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Rappler, Maria Ressa face tax evasion raps before CTA


News website Rappler and its CEO Maria Ressa are facing four tax evasion cases before the Court of Tax Appeals.

Rappler supposedly violated sections of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) related to its income tax and value-added tax returns.

Its supposed taxable income are computed as follows:

  • P162,412,783.67 for incorrect and inaccurate information on income tax return for 2015
  • P70,184,204,57 for incorrect and inaccurate information on quarterly value-added tax returns in 2015
  • P13,082,687.91 for incorrect and inaccurate information on value-added tax return for the third quarter of 2015

Ressa was separately charged before a Pasig court with violating Section 255 of the NIRC for allegedly failing to report the total quarterly sales receipts coming from the issuance and sale of Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDR) in the second quarter of 2015.

The alleged deficiency in value-added tax reached P294,258.58, according to the official information filed before the local court.

The Department of Justice earlier found probable cause to charge Rappler with tax evasion related to a complaint by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) earlier this year.

The BIR has accused Rappler of failing to pay taxes from the sale of Philippine Depositary Receipts in 2015.

The bureau placed Rappler’s tax deficiency regarding this case at P133.84 million. —With Nicole-Anne Lagrimas/Anna Felicia Bajo/VDS/NB, GMA News

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