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G.R. No. L-12719           May 31, 1962                                   keepers of bar and cafes where wines or liquors are served
                                                                          five per centum of their gross receipts . . .".
THE COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, petitioner,
vs.                                                                    It has been held that the liability for fixed and percentage
THE CLUB FILIPINO, INC. DE CEBU, respondent.                          taxes, as provided by these sections, does not ipso
                                                                      facto attach by mere reason of the operation of a bar and
                                                                      restaurant. For the liability to attach, the operator thereof
FACTS:                                                                must be engaged in the business as a barkeeper and
                                                                      restaurateur. The plain and ordinary meaning of business is
This is a petition to review the decision of the Court of Tax         restricted to activities or affairs where profit is the purpose
Appeals, reversing the decision of the Collector of Internal          or livelihood is the motive, and the term business when used
Revenue, assessing against and demanding from the "Club               without qualification, should be construed in its plain and
Filipino, Inc. de Cebu", the sum of P12,068.84 as fixed and           ordinary meaning, restricted to activities for profit or livelihood
percentage taxes, surcharge and compromise penalty, allegedly         (The Coll. of Int. Rev. v. Manila Lodge No. 761 of the BPOE
due from it as a keeper of bar and restaurant.                        [Manila Elks Club] & Court of Tax Appeals, G.R. No. L-11176,
                                                                      June 29, 1959
As found by the Court of Tax Appeals, the "Club Filipino, Inc. de
Cebu," (Club, for short), is a civic corporation organized under
the laws of the Philippines with an original authorized capital       Having found as a fact that the Club was organized to develop
stock of P22,000.00, which was subsequently increased to              and cultivate sports of all class and denomination, for the
P200,000.00, among others, to it "proporcionar, operar, y             healthful recreation and entertainment of its stockholders and
mantener un campo de golf, tenis, gimnesio (gymnasiums),              members; that upon its dissolution, its remaining assets, after
juego de bolos (bowling alleys), mesas de billar y pool, y toda       paying debts, shall be donated to a charitable Philippine
clase de juegos no prohibidos por leyes generales y                   Institution in Cebu; that it is operated mainly with funds derived
ordenanzas generales; y desarollar y cultivar deportes de toda        from membership fees and dues; that the Club's bar and
clase y denominacion cualquiera para el recreo y                      restaurant catered only to its members and their guests; that
entrenamiento saludable de sus miembros y accionistas" (sec.          there was in fact no cash dividend distribution to its
2, Escritura de Incorporacion del Club Filipino, Inc. Exh. A).        stockholders and that whatever was derived on retail from its
Neither in the articles or by-laws is there a provision relative to   bar and restaurant was used to defray its overall overhead
dividends and their distribution, although it is covenanted that      expenses and to improve its golf-course (cost-plus-expenses-
upon its dissolution, the Club's remaining assets, after paying       basis), it stands to reason that the Club is not engaged in
debts, shall be donated to a charitable Philippine Institution in     the business of an operator of bar and restaurant (same
Cebu (Art. 27, Estatutos del Club, Exh. A-a.).                        authorities, cited above). It is conceded that the Club derived
                                                                      profit from the operation of its bar and restaurant, but such fact
The Club owns and operates a club house, a bowling alley, a           does not necessarily convert it into a profit-making enterprise. .
golf course (on a lot leased from the government), and a bar-         That a Club makes some profit, does not make it a profit-
restaurant where it sells wines and liquors, soft drinks, meals       making Club. As has been remarked a club should always
and short orders to its members and their guests. The bar-            strive, whenever possible, to have surplus (Jesus Sacred Heart
restaurant was a necessary incident to the operation of the club      College v. Collector of Int. Rev., G.R. No. L-6807, May 24,
and its golf-course. The club is operated mainly with funds           1954; Collector of Int. Rev. v. Sinco Educational Corp., G.R. No.
derived from membership fees and dues. Whatever profits it            L-9276, Oct. 23, 1956).1äwphï1.ñët
had, were used to defray its overhead expenses and to improve
its golf-course. In 1951. as a result of a capital surplus, arising   2. No. Having arrived at the conclusion that respondent Club is
from the re-valuation of its real properties, the value or price of   not engaged in the business as an operator of a bar and
which increased, the Club declared stock dividends; but no            restaurant, and therefore, not liable for fixed and percentage
actual cash dividends were distributed to the stockholders. In        taxes, it follows that it is not liable for any penalty, much
1952, a BIR agent discovered that the Club has never paid             less of a compromise penalty.
