Taxation, 2011 Bar — Question 65

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Pierre de Savigny, a Frenchman, arrived in the Philippines on January 1, 2010 and continued to live and engage in business in the Philippines. He went on a tour of Southeast Asia from August 1 to November 5, 2010. He returned to the Philippines on November 6, 2010 and stayed until April 15, 2011 when he returned to France. He earned during his stay in the Philippines a gross income of P3 million from his investments in the country. For the year 2010, Pierre's taxable status is that of (A) a non-resident alien not engaged in trade or business in the Philippines. (B) a non-resident alien engaged in trade or business in the Philippines. (C) a resident alien not engaged in trade or business in the Philippines. (D) a resident alien engaged in trade or business in the Philippines.

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