Raiza A.

1. Tax Due Diligence Review engagements in various industries, such as mining and bank. • Tax Due Diligence Review is a special engagement where there is planned merger or acquisition of two or more companies. Our client (the potential “acquirer” or “investor”), the party who wants to acquire another entity (the “investee”) is interested of the possible tax exposures it may shoulder upon consummation of the purchase transaction and if all the internal revenue and local taxes due were paid. This can help the client make a decision whether to pursue the transaction, either by asset purchase or stock acquisition, and up to what amount of bid or acquisition price. 2. Tax Compliance Review engagements with BPO, energy, and manufacturing companies. • Tax Compliance Review is an engagement which assesses our client’s compliance on statutory tax regulations and determines possible tax exposure during Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) audit. Moreover, a potential tax issues on certain planned transactions are also being raised to the client as well as recommendations on how to mitigate such, if necessary, to give them tax saving measures. 3. Tax Return Preparation engagements with BPOs and holding companies. • This includes preparation of internal revenue tax returns, i.e. income tax, value-added tax, withholding taxes (expanded and final), for the corporate client. These returns are filed with the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue and the taxes due are paid to the authorized agent banks (AAB). 4. Income Tax Review engagements with bank, and manufacturing companies. • Recalculation of income tax due and payable ascertaining the correctness of income declared and expenses claimed. 5. VAT Refund engagements with BPO and energy companies. • Computation of allowable input tax in connection with a claim for refund.