Janet daughter faces P32-M tax rap

he Bureau of nternal evenue (B ) yesterday lodged with the epartment of ustice a P -million tax evasion complaint against the daughter of anet im-Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the pork barrel scam.

Napoles daughter eane Catherine was slapped with a complaint for willful attempt to evade or defeat taxes for 11 and 1 under the National nternal evenue Code.

he complaint came after the younger Napoles drew public ire for flaunting in her nstagram and umblr accounts her shopping sprees, lavish holidays, expensive presents and glit y parties.

he move also followed the filing of criminal charges

against Napoles and her husband for incurring tax liabilities amounting to over P million.

BIR commissioner im enares said Napoles’ tax liability amounted to P . million inclusive of surcharges and interests, broken down into P . million in and P , in .

An investigation conducted by the BIR also found that the younger Napoles acquired a condominium unit at the Rit Carlton in Los Angeles, California worth P . million, and a farm lot in Bayambang, Pangasinan valued at P . million.

BIR records, however, showed that Jeane did not file any income tax return in and nor were there any records of returns filed that would prove that gifts, bequests or devices were given to her.

The BIR used the expenditure method of investigation, where Jeane’s unreported income was established by comparing the amount of money she spent to purchase the properties and her unreported income.

The expenditure method of tax investigation is based on the theory that if the subject taxpayer ’ s expenditures during a given year exceed his reported income and the source of the funds used to make the expenditures is unexplained, such expenditures represent unreported income.

“Thus, the difference between the aggregate yearly expenditure of Jeane Catherine Napoles for taxable years and and total amount of unreported income for the same years constituted a substantial under-declaration of more than percent and such unreported income is considered as prima facie evidence of her fraudulent scheme to defeat payment of taxes,” the BIR said.

enares said Jeane has not filed any income tax return since she obtained a tax identification number with the BIR in .