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Thursday, March 28, 2024

BIR chief files P3.57B tax raps vs. 53 taxpayers

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Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. on Thursday led the filing of criminal complaints against 53 individual and corporate taxpayers for tax evasion totaling P3.57 billion before the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Without publicly disclosing their identities, the erring taxpayers were separately charged with willful failure to pay taxes; willful attempt to evade or defeat the payment of taxes due; willful failure to pay/remit its income tax liabilities; and include those who filed their tax returns without corresponding payment.

The BIR said the charges were filed under the agency’s Run After Tax Evader Program ahead of the deadline for the filing of tax returns.

“As tax filing season is approaching, let this serve as a warning to taxpayers who intend to fraudulently evade payment of taxes that they better file and pay the correct taxes,” Lumagui said.

“We would like to remind tax evaders that the BIR is serious in pursuing its enforcement activities on a national scale. We are also sharing this to the public because we want to assure you that the BIR is committed to ensure that everyone is paying their fair share of taxes,” he added.

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Lumagui was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner for Legal Group Marissa O. Cabreros, Assistant Commissioner James H. Roldan of the Enforcement Advocacy Service, as well as officials from the Prosecution Division, Large Taxpayer (LT) Collection Enforcement Division, and revenue officials from the participating Revenue Regions.

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