CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / May 23, 2014) – A Filipino businessman is facing a P16-million tax evasion charges after the Bureau of Internal Revenue or BIR has accused him of deliberately evading paying correct taxes.
According to the Department of Finance, the BIR filed a criminal complaint against Hernane Ayon for violating the National Internal Revenue Code.
Ayon is the owner of H.A. Herbal Marketing and Nanz Signature Salon, including the Harley’s Car Service Center in Bukidnon’s Valencia City. He was sued for an aggregate deficiency tax liability for 2010 and 2011 amounting to P16.31 million, including surcharges and interests.
The Department of Finance said the case of Ayon was actually an offshoot of the BIR’s investigation of the tax liabilities of Jo-Ann Grino, who owns AG Global Pharma also in Valencia City.
Grino told tax investigators that she made substantial purchases from H.A. Herbal Marketing and to determined Ayon’s true income, the BIR has secured an affidavit from AG Global Pharma and copies of Official Receipts issued by Ayon’s company.
The affidavit showed that Ayon made P8.13 million in gross sales in 2010 and P11.55 million in 2011, but only declared total sales of P67,472.30 (2010) despite having made sales to AG Global Pharma amounting to P3.05 million.
BIR Commissioner Kim Henares has previously warned traders to pay their taxes correctly and Ayon’s case is the 246th filed under the so-called “Run After Tax Evaders” Program. There was no immediate statement from Ayon about the BIR’s accusations.
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