Title II — TAX ON INCOME corporation not engaged in trade or business in the Philippines shall pay a tax equal to thirty-five percent (35%) of the gross income received during each taxable year from all sources within the Philippines, such as interests, dividends, rents, royalties, salaries, premiums (except reinsurance premiums), annuities, emoluments or other fixed or determinable annual, periodic or casual gains, profits and income, and capital gains, except capital gains subject to tax under subparagraph 5(c): Provided, That effective January 1, 2009, the rate of income tax shall be thirty percent (30%). (2) Nonresident Cinematographic Film Owner, Lessor or Distributor. — A cinematographic film owner, lessor, or distributor shall pay a tax of twenty-five percent (25%) of its gross income from all sources within the Philippines. (3) Nonresident Owner or Lessor of Vessels Chartered by Philippine Nationals. — A nonresident owner or lessor of vessels shall be subject to a tax of four and one-half percent (4 ½%) of gross rentals, lease or charter fees from leases or charters to Filipino citizens or corporations, as approved by the Maritime Industry Authority. (4) Nonresident Owner or Lessor of Aircraft, Machineries and Other Equipment. — Rentals, charters and other fees derived by a nonresident lessor of aircraft, machineries and other equipment shall be subject to a tax of seven and one-half percent (7 ½%) of gross rentals or fees. (5) Tax on Certain Incomes Received by a Nonresident Foreign Corporation. — (a) Interest on Foreign Loans. — A final withholding tax at the rate of twenty percent (20%) is hereby imposed on the amount of interest on foreign loans contracted on or after August 1, 1986; (b) Intercorporate Dividends. — A final withholding tax at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) is hereby imposed on the amount of cash and/or property dividends received from a domestic corporation, which shall be collected and paid as provided in Section 57(A) of this Code, subject to the condition that the country in which the nonresident foreign corporation is domiciled, shall allow a credit against the tax due from the nonresident foreign corporation taxes deemed to have been paid in the Philippines equivalent to twenty percent (20%), which represents the difference between the regular income tax of thirty-five percent (35%) and the fifteen percent (15%) National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 (as amended by the TRAIN Law, RAs 11256, 11346 and 11467) 35

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