Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Screenshot from Zoom) A lawmaker in the House of Representatives has called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to file a tax evasion case against vape brand Flava Corporation, which allegedly has P728...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) The House Committee on Ways and Means will soon hold an inquiry on what could end up as a P728-million tax evasion case involving the e-cigarette label FLAVA. This was announced Friday afternoon, Nov. 10...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by Golden Donuts Inc., the exclusive franchiser and license grantee of Dunkin' Donuts, against the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Golden Donuts Inc. filed a Petition for Review with Urgent Motion for the Issuance of a Temporary...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed a tax evasion case against a buyer and seller of two parcels of land in Pampanga with a zonal value of P10 million for alleged failure to pay the required capital gains and documentary stamp taxes. In a criminal complaint submitted to the Angeles City...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed tax evasion case filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against businessman Joseph Calata, and agriculture products retailer Agri Phil Corp. In a resolution dated Feb. 27, 2023, a copy of which was obtained by reporters on Wednesday, March 29, the DOJ...
Canada and the Netherlands, two countries pushing for media freedom worldwide, heaved a sign of relief after the Philippine Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) acquitted embattled journalist Maria Ressa and her company, Rappler, of tax evasion charges. In a statement, the two countries, which co-chair the...
MANILA, Philippines - Nobel laureate Maria Ressa told AFP she keeps a prison "go bag,” bundles of cash for bail, and runs simulations of police raids with her staff as she fights for press freedom in the Philippines. The Rappler editor won acquittal of four tax-dodging charges Wednesday, but said...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 18 hailed the acquittal of journalist and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa and her news outlet Rappler of tax evasion charges as a “win for free and defiant journalism in the Philippines.” Hontiveros issued the statement after the first division of the...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed a tax evasion case against a Cavite general merchandising store over allegedly unpaid tax debts amounting to P18 million. (File photo) In a formal criminal complaint submitted to the Department of Justice, BIR Deputy Commissioner for Legal Group...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed separate tax evasion charges against two Cebu City businessmen for alleged refusal to settle tax debts totalling to more than P65 million. Bureau of Internal Revenue It was the first Run-After-Tax-Evaders (RATE) case submitted to the Department of Justice...
As the tax filing season ends, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) charged 14 Metro Manila corporations and four business owners with tax evasion worth more than P4 billion. BIR BIR Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay approved the filing of criminal complaints before the Department of Justice after the...
Party-list group Bayan Muna has filed a resolution initiating a probe into the P203-billion alleged unpaid estate tax of Marcos heirs, to be led by the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability. Members of the group PRIMO ISKO staged a protest rally in front of the Bureau of...
