Nagharap ng ₱25.5 bilyong tax evasion case ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) laban sa apat na "ghost" corporations kaugnay sa pagbebenta ng mga pekeng resibo.
Sa social media post ng BIR, binanggit ni Commissioner Romeo Lumagui, Jr. na isinampa sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ang kasong paglabag sa Sections 254, 255 at 267 ng National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 kamakailan.
“We are just getting started. The financial magnitude of this syndicate issuing fictitious receipts is alarming. They are profiting from businesses through convincing their clients to ghost our tax authority. I have set my marching orders to the BIR Legal Group to file criminal charges against the individuals behind these companies," aniya.
"The taxpayers and businesses who used these fictitious receipts will be audited by our examiners. I assure the whole force of the BIR that I will be with them in every step of the way. We have a list of both buyers and sellers of these fictitious receipts. Our main goal here is to put these fraudulent activities into a halt with the high hopes of increasing voluntary tax compliance," ani Lumagui.
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Nag-ugat ang kaso laban sa apat na kumpanya matapos salakayin ng BIR ang isang condominium unit sa Quezon City noong Disyembre 2022 kung saan nasamsam ang libu-libong pekeng resibo.
"After the raid, subsequent investigation showed that these ghost corps do not have any legitimate business activity. The companies were only established for the sole purpose of selling fictitious sales invoices and/or receipts to their buyers for the latter’s claim of false and anomalous purchases. As a result of these companies’ fraudulent tax schemes, the government is losing an estimated total deficiency income tax amounting to ₱17.63 billion and total deficiency value added tax amounting to ₱7.91 billion, for taxable years 2019-2021, inclusive of surcharges and interests," dagdag pa ng opisyal