percentage tax on the gross receipts of its bar and restaurant,
although it secured B-4, B-9(a) and B-7 licenses.                     3. The facts that the capital stock of the respondent Club is
                                                                      divided into shares, does not detract from the finding of the
                                                                      trial court that it is not engaged in the business of operator
The Club wrote the Collector, requesting for the cancellation of      of bar and restaurant. What is determinative of whether or
the assessment. The request having been denied, the Club filed        not the Club is engaged in such business is its object or
the instant petition for review.                                      purpose, as stated in its articles and by-laws. It is a familiar
                                                                      rule that the actual purpose is not controlled by the
ISSUES                                                                corporate form or by the commercial aspect of the
    1. Whether the respondent Club is liable for the payment          business prosecuted, but may be shown by extrinsic
       of the sum of 12,068.84, as fixed and percentage               evidence, including the by-laws and the method of
       taxes and surcharges prescribed in sections 182, 183           operation. From the extrinsic evidence adduced, the Tax Court
       and 191 of the Tax Code, under which the assessment            concluded that the Club is not engaged in the business as a
       was made, in connection with the operation of its bar          barkeeper and restaurateur.
       and restaurant, during the periods mentioned above
    2. Whether it is liable for the payment of the sum of             Moreover, for a stock corporation to exist, two requisites must
       P500.00 as compromise penalty.                                 be complied with, to wit: (1) a capital stock divided into shares
    3. WON, Club Filipino is a stock corporation                      and (2) an authority to distribute to the holders of such shares,
                                                                      dividends or allotments of the surplus profits on the basis of the
     RULING                                                           shares held (sec. 3, Act No. 1459). In the case at bar, nowhere
                                                                      in its articles of incorporation or by-laws could be found an
1.   No. Section 182, of the Tax Code states, "Unless                 authority for the distribution of its dividends or surplus profits.
     otherwise provided, every person engaging in a business          Strictly speaking, it cannot, therefore, be considered a stock
     on which the percentage tax is imposed shall pay in full a       corporation, within the contemplation of the corporation law.
     fixed annual tax of ten pesos for each calendar year or
     fraction thereof in which such person shall engage in said
     business." Section 183 provides in general that "the
     percentage taxes on business shall be payable at the end
     of each calendar quarter in the amount lawfully due on the
     business transacted during each quarter; etc." And section                                            ruizsharmine
     191, same Tax Code, provides "Percentage tax . . .
     Keepers of restaurants, refreshment parlors and other
     eating places shall pay a tax three per centum, and

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Cir vs club filipino

  • 1. G.R. No. L-12719 May 31, 1962 keepers of bar and cafes where wines or liquors are served five per centum of their gross receipts . . .". THE COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, petitioner, vs. It has been held that the liability for fixed and percentage THE CLUB FILIPINO, INC. DE CEBU, respondent. taxes, as provided by these sections, does not ipso facto attach by mere reason of the operation of a bar and restaurant. For the liability to attach, the operator thereof FACTS: must be engaged in the business as a barkeeper and restaurateur. The plain and ordinary meaning of business is This is a petition to review the decision of the Court of Tax restricted to activities or affairs where profit is the purpose Appeals, reversing the decision of the Collector of Internal or livelihood is the motive, and the term business when used Revenue, assessing against and demanding from the "Club without qualification, should be construed in its plain and Filipino, Inc. de Cebu", the sum of P12,068.84 as fixed and ordinary meaning, restricted to activities for profit or livelihood percentage taxes, surcharge and compromise penalty, allegedly (The Coll. of Int. Rev. v. Manila Lodge No. 761 of the BPOE due from it as a keeper of bar and restaurant. [Manila Elks Club] & Court of Tax Appeals, G.R. No. L-11176, June 29, 1959 As found by the Court of Tax Appeals, the "Club Filipino, Inc. de Cebu," (Club, for short), is a civic corporation organized under the laws of the Philippines with an original authorized capital Having found as a fact that the Club was organized to develop stock of P22,000.00, which was subsequently increased to and cultivate sports of all class and denomination, for the P200,000.00, among others, to it "proporcionar, operar, y healthful recreation and entertainment of its stockholders and mantener un campo de golf, tenis, gimnesio (gymnasiums), members; that upon its dissolution, its remaining