TITLE III — ESTATE AND DONOR’S TAXES (D) Miscellaneous Provisions. — No deduction shall be allowed in the case of a nonresident not a citizen of the Philippines, unless the executor, administrator, or anyone of the heirs, as the case may be, includes in the return required to be filed under Section 90 the value at the time of his death of that part of the gross estate of the nonresident not situated in the Philippines. (E) Tax Credit for Estate Taxes Paid to a Foreign Country. — (1) In General. — The tax imposed by this Title shall be credited with the amounts of any estate tax imposed by the authority of a foreign country. (2) Limitations on Credit. — The amount of the credit taken under this Section shall be subject to each of the following limitations: (a) The amount of the credit in respect to the tax paid to any country shall not exceed the same proportion of the tax against which such credit is taken, which the decedent’s net estate situated within such country taxable under this Title bears to his entire net estate; and (b) The total amount of the credit shall not exceed the same proportion of the tax against which such credit is taken, which the decedent’s net estate situated outside the Philippines taxable under this Title bears to his entire net estate. SEC. 87.  Exemption of Certain Acquisitions and Transmissions. — The following shall not be taxed: (A) The merger of usufruct in the owner of the naked title; (B) The transmission or delivery of the inheritance or legacy by the fiduciary heir or legatee to the fideicommissary; (C) The transmission from the first heir, legatee or donee in favor of another beneficiary, in accordance with the desire of the predecessor; and (D) All bequests, devises, legacies or transfers to social welfare, cultural and charitable institutions, no part of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any individual: Provided, however, That not more than thirty percent (30%) of the said bequests, devises, legacies or transfers shall be used by such institutions for administration purposes. SEC. 88.  Determination of the Value of the Estate. — (A) Usufruct. — To determine the value of the right of usufruct, use or habitation, as well as that of annuity, there shall be taken into account the probable life of the beneficiary in accordance with the latest Basic National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 (as amended by the TRAIN Law, RAs 11256, 11346 and 11467) 107

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