Rep. Pichay cleared of tax evasion raps

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:59:15 +0000

Surigao Congressman Prospero Pichay, Jr. has been cleared of tax evasion charges by the Court of Tax Appeals en banc.

The full court came out with a 14-page resolution denying the petition of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to reverse the decision of it’s First Division issued in May 2018.

In affirming the verdict of it’s division, the court said the criminal and civil complaints against the solon of non-filing of income tax return (ITR) and payment of corresponding taxes amounting to more than P18 million was without merit because the assessment was based only on assumption.

The complaint arose when the lawmaker was still the head of the Local Water Utilities Administration in 2009, noting the huge increase in his net worth compared to the previous year.

However, the court said the BIR and Department of Justice prosecutors failed to establish that Pichay had received the preliminary and final assessment notices as required by the Tax Code.

Likewise, the court said the tax agency was not able to determine i
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