Friday, 27 May 2022 15:41

Ministry of Finance files new notices for alleged evasion of US$16.8 million in taxes

Written by Evelyn Alas

The minister of Finance, Alejandro Zelaya arrived at the Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) to present a new notice for alleged simulation of operations and a complaint for tax evasion of the Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA) and material falsehood with a total amount of US$16.8 million.

Regarding the Anti Evasion Plan, they filed notices for US$2.8 million, which agglomerate 6 specific cases of taxpayers, reaching more than US$700 million.

Within the framework of the Anti-smuggling Plan, they filed a notice and a complaint for alleged falsification of stamps and even of payment vouchers of transactions in the financial system for about US$112 thousand.

In addition, another notice for alleged technical contraband from an inward processing warehouse or free zone, for US$16.6 million.

Luis Cañas, deputy director of Internal Taxes of the Treasury, indicates that the taxpayers related to the notices are engaged in the following areas: telephony and electronics, purchase and sale of dairy products, construction and private security.

The general director of Customs, Samadhy Martínez expressed that the institution is committed to recover all the taxes that the State does not receive, due to tax evasion and smuggling.

Officials call on all taxpayers to comply with their obligations voluntarily.