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AAC Tax Code.

The National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 as it currently stands — consolidated by the firm to carry the TRAIN Law, the CREATE Act, the Ease of Paying Taxes Act, the VAT on Digital Services Act, CREATE MORE, the CMEPA and the amendatory laws in force to 1 August 2026, with a footnote at every provision naming the law that changed it.

Text current as at 1 August 2026. This is an unofficial consolidation prepared by the firm and not the official text of the Code. Repealed provisions are kept, struck through, so that references in earlier records stay traceable.
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TITLE II — TAX ON INCOME › CHAPTER IX. RETURNS AND PAYMENT OF TAX

SEC. 52. Corporation Returns

Page 54 of the PDF edition

(A) Requirements. — Every corporation subject to the tax herein imposed, except foreign corporations not engaged in trade or business in the Philippines, shall render, in duplicate, a true and accurate quarterly income tax return and final or adjustment return in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XII of this Title. The income tax return shall consist of a maximum of four (4) pages in paper form or electronic form,92 be filed by the president, vice-president or other principal officer, and shall be sworn to by such officer and by the treasurer or assistant treasurer, and shall only contain the following information:

(1) Corporate profile and information;

(2) Gross sales, receipts or income from services rendered, or conduct of trade or business, except income subject to final tax as provided under this Code;

(3) Allowable deductions under this Code;

(4) Taxable income as defined in Section 31 of this Code; and

(5) Income tax due and payable.

Provided, That the foregoing provisions shall not affect the implementation of Republic Act No. 10708 or TIMTA.93

(B) Taxable Year of Corporation. — A corporation may employ either calendar year or fiscal year as a basis for filing its annual income tax return: Provided, That the corporation shall not change the accounting period employed without prior approval from the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of Section 47 of this Code.

(C) Return of Corporation Contemplating Dissolution or Reorganization. — Every corporation shall, within thirty (30) days after the adoption by the corporation of a resolution or plan for its dissolution, or for the liquidation of the whole or any part of its capital stock, including a corporation which has been notified of possible involuntary dissolution by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or for its reorganization, render a correct return to the Commissioner, verified under oath, setting forth the terms of such resolution or plan and such other information as the Secretary of Finance, upon recommendation of the Commissioner, shall, by rules and regulations, prescribe.

The dissolving or reorganizing corporation shall, prior to the issuance by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Certificate of Dissolution or Reorganization, as may be defined by rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Finance, upon recommendation of the Commissioner, secure a certificate of tax clearance from the Bureau of Internal Revenue which certificate shall be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(D) Return on Capital Gains Realized from Sale of Shares of Stock not Traded in the Local or Foreign Stock Exchange. — Every corporation deriving capital gains from the sale or exchange of shares of stock, not traded through a local or foreign stock exchange as prescribed under Sections 27(D)(4),

28(A)(1), and 28(B)(5)(c), shall file a return within thirty (30) days after each transaction and a final consolidated return of all transactions during the taxable year on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of the fourth (4th) month following the close of the taxable year.

Amendment notes

  1. Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (RA 12214), sec. 14, approved 29 May 2025 — Subsection (D) amended. Before the amendment it referred to shares of stock not traded through a local stock exchange as prescribed under Sections 24(C), 25(A)(3), 27(E)(2), 28(A)(8)(c) and 28(B)(5)(c). The remaining subsections were not amended and are printed “x x x” in the Act.
  2. TRAIN Law, sec. 15 — inserted.
  3. TRAIN Law, sec. 15 — inserted.
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