THE Department of Justice has filed tax evasion cases against five Chinese allegedly involved in the trade of illicit tobacco products in Valenzuela City and Bulacan.
In a statement, the DOJ said the cases stemmed from a complaint filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue before the City Prosecutor of Valenzuela City against the five Chinese for violation of Section 258 (Unlawful Pursuit of Business) in relation to Section 236 (Unlawful Possession of Articles Subject to Excise Tax Without Payment of Tax) of the National Internal Revenue Code on 1977.
The BIR said the five had a tax liability of around P5.7 million based on the 21,000 “master cases” of illicit cigarettes seized during an operation in Valenzuela City and Bulacan on November 6 and 7 last year.
The DOJ said the case information was earlier filed before the Court of Tax Appeals on March 13.
The DOJ said that warrants of arrest will be issued against the five Chinese “at the soonest possible time.”
