PGMA creates review body vs. tax evasion, smuggling cases -- BIR
MANILA,
March 12 (PNA) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said on Thursday
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has created an independent committee
to review, assess and evaluate all important smuggling and tax evasion
cases handled by the BIR and the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
The BIR said that under Administrative Order (AO) No. 277
signed last Jan. 29, 2010, as amended by AO 277-A dated Feb. 19, 2010,
the Review Committee is composed of a retired member of the judiciary,
two representatives each from the private sector and the media. The BIR
and BOC shall provide secretariat support to the committee.
The President also tasked the Department of Justice (DOJ),
Department of Finance (DOF), BIR, BOC and all other concerned offices to
assist and support the committee in the discharge of its functions,
including the submission of the required and requested documents.
Among the important functions of the committee are the
following:
-- Review, evaluate and assess all important smuggling and
tax evasion cases handled by the BIR and BOC which resulted in the
dismissal, or to a decision, resolution or judgment which is unfavorable
to the government;
-- Determine causes of the dismissal or rendition of
unfavorable decision, resolution or judgment both at the administrative
and judicial levels;
-- Conduct an inventory of all pending smuggling and tax
evasion cases and identify priority cases for intensified prosecution or
for immediate disposition/resolution;
-- Upon review and evaluation of the aforementioned cases,
formulate recommendations to further improve the success rate of the BIR
and BOC in the prosecution of smuggling and tax evasion cases; and
-- Discharge such other functions that are necessary to
effectively and efficiently achieve its mandate.
The AO is intended “to continually undertake measures to
enhance revenue collections, assess the success rate of the BIR and BOC
in the prosecution of smuggling and tax evasion cases and to establish
mechanisms for improvement.” (PNA)
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