BIR sues owners of posh Makati beauty parlor

MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday filed a complaint for violation of the tax law against the owners of a posh beauty parlor in Makati.

Sued for non-issuance of receipts are Fritz and Katherine Webb, president/partner and treasurer, respectively, of Basement Salon Corp. (Basement Salon) located at Power Plant Mall, Rockwell in Makati.

Investigations showed that Basement Salon was subjected to surveillance for several days pursuant to a mission order dated Nov. 21, 2011, to determine whether it was complying with the invoicing requirements mandated under the Tax Code.

Investigation showed that out of 25 job order slips issued on Nov. 24, 2011, only two were issued official receipts.

The discovery that only two official receipts were issued showed that payments for the remaining 23 transactions were not issued the corresponding receipts, the BIR alleged, adding that the respondents had allegedly been issuing receipts only upon demand from their customers despite the law requiring persons subject to an internal revenue tax to issue receipts for sales or commercial invoices.