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ABC Enterprises, Inc., a VAT-registered corporation, was selected for a field audit covering 2021–2022. On June 12, 2023, the BIR issues a Preliminary Assessment Notice (PAN) listing proposed VAT adjustments totaling PHP 3,000,000 plus penalties and directing that a written protest be filed within 30 days. The PAN enumerates: (i) disallowance of input VAT on certain purchases; (ii) misclassification of export sales; (iii) late filing of VAT returns. On July 15, 2023, ABC Enterprises files a protest contending that (a) the audit scope includes periods beyond 2021–2022; (b) several adjustments lack basis. On September 5, 2023, BIR issues a Final Assessment Notice (FAN) for the same VAT adjustments and penalties and adds a separate DST assessment not raised in the PAN. ABC pays 60% of the FAN and files a protest with the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA). Which of the following statements best describes the PAN’s role and the propriety of the FAN in light of the facts above?

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The protest against the PAN cannot be brought to the CTA; it must be resolved solely through negotiations with the BIR, and the FAN’s DST addition is automatically void if not raised in the PAN. A protest timely filed in response to the PAN automatically suspends payment of the deficiency until the CTA rules on the FAN. The FAN can add new taxes beyond those listed in the PAN if the taxpayer consents in writing, so DST may be validly included in the FAN in this case. The PAN is the initial notice of proposed adjustments after an audit, directing a written protest within 30 days; it marks the start of the administrative protest process, and the FAN may only finalize adjustments that were raised in the PAN; the FAN cannot legitimately add new taxes such as documentary stamp tax (DST) that were not raised in the PAN, so ABC may challenge the DST in CTA as outside the PAN scope.

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