The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has raided 747 non-compliant businesses in its nationwide enforcement operation recently.
In a statement yesterday, the BIR said the total tax liability of these stores, warehouses and different establishments is still unclear since it is still in the process of making an inventory of all the goods that were confiscated.
The BIR, however, has committed to file criminal cases against the traders and owners of the raided stores and will ensure the destruction of the confiscated goods.
“Comply with our regulations on excisable products. Cigarettes, vape, alcohol products, sweetened beverages, petroleum products, mineral products, automobiles and other excisable articles are being closely monitored,” BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said.
“Pay your excise taxes. We will raid non-compliant businesses. We will close their operations,” he added.
The raids were conducted by all revenue regions and the large taxpayers service last July 13 and 14.
The first time the BIR conducted a nationwide raid was in January early this year which was followed by the nationwide filing of criminal cases against all these illicit traders last May.
