The Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed tax evasion case filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against businessman Joseph Calata, and agriculture products retailer Agri Phil Corp. ManilaBulletin
In a resolution dated Feb. 27, 2023, a copy of which was obtained by reporters on Wednesday, March 29, the DOJ found “lack of probable cause and insufficient evidence” of the three counts of tax code violation charged by the BIR.
The criminal complaint was the filed by BIR Revenue Region No. 5 – Caloocan City against Calata and Agri Phil Corp. for willful failure to pay deficiency income tax, value added tax, and expanding value added tax. The agency said this violated Department Circular No. 005 issued on April 11, 2019 that requires the BIR ad the Bureau of Customs to submit no less than 10 sets of certified true copies of the documents that form part of a complaint.
Furthermore, the resolution pointed out that the filing of the complaint was done with erroneous authority from the BIR commissioner.
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