The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed tax evasion charges against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo on Wednesday, August 14, at the Department of Justice.
The criminal charges against Guo, Jack Uy, and Baofu Land Development Inc. Corporate Secretary Rachelle Joan Malonzo Carreon stemmed from the admission of the former mayor that she transferred her shares in Baofu to Uy.
BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui said that the agency found that no Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Documentary Stamp Tax (DST) returns were filed and paid in relation to the transfer of shares.
"While the parties to the transfer are Guo and Uy, Carreon, as the Corporate Secretary of Baofu Inc. will also face the same criminal case for tax evasion due to her deliberate failure to report the non-payment and non-filing of CGT and DST returns to the BIR," Lumagui said in a statement.
"She even verified under oath the General Information Sheet reflecting the transfer even if no taxes were paid and no returns were filed," the BIR official added.
BIR currently conducts an audit on the entire business operations of Guo 'in relation to the Senate hearings uncovering her illegal activities'.
"Pivotal government documents have already been requested, the BIR is awaiting these documents so it can finalize its audit of her business operations," the agency said.
BIR warns that the agency will file another criminal case against Guo for tax evasion if she fails to pay her tax deficiencies.
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