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Question I
TRUE or FALSE. Answer TRUE if the statement is true, or FALSE if the statement is false. Explain your answer in not more than two (2) sentences.
A law that allows taxes to be paid either in cash or in kind is valid.
When the financial position of the taxpayer demonstrates a clear inability to pay the tax, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may validly compromise the tax liability.
The doctrine of equitable recoupment allows a taxpayer whose claim for refund has prescribed to offset tax liabilities with his claim of overpayment.
A law imposing a tax on income of religious institutions derived from the sale of religious articles is valid.
A false return and a fraudulent return are one and the same.
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