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One of the campaigns of President Duterte’s administration
is to go after tax evaders.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed separate tax
evasion case before the Department of Justice (DOJ) to four companies for allegedly
not paying taxes amounting to Php52 million.
In a statement, BIR said these four firms; Abatech
Corporation, Amberbase Solutions Philippines, Corporation, Ira General and
Security Services, Inc., and Worklinks General Services, Co.
deliberately failed
to pay its taxes in conformance to the National Revenue Code of 1997.
According to Tax Code, total amount of tax imposed and prescribed
to companies shall be paid on the date advised, failure to do so, might be
subject to applicable penalties prescribed.
The respondents include the company presidents and their
corporate officers; Abatech Rogelio Abalos, Amberbase president Jaime Aquino,
Ira General president Tranquilino Aglugub, and Worklinks president Victoria
Adrias.
Reports said that Ira General had the largest tax deficiency
amounting to Php28.66 million for tax payable year 2000. Next in line is Amberbase
with lacking of Php16.48 million for the tax payable year 2008.
Meanwhile, Worklinks and Abatech has to settle tax
deficiencies of PHP4.3 million in 2010 and PHP2.64 million in 2008.
BIR cited that these four companies were repeatedly notified
to pay their respective taxes before its due date.
Around September of this year, BIR has exceeded its tax collections
target for the first time in nine months.
BIR said that tax collections in September rose to 24.51
percent compared to the same period in 2016.
Collections in September amounted to P 1.306 trillion, up
11.15 percent from P1.175 trillion last year.
One of BIR’s biggest tax collection was from Mighty Corp
which amounted P12.1 billion, also in the same month
Source: PTV
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