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against the income tax due from PMC-USA on the dividends received from private respondent; (2) to present the
income tax return of its mother company for 1975 when the dividends were received; (3) to submit any
authenticated document showing that the US Government credited 20% of the tax deemed paid in the Philippines.
"In the case at bar, petitioner similarly failed to comply with the requisites set forth under Section 24(b)(1).
Petitioner reasons that it cannot furnish the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with the confidential income tax
return of Marubeni Japan since such a requirement is beyond the power of Philippine taxation laws. (Rollo, p. 238).
"Such reasoning finds no merit. Section 24(b)(i) of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1977 is clear and
explicit on the conditions for the availment of the preferential fifteen percent (15%) tax rate. Normally the
Philippines imposes a higher thirty five percent (35%) tax rate on corporations. But since the Philippines seeks to
lessen the impact of double taxation between countries, we impose only the lower tax rate of fifteen percent (15%)
on dividends subject to the condition that the country in which the non-resident foreign corporation is domiciled
allows a tax credit of twenty percent (20%). Such prerequisite must be strictly complied with because the fifteen
percent (15%) tax rate is a concession in the nature of a tax exemption vis-a-vis the normal rate of thirty five (35%)
on corporations.
"Petitioner's motion for reconsideration merely reiterates the same arguments previously raised in its petition and
does not raise substantial issues not raised upon in our decision dated September 14, 1989. Accordingly, since
petitioner failed to comply with the conditions set forth under Section 24 (b)(1) of the National Internal Revenue
Code of 1977, we hereby modify the decision dated September 14, 1989 and rule that petitioner corporation is
subject to the twenty five percent (25%) tax rate on dividends pursuant to Article 10(2) of the Philippine-Japan Tax
Convention. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is hereby ordered to recompute the tax due from petitioner
corporation using the correct tax base and rate." "
Very truly yours, (Sgd.) JULIETA Y. CARREON