By: Jun Ramirez
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed separate estafa charges against two corporations for allegedly using counterfeit tax papers to transact business with the government.
In a complaint filed with the Department of Justice, BIR Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay identified the accused as Big O’s Tire Corporation of No. 80 Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati and Urban Consolidated Constructors Philippines of Heart Tower Building, Valero St., Salcedo Village, Makati.
Included in the charge sheet were key officers of the companies, namely; Felix Limcaoco III and Josefina Limcaoco, president and treasurer of Bir O’s Tire, respectively and Benjamin Almario and Virgina Almario, president and treasurer of Urban, respectively.
Records showed that sometime in 2014 Big O’s Tire presented to the Bureau of Customs for importation purposes, a BIR’s importer’s clearance certificate (ICC).
On the other hand, Urban submitted last year ICC to the Department of Public Works and Highways to participate in the bidding program.
When presented to the BIR’s accounts receivable monitoring division the ICCs did not match with the information in its database.
“Based on the foregoing facts and evidence on record, it was uncontroverted that both respondents used fake and falsified certificates to evade payment of taxes/fees imposed by the Tax Code thereby defrauding the government of the much needed revenues,” the BIR stated in a press statement.
