The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday filed prison complaints in opposition to 4 “ghost” firms concerned in pretend transactions with official companies for the evasion of taxes which resulted in income lack of P 25.5 billion.
In an ambush interview, BIR chief Romeo Lumagui Jr. stated the ghost firms bought pretend companies or transaction receipts, which their consumers used to deduct from their bills or their VAT.
“Itong sindikato na ito, nag tatayo talaga sila ng korporasyon. So pag tinignan niyo… rehistrado ang mga korporasyon. ‘Yung rebiso, nagkukuha sila ng totoong rehistradong resibo, pero hindi totoo ‘yung mga transaksyon,” Lumagui stated.
(The syndicate establishes a company. So when you look into it, the company is registered. They receive receipts which might be really registered, however the transactions are pretend.)
“Hindi naman mabibiktima ang ordinary consumer dito dahil kasi hindi naman sila mag bibigay ng resibo sa ordinary consumers dahil ang negosyo nila mag bigay ng resibo sa mga bumibili para magamit as deductions,” he later added.
(Ordinary shoppers will not be fooled by this as a result of they won’t concern receipts to odd shoppers as a result of their business is to present receipts to consumers for deductions.)
According to Lumagui, complaints have been filed in opposition to Buildforce Trading Inc., Crazykitchen Foodtrade Corp., Decarich Supertrade Inc., and Redington Corporation. earlier than the Department of Justice (DOJ).
He added that the criticism is the results of the raid performed in December 2022.
“If you will recall, meron tayong nahuli na kumpanya na nagbebenta or actually a syndicate na selling fake receipts. ‘Yan ang kanilang negosyo. They have no transactions, they put up corporations specifically to sell fake receipts. ‘Yan ang binebenta nila,” Lumagui stated.
The BIR chief stated these discovered accountable could also be imprisoned and fined.
“Dahil kasi malinaw na malinaw din na sakop yan ng ating batas ng tax evasion. In addition to, of course, the tax liability na natakasan nila with all the penalties and surcharges na i-impose din natin dyan,” Lumagui stated.
(It is obvious that that is in violation of our legislation on tax evasion. In addition to this, after all, is the tax legal responsibility that they escaped with all of the penalties and surcharges that will probably be imposed.)
He additionally referred to as on ghost firms to cease providing pretend companies for receipts, saying the BIR will file complaints in opposition to them.
“Sana po itong mga gumagawa ng ganitong uri na illegal na activity ay tigilan na natin dahil this time seryoso kami, tututukan namin ito, huhulihin namin kayo at kakasuhan namin kayo para matigil ito,” he stated.
(I hope that everybody doing this type of criminal activity will cease as a result of we’re critical, we’ll monitor this, we’ll arrest you, and we’ll file costs in opposition to you.)
“Yung panawagan din natin sa mga bumibili ng mga ganitong resibo, ang panawagan natin ay wag na kayong gumamit ng ganitong resibo. Wag na kayo bumili,” he added.
(We additionally name on consumers of those receipts to cease utilizing them. Don’t purchase them.) —VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
