Exemption of certain gifts.
Section 123
SEC. 123. Exemption of certain gifts. — The following gifts or donations shall be exempt from the tax provided for in this Chapter: (a) In the case of gifts made by a resident: (1) Dowries or gifts made on account of marriage and before its celebration or within one year thereafter by parents to each of their legitimate, recognized natural, or adopted children to the extend of the first ten thousand pesos; (2) Gifts made to or for the use of the National Government or any entity created by any of its agencies which is not conducted for profits, or to any political subdivisions of the said Government; and (3) Gifts in favor of an educational and/or charitable, religious, cultural or social welfare corporation, institution, foundation, trust or philanthropic organization or research institution or organization: Provided, however, That not more than thirty per centum of said gifts shall be used by such donee for administration purposes. For the purpose of this exemption, a non-profit educational and/or charitable corporation, institution, foundation, trust or philanthropic organization and/or research institution or organization is a school, college or university and/or charitable corporation, foundation, trust or philanthropic organization and/or research institution, or organization, incorporated as a non-stock entity, paying no dividends governed by trustees who received no compensation, and devoting all its income, whether student's fees, or gifts, donations, subsidies or other forms of philanthropy, to the accomplishment and promotion of the purposes enumerated in its articles of incorporation. (b) In the case of gifts made by a non-resident not a citizen of the Philippines: (1) Gifts made to or for the use of the National Government or any entity created by any of its agencies which is not conducted for profit, or to any political subdivision of the said Government. (2) Gifts in favor of an educational and/or charitable, religious, cultural or social welfare corporation, institution, foundation, trust or philanthropic organization or research institution or organization: Provided, however, That not more than thirty per centum of said gifts shall be used by such donee for administration purposes.