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PD 69 Section 122

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Section 122

SEC. 122. Definitions. — For the purpose of this Title the terms "gross estate" and "gift" include real estate and tangible personal property, or mixed, physically located in the Philippines; franchise which must be exercised in the Philippines; shares, obligations, or bonds issued by any corporation or sociedad anonima organized or constituted in the Philippines ill accordance with its laws; shares, obligations, or bonds issued by any foreign corporation eighty-five per centum of the business of which is located in the Philippines; shares, obligations, or bonds issued by any foreign corporation if such shares, obligations, or bonds have acquired a business situs in the Philippines; shares or rights in any partnership, business or industry established in the Philippines; or any personal property, whether tangible or intangible, located in the Philippines: Provided, however, That in the case of a resident, the transmission or transfer of any intangible personal property, regardless of its location, is subject to the taxes prescribed in this Title: And Provided, further, That no lax shall be collected under this Title m respect of intangible personal property (a) if the decedent at the time of his death was a resident of a foreign country which at the time of his death did not impose a transfer tax or death tax of any character in respect of intangible personal property of citizens of the Philippines not residing in that foreign country, or (b) if the laws of the foreign country of which the decedent was a resident at the time of his death allow a similar exemption from transfer taxes or death taxes of every diameter in respect of intangible personal property owned by citizens of the Philippines not residing in that foreign country. The term "deficiency" means (1) the amount by which the tax imposed by this Chapter exceeds the amount shown as the tax by the donor upon his return; but the amount so shown on the return shall first be increased by the amounts previously assessed (or collected without assessment) as a deficiency, and decreased by the amounts previously abated, refunded, or otherwise repaid in respect of such tax; or (2) if no amount is shown as the tax by the donor upon his return, or if no return is made by the donor, then the amount by which the tax exceeds the amounts previously assessed (or collected without assessment) as a deficiency; but such amounts previously assessed, or collected without assessment, shall first be decreased by the amounts previously abated, refunded, or otherwise repaid in respect of such tax.

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CitationPD 69 Section 122 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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