THE Court of Tax Appeals ordered on Tuesday the arrest of movie director Carlo J. Caparas for a new set of tax evasion cases filed against him by the Department of Justice in April for non-filing of his income tax return from 2008 to 2009.
In two separate orders, the Second Division issued a warrant of arrest for Caparas for violation of Section 255 of the National Internal Revenue Code.
“After personally examining and evaluating the Information, the documents attached thereto and the records of preliminary investigation, the Court finds probable cause for the issuance of a warrant of arrest against the accused,” the order read.
Both orders were penned by Associate Justices Juanito Castañeda Jr., Caesar Casanova and Amelia Cotangco-Manalastas.
A P20,000 bail is recommended for each of the two counts of tax evasion, or a total of P40,000.
Earlier, Caparas refused to enter plea of not guilty in tax evasion case
Last April, the Department of Justice reversed the dismissal of Caparas’ tax charges after the reversal of a resolution of Prosecutor General Claro Arellano that dismissed the complaint filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue against the film director.
“We believe in the veracity and reliability of the sworn BIRV statements and certifications because they have been made and issued by the very government instrumentality that is tasked with the collection of taxes in the regular course of performing its functions,” the Justice department’s resolution read.
Caparas is also facing trial before the CTA for failure to file value-added tax returns from 2006 until 2009.
The revenue bureau said Caparas’ tax liability amounted to P101,819,722.19.