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Two VAT-registered entities, SolarPulse Techs (a distributor of solar panels) and EnergyHub Components (a manufacturer of battery storage systems), enter into a barter: SolarPulse transfers 30 used solar panels with a fair market value (FMV) of PHP 2,100,000 to EnergyHub in exchange for 20 new battery storage units with an FMV of PHP 2,000,000. No cash changes hands. (a)Identify the doctrine governing barters or exchanges between VAT-registered persons that makes the exchange a taxable sale (transactions deemed sale subject to VAT). (b)Compute the VAT due by each party on this barter, stating the tax base and rate used, and showing the arithmetic for the FMV values of PHP 2,100,000 for SolarPulse and PHP 2,000,000 for EnergyHub.