Richard Gutierrez denies falsifying docs in tax complaint

denies falsifying docs in tax complaint

MANILA - Actor Richard Gutierrez has denied falsifying the documents he had submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in relation to the tax complaints filed against him by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in April.

"I do not have criminal intent to falsify or use a falsified document because I acted in good faith when I attached the subject returns in my counter-affidavit believing that they were filed by our accountant and received by the concerned RDO (Revenue District Office) of the complainant," read Gutierrez' counter-affidavit, which he affirmed before State Prosecutor Christine Ferolino on Thursday.

Gutierrez is facing one count of knowingly submitting fake Annual Income Tax Return in 2012 and six counts of knowingly submitting fake Quarterly ValueAdded Tax Returns for 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter of the taxable year 2012 on two occasions, in violation of Article 172 in relation to Article 171 of the Revised Penal Code.

Aside from the said charges, he is also facing two counts of submitting falsified affidavits during the DOJ's preliminary investigation into the tax violations of his company, R Gutz Productions, Inc., in violation of Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code and four counts of violating Section 255 of the National Internal Revenue Code for attempting to make it appears that he has filed his Annual Tax Return for 2012.

According to the complaint filed by the BIR in August, the officer who supposedly received the tax returns of Gutierrez' company, Renato Agana, has denied that he had signed nor received the subject tax returns. SunStar Philippines