By Jun Ramirez
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed Thursday separate tax evasion cases against 36 corporate and single business proprietor taxpayers based in Metro Manila and elsewhere worth more than P1.5 billion, even as the filing of 2018 income tax return ends on Monday.
Bureau of Internal Revenue (MANILA BULLETIN)
BIR Deputy Commissioner for Legal Service Marissa Cabreros said the offenses ranged from non-registration to non-filing and payment of delinquent accounts despite repeated demand.
The criminal complaints were submitted either with the Department of Justice or at the prosecutor's office where the respondents are based.
Key officers of the corporations mostly president and treasurer were also included in the complaints.
Manila Revenue Regional Director Marina De Guzman identified the city respondents as Fjord International Corporation, Pinic International Corporation, and Haleiwa International Corporation,
KJ SM Manila Food, Greenlee C. P. Electrical, H.R. Philippines Manpower Services, Micah Motor, Philippine Shoe Expo, Basic Clothing International, SRGM Trading, Perima Multi-Sales, Ever Flowing Rice Granary and one Mary Lou Escano, proprietor of a health clinic in Sta. Mesa, Manila.
Makati Revenue Regional Director Glenn Geraldino identified the accused as Ad Statika, Automated Systems and Equipment, Customer Touchpoint Resources, Going Straight Salon, IP E-Game Ventures, Level Up, Logistics Marketing Philippines, QNX Solutions, Seven M Industries and one business proprietor named as Moises Almeda.
Laguna-Quezon-Marindugue (LaQueMar) Revenue Regional Director Jethro Sabariaga named the respondents as HRJ International Constructions and Development, 509 Motorist Service Center, single business proprietors Ronie Eustaqio, Romeo Malabanan and Vincent Garcia.
Pangasinan Revenue Regional Director Thelma Malabao said four delinquent taxpayers were criminally charged, namely; Drivenet Communications Systems, business proprietors Bernardo Abalos, Mark Chua and Ferdinand Dalupe.
Also included in the multiple tax evasion cases were KDT Cargo Logistics of Cagayan de Oro City, Lipogenetics International, Mar Gold Miranda Enterprises of Silang town and Bacoor City, Cavite, respectively, and Ferdinand Jose, a onetime transaction (ONETT) taxpayer of Surigao City.
The BIR filed the complaints in a bid to collect deficiency income and business taxes ranging from P5 million to P141 million of Fjord and P210 million of KDT Cargo Logistics incurred in 2014 and prior years.