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Zenith Plastics, Inc., a VAT-registered taxpayer, seeks a refund of input VAT for the first quarter of 2024 before the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA). The CTA denies the refund. Within 60 days from notice, Zenith files a petition for review with the Court of Appeals (CA) under Rule 43. The CA reviews the CTA record and affirms the CTA’s denial but finds grave abuse in several of the CTA’s findings of fact, specifically misclassification of invoices and erroneous computation of input tax credits. The CTA subsequently issues a new ruling denying the refund on a different ground (e.g., misapplication of the tax rule to capital goods). (a) Identify the proper remedy and forum for challenging CTA rulings under Rule 43. (b) State the scope of the Court of Appeals’ review under Rule 43, focusing on findings of fact vs. rulings of law, and indicate how the CA should resolve the present dispute based on that scope. (c) If the CA finds grave abuse in the CTA’s findings of fact, what relief can the CA grant under Rule 43?