CIR v Smart Communications, Inc.; G.R. Nos. 179045-46; 25 Aug 2010
FACTS:Respondent on 25 May 2001 entered into three agreements for programming and consultancy services with Prism Transactive (M) Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian corporation. On 25 September 2001, it filed its Monthly Remittance Return of Final Income Taxes Withheld for the Month of August 2001, including the 25% royalty tax it withheld from its payment to Prism. On 24 September 2003, respondent filed with the BIR, through the latter’s International Tax Affairs Division, an administrative claim for refund. ISSUE(S):Whether or not a withholding agent has a legal right to file a claim for tax refund. HELD:YES. First, a withholding agent is…