST on selling price or fair market value whichever is higher.
All electric COOPs, whether CDA or NEA-registered are liable to pay the 12% VAT, eff Nov 1, 2005.
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Members of Cooperatives
The exemption of the Coops does not extend to the individual members.
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NS Distribution: RA 6938
Reserve Fund at least 10%
Education/Training Fund, not over 10% Optional Fund, not over Interest/Patronage refunds 10% 70%
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Interest/Patronage refunds 25% (the remaining net surplus but not less than 25%)
Not Subject to Income Tax Not subject to VAT No need to declare in ITR
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Interest on deposits
Not subject to withholding. Include in other taxable income in the income tax return. Subject to income tax under Section 24(A) of the NIRC
(BIR Ruling DA-591-2006 dated October 5, 2006)
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Recent Development
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C.T.A. EB CASE NO. 289 (CTA Case 6827) December 18, 2007 . . . it is clear that petitioner's conduct of business constitutes activities under the phrase 'similar arrangements'. Petitioner does not dispute that it accepts money from its members by way of savings and time deposits.
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C.T.A. EB CASE NO. 289 (CTA Case 6827) December 18, 2007 . . . From said deposits, the members receive interest income from the depository cooperative. Accordingly, the law requires petitioner to withhold the corresponding final tax from said interest income received by its members.
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Directors Fees
If the director is an employee of the coop: considered as compensation income If the director is not an employee of the coop: treated as professional income subject to creditable withholding tax.
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Micro-Finance, RR 14-2007
Sec 4. . . All income of Coops which undertake microfinance activities in addition to their purpose except credit Coops and multi-purpose Coops which have one of its business activities as those performed by credit Coops, shall be subject to appropriate taxes under the NIRC.
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Micro-Finance, RR 14-2007
Sec 5. . . All income of NGOs from microfinance activities and which is not in respect of their registered activities under Sec 30 of the NIRC shall be subject to appropriate taxes under the NIRC.
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File Annual Information Return Use Form 1702 version (Exempt portion) On or before 15th day of the 4th month after EOY
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Financial Statements
(RR 7-2007)
FS shall include: 1. Balance sheet 2. Income Statement 3. Statement of Changes in Equity 4. Statement of Cash Flows 5. Notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes 6. Schedules attached to the afore-cited statements
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On Books of Accounts
(RR 8-2007)
Mandates taxpayers to maintain books and records that would reflect the reconciling items between Financial Statement figures and/or data with those reflected in the filed ITR. (PFRS vs. NIRC)
(RR 8-2007, effective TY 2007)
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End of presentation
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