18 delingkwenteng POGOs at service providers, ipinasara ng BIR

ni Lolet Abania | February 23, 2022

Pansamantalang ipinasara ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ang 18 licensed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) at kanilang support service providers na matatagpuan sa Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) dahil bigo ang mga itong magparehistro sa naturang tax agency.

Sa isang pahayag ngayong Miyerkules, iniutos ng BIR na isara ang mga kumpanya ng POGO at service providers sa isinagawang enforcement operations ng kanilang POGO Task Force noong Pebrero 11.

Batay sa BIR, ang mga POGO entities na isinara, kung saan lahat ito ay offshore-based at duly licensed ng CEZA na mayroong interactive gaming ay Asian BGE Limited, Fine Day Holdings Limited, Hana Talk Inc., NCGAC Limited, NEO Kingdom Limited, Oak Tree Services, Limited, Succeed Asia Limited, Wealthy Leap, at WUS Technologies Holdings Limited.

Habang ang mga support service providers naman ng mga naturang POGO licensees, na lahat ito ay CEZA-registered enterprises na suspendido rin ang kanilang operasyon ay Alpha Fortune Management Solutions, Inc., Empire Group International & Management Tech Services, Inc., Hi-Source Services, Inc., Kui Business Services, Inc., Lyndhurst Services, Inc., Pacific Solutions Management, Rimrock ICT Services, Inc., Succeed Asia Ventures, Inc., Top Asia Leisure and Entertainment Corporation.

Alinsunod sa Section 2 ng Republic Act 11590 o ang POGO Law, dapat ikonsidera ng isang offshore gaming licensee na engaged o pinapayagan nang magkaroon sila ng business o negosyo sa Pilipinas, kaya nararapat na i-require sila na magpa-register sa BIR, ayon sa ahensiya.

Sa ilalim ng Section 5 ng Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 20-2021 ay nakasaad, “non-registration of POGOs with the BIR is a fraudulent act, which bears with it the penalty of implementing the closure orders against the erring offshore gaming licensees that shall likewise include the closure of all their respective accredited service providers.”

Giit pa ng BIR, ang mga business operations ng mga POGO licensees at service providers ay mananatiling suspendido, hangga’t ang kanilang registration requirements at iba pang kaukulang tax regulations ay ma-comply at ang katumbas na deficiency taxes at penalties ay mabayaran.

“May these closure operations against unregistered POGO entities, along with our other tax enforcement activities like filing of tax evasion cases and intensified tax audit and investigation, serve as a deterrent for those who would commit tax violations,” pahayag ni BIR Commissioner Caesar Dulay.

“We urge all taxpayers to comply with the Bureau’s registration requirement, filing and payment of taxes, and other tax obligations in order to avoid facing business closure, penalties and possible criminal charges before the court,” sabi pa ng opisyal.

Sa paglabag sa tax code.. POGO at service provider sa Makati, sinuspinde ng BIR

ni Lolet Abania | January 5, 2022

Sinuspinde ang operasyon ng isang Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) at kanilang accredited service provider ng Bureau of Internal Revenue ngayong Miyerkules dahil sa bigong i-register ito sa ilalim ng ahensiya.

Sa pahayag ng BIR, ang Imperial Choice Limited at Aplus Accel Inc. ay ipinasara dahil sa kabiguan nitong irehistro sa required o kinakailangang Tax Code and RA No. 11590 o ang bagong POGO Law.

Sa isang operasyon ng task force POGO, isinara ang mga opisina ng Imperial at Aplus sa Makati.

“Their business operations will remain suspended and business establishments temporarily closed until the Bureau’s registration requirements and other pertinent tax regulations are complied with and the corresponding deficiency taxes and penalties are paid,” ayon kay BIR Deputy Commissioner for Operations Group Arnel SD. Guballa.

“We urge POGOs and all other taxpayers to please comply with their obligations. We will continue to strictly enforce the tax laws and raise the much-needed revenues for the government especially during this pandemic,” sabi pa ni Guballa.

Patuloy ang BIR sa paghahanap ng mga tax delinquencies na mga POGOs. Sa ilalim ng amendments hinggil sa tax laws ng bansa, kung saan naging epektibo noong Disyembre 3, 2021, ang non-registration ng POGOs sa BIR ay kinokonsidera bilang fraudulent act o pandaraya.

DOE, BOC at BIR, joint forces vs mga ilegal at puslit na gasolina

ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | May 28, 2021

Dumalo sa virtual signing event ang Department of Energy (DOE), Bureau of Customs (BOC), at Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) upang lagdaan ang memorandum of agreement (MOA), kung saan napagkasunduan nila ang pagpapalitan ng impormasyon upang mapuksa ang mga naipupuslit na ilegal sa bansa, partikular na ang smuggled fuels sa pamamagitan ng Information Exchange and Reconciliation.

Sabi pa ni BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero, “Through this Memorandum of Agreement, the BOC looks forward to building a better, more transparent partnership with the DOE and the BIR, moving towards the common vision of curbing oil smuggling and ensuring proper assessment of taxes through regular information exchange.”

Giit naman ni DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi, “Together, we must arrive at an aligned and comprehensive solution to this pervasive problem, which, I believe, begins with reconciling and consolidating the data and reports of the DOE, the BOC, and the BIR.”

Sa ngayon ay inaasahang magiging epektibo ang pagtutulungan ng tatlong departamento upang maaksiyunan ang mga naipupuslit na ilegal sa bansa.