assets, after juego de bolos (bowling alleys), mesas de billar y pool, y toda paying debts, shall be donated to a charitable Philippine clase de juegos no prohibidos por leyes generales y Institution in Cebu; that it is operated mainly with funds derived ordenanzas generales; y desarollar y cultivar deportes de toda from membership fees and dues; that the Club's bar and clase y denominacion cualquiera para el recreo y restaurant catered only to its members and their guests; that entrenamiento saludable de sus miembros y accionistas" (sec. there was in fact no cash dividend distribution to its 2, Escritura de Incorporacion del Club Filipino, Inc. Exh. A). stockholders and that whatever was derived on retail from its Neither in the articles or by-laws is there a provision relative to bar and restaurant was used to defray its overall overhead dividends and their distribution, although it is covenanted that expenses and to improve its golf-course (cost-plus-expenses- upon its dissolution, the Club's remaining assets, after paying basis), it stands to reason that the Club is not engaged in debts, shall be donated to a charitable Philippine Institution in the business of an operator of bar and restaurant (same Cebu (Art. 27, Estatutos del Club, Exh. A-a.). authorities, cited above). It is conceded that the Club derived profit from the operation of its bar and restaurant, but such fact The Club owns and operates a club house, a bowling alley, a does not necessarily convert it into a profit-making enterprise. . golf course (on a lot leased from the government), and a bar- That a Club makes some profit, does not make it a profit- restaurant where it sells wines and liquors, soft drinks, meals making Club. As has been remarked a club should always and short orders to its members and their guests. The bar- strive, whenever possible, to have surplus (Jesus Sacred Heart restaurant was a necessary incident to the operation of the club College v. Collector of Int. Rev., G.R. No. L-6807, May 24, and its golf-course. The club is operated mainly with funds 1954; Collector of Int. Rev. v. Sinco Educational Corp., G.R. No. derived from membership fees and dues. Whatever profits it L-9276, Oct. 23, 1956).1äwphï1.ñët had, were used to defray its overhead expenses and to improve its golf-course. In 1951. as a result of a capital surplus, arising 2. No. Having arrived at the conclusion that respondent Club is from the re-valuation of its real properties, the value or price of not engaged in the business as an operator of a bar and which increased, the Club declared stock dividends; but no restaurant, and therefore, not liable for fixed and percentage actual cash dividends were distributed to the stockholders. In taxes, it follows that it is not liable for any penalty, much 1952, a BIR agent discovered that the Club has never paid less of a compromise penalty. percentage tax on the gross receipts of its bar and restaurant, although it secured B-4, B-9(a) and B-7 licenses. 3. The facts that the capital stock of the respondent Club is divided into shares, does not detract from the finding of the trial court that it is not engaged in the business of operator The Club wrote the Collector, requesting for the cancellation of of bar and restaurant. What is determinative of whether or the assessment. The request having been denied, the Club filed not the Club is engaged in such business is its object or the instant petition for review. purpose, as stated in its articles and by-laws. It is a familiar rule that the actual purpose is not controlled by the ISSUES corporate form or by the commercial aspect of the 1. Whether the respondent Club is liable for the payment business prosecuted, but may be shown by extrinsic of the sum of 12,068.84, as fixed and percentage evidence, including the by-laws and the method of taxes and surcharges prescribed in sections 182, 183 operation. From the extrinsic evidence adduced, the Tax Court and 191 of the Tax Code, under which the assessment concluded that the Club is not engaged in the business as a was made, in connection with the operation of its bar barkeeper and restaurateur. and restaurant, during the periods mentioned above 2. Whether it is liable for the payment of the sum of Moreover, for a stock corporation to exist, two requisites must P500.00 as compromise penalty. be complied with, to wit: (1) a capital stock divided into shares 3. WON, Club Filipino is a stock corporation and (2) an authority to distribute to the holders of such shares, dividends or allotments of the surplus profits on the basis of the RULING shares held (sec. 3, Act No. 1459). In the case at bar, nowhere in its articles of incorporation or by-laws could be found an 1. No. Section 182, of the Tax Code states, "Unless authority for the distribution of its dividends or surplus profits. otherwise provided, every person engaging in a business Strictly speaking, it cannot, therefore, be considered a stock on which the percentage tax is imposed shall pay in full a corporation, within the contemplation of the corporation law. fixed annual tax of ten pesos for each calendar year or fraction thereof in which such person shall engage in said business." Section 183 provides in general that "the percentage taxes on business shall be payable at the end of each calendar quarter in the amount lawfully due on the business transacted during each quarter; etc." And section ruizsharmine 191, same Tax Code, provides "Percentage tax . . . Keepers of restaurants, refreshment parlors and other eating places shall pay a tax three per centum, and