G.R. No. 96322 - ACCRA Investments Corp. vs. Court of Appeals

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Title Supreme Court: ACCRA Investments Corp. vs. Court of Appeals

Case: G.R. No. 96322

Decision Date: Dec 20, 1991

ACCRAIN sought a refund of withheld taxes, arguing the two-year prescriptive period began upon filing its final tax return, not the tax year-end. The Supreme Court ruled in its favor, deeming the claim timely and ordering a refund.

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Case Digest (G.R. No. 96322)
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Facts:

Nature of parties and transaction

Petitioner ACCRA Investments Corporation (ACCRAIN) is a domestic corporation engaged in real estate investment and management consultancy.
Respondents are the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (CIR), and the Court of Appeals (CA).

1981 tax return and withholding taxes

On April 15, 1982, ACCRAIN filed its 1981 annual corporate income tax return, reporting a net loss of ₱2,957,142.00.
ACCRAIN claimed as credits withholding taxes remitted by various agents totaling ₱82,751.91 (Malayan Insurance Co., Angara Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices, MJ Development Corp., Philippine Global Communications, Inc.).
Those withholding agents had remitted such taxes to the BIR from February to December 1981.

Administrative claim and CTA proceedings

On December 29, 1983, ACCRAIN filed a claim for refund with the CIR for the alleged overpaid withholding taxes.
On April 13, 1984, ACCRAIN filed a petition for review with the CTA; on January 27, 1988 the CTA dismissed it as prescribed, holding prescription from December 31, 1981, and denied reconsideration on September 27, 1988.

Appeals to CA and SC

ACCRAIN filed a petition for review with the Supreme Court on January 14, 1989; on February 15, 1990 the SC referred the case to the CA.
On May 28, 1990 the CA affirmed the CTA decision; on November 20, 1990 it denied reconsideration.
On December 20, 1991, the Supreme Court rendered the challenged decision.

Issues:

Timeliness of ACCRAIN’s refund claim

Whether ACCRAIN’s claim for refund of ₱82,751.91 is barred by the two-year prescriptive period under Section 292 (now Sec. 230) of the NIRC.

Reckoning date of the two-year prescriptive period

Whether the period begins on the date withholding taxes were remitted (December 31, 1981) or on the date ACCRAIN’s final adjustment return was filed and payment fell due (April 15, 1982).

Ruling:

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