Senator Angara’s sister, resort officers face tax evasion raps

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) a criminal complaint against corporate officers of a popular beach resort in Aurora, including a sister of Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara.

Facing complaint for violation of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) for deliberate failure to supply correct and accurate information in its income tax return (ITR) for 2014 and value added tax returns for the first three quarters for taxable year 2013 and willful failure to file VAT returns for the fourth quarter of 2013 and four quarters of 2014 is Sea and Sierra Vista Inc. (SASVI) and its corporate officers president Pia Bustamante, finance officer Lalaine Hernandez and treasurer Alexandra Leia Angara.

In its complaint, BIR said SASVI and its corporate officers were assessed an estimated aggregate deficiency tax liability amounting to P53.28 million, inclusive of surcharges and interests broken down as follows: 2013, P11.93 million (income tax none and VAT P11.93 million); and 2014, P41.35 million (income tax P3.02 million and VAT P38.33 million).

SASVI, a registered tax payer, is engaged in planning, developing, constructing, owning and operating sports, vacation, recreation, resort and other indoor and outdoor related sports and recreational facilities. RC