BIR sues IT solutions firm for not paying nearly P200-M tax in 2010

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed separate complaints at the Department of Justice on Friday, one of which is claiming a Makati-based information technology (IT) solutions firm did not pay tax assessed at nearly P200 million in 2010.

Mannasoft Technology Corporation and its president Hans C. Dee, treasurer Rosalinda B. Dee, and assistant vice president for finance Alma Fernandez are facing charges for violating Section 255 in relation to Sections 253 (d) and 256 of the Tax Code, the bureau said in a statement on Friday.

According to the BIR, Mannasoft is deficient with a tax liability of P199,589,950.75, including increments for the tax year 2010.

Mannasoft describes itself as an “award-winning global developer and provider of intelligent IT solutions” that offers expertise in software development, mobile application, systems integration and collaboration, as well as software and hardware sales.

The BIR said it filed a separate complaint against one Fernando Fermin, said to be the sole proprietor of Maefer Gasoline Service, which retails liquefied petroleum gas and other fuel products, for allegedly not paying tax valued at more than P17.7 million in 2011.

Meanwhile, auto repair company Project S and its chairman Sherwin Harris Uy, president Jo-Anne Uy, and treasurer Christopher Uy have been charged similarly with an alleged tax liability of over P2.9 million in 2011, the bureau said.

The BIR claimed the respondents were served notices, requests for records presentation, and other communications related to their tax assessments “but failed to either pay or protest and submit relevant supporting documents to either substantiate their claims or to refute said assessments or to file an appeal with the Court of Tax Appeals.”

Ignoring the requests and notices made their assessments “final, executory, and demandable,” BIR said.

“The respondents’ obstinate failure and continued refusal to pay their long overdue deficiency taxes, despite repeated demands, constitute willful failure to pay the taxes due to the government,” the bureau said. — Nicole-Anne Lagrimas/VDS, GMA News