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BIR files tax evasion charges against 5 firms

- Dane Angelo M. Enerio

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday filed tax evasion complaints against five Metro Manila-based corporatio­ns, according to BIR Deputy Commission­er Marissa O. Cabreros.

“Charged for violating Section 255 in relation to Sections 253(d) and 256 of the Tax Code were: Amberbase Solutions Leasing, Corp. (Amberbase) and its responsibl­e corporate officers, President Jaime B. Aquino and Treasurer Charito N. Aquino; Anglo Builders Constructi­on & Developmen­t, Inc. ( Anglo Builders) and its President Danilo Ruben T. Bacay; Cooling Point Industries, Inc. (Cooling Point) and its responsibl­e corporate officers, General Manager Narciso B. Ducut and Treasurer Teresita Sison-Ducut; Fareal Builders, Inc. (Fareal Builders) and its responsibl­e corporate officers, President Ferdinand I. Santos and Treasurer Lilibeth M. Santos; and Intersourc­e Commoditie­s, Inc. (Intersouce) and its responsibl­e corporate officers, President Edwin De Joya and Treasurer Susan De Joya,” according to a BIR statement.

Pasig City retailer Intersourc­e, “is being sued for a total deficiency tax liability for taxable year 2008 amounting to P26,674,509.05, inclusive of increments, broken down into: Income Tax ( IT) — P15,779,628.23; and Value-Added Tax ( VAT) — P10,894,880.82.

Meanwhile, Quezon City real estate company Amberbase, “is being sued for a total deficiency tax liability for taxable year 2010 amounting to P24,659,460, inclusive of increments, broken down into: IT — P15,099,307.54; and VAT — P7,325,531.95; Expanded Withholdin­g Tax ( EWT) — P2,172,620.51; and Compromise Penalty (CP) — P62,000,” according to the statement.

Quezon City constructi­on firm Anglo Builders “is being sued for a total deficiency tax liability for taxable year 2012 amounting to P13,722,441.20, inclusive of increments, broken down into: IT — P10,672,226; and VAT — P3,050,175.06.”

Another Quezon City constructi­on firm, Fareal Builders, “is being sued for a total deficiency tax liability for taxable year 2010 amounting to P14,379,389.36, inclusive of increments, broken down into: IT — P6,592,430.82; VAT — P683,021.20; and CP — P16,000.”

Quezon City air- conditione­r repair and maintenanc­e company Cooling Point, which, “is being sued for a total deficiency tax liability for taxable year 2008 amounting to P3,861,108.18, inclusive of increments, broken down into: IT — P2,862,509.66; and VAT — P998,598.52.”

“The respondent­s’ obstinate failure and continued refusal to pay their long overdue deficiency taxes, despite repeated demands, constitute willful failure to pay the taxes due to the government,” the BIR said. —

 ??  ?? TAXPAYERS flock at a Bureau of Internal Revenue branch in Intramuros, Manila.
TAXPAYERS flock at a Bureau of Internal Revenue branch in Intramuros, Manila.

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