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Collection of Local and Real Property Taxes Pending Boundary Dispute
For purposes of complying with local tax liabilities, the taxpayer is entitled to rely on the location stated in the certificate of title...
On Appointment of Receiver or Management Committee (Villamor v. Umale)
A corporation may be placed under receivership, or management committees may be created to preserve properties involved in a suit and to protect the rights of the parties under the control and supervision of the court...
On Real Property Tax and Boundary Dispute between Local Government Units
The local government unit where the property is situated has the right to collect taxes therefrom. Thus, to determine who has the right to collect taxes, it is necessary to determine the location of the property...
Filinvest Development Corporation v. Del Rosario – On Deposit under Section 267 of the LGC
The deposit is a jurisdictional requirement which must be satisfied before the court can entertain any action assailing the validity of the public auction sale...
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Tiangco v. ABS-CBN – On Employee and Independent Contractor
​​Possession of unique skills, expertise, or talent is a persuasive element of an independent contractor. It becomes conclusive if it is established that the worker performed the work according to his/her own manner and method and free from the principal 's control except to the result...
On Period for Service of Notice of Stockholders’ Meeting
By its express terms, the Corporation Code allows the shortening or lengthening of the period within which to send the notice to call a special or regular meeting...
Basis for Allegations of Fraud must be Communicated to the Taxpayer
To avail of the extraordinary period of assessment, theCIR should show that the facts upon which the fraud is based is communicated to the taxpayer...
Villongco v. Yabut – On Disputed Shares and Quorum
For stock corporations, the quorum is based on the number of outstanding voting stocks. The distinction of undisputed or disputed shares of stocks is not provided for in the law or the jurisprudence...
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CIR v. DLSU – Tax Exemption of Non-Stock, Non-Profit Educational Institutions
The tax exemption granted by the Constitution to non-stock, non-profit educational institutions is not subject to limitations imposed by law...
Mandamus to Compel Corporation to Record Transfer of Shares in Stock and Transfer Book
A bona fide transferee may resort to the remedy of mandamus to compel corporations that wrongfully or unjustifiably refuse to record the transfer ...
SPID Corp. vs. Ballesteros – On Just Causes and Illegal Dismissal
The burden of proving that the termination of an employee was for a just or authorized cause lies with the employer. If the employer fails to meet this burden, the dismissal is unjustified, thus, illegal...
Cram-Down Power of Rehabilitation Court
The "cram-down" clause is necessary to curb the majority creditors’ natural tendency to dictate their own terms and conditions to the rehabilitation...
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