BIR probes ‘drug queen’s’ hidden wealth

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 03:34:15 +0000

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has placed under discreet lifestyle check Guia Gomez Castro, a barangay chairwoman of Sampaloc, Manila and  tagged as “drug queen” for allegedly selling illegal drugs seized by the so-called “ninja cops” during their operations, it was disclosed Tuesday.

Revenue officials who declined to be named said tax fraud investigators have been instructed to use the net worth method of investigation in probing the untaxed wealth of Ms. Castro.

Basically, the audit consists of matching the taxpayer’s declared income with purchases and acquisitions which cannot be supported with documents are considered hidden wealth.

For a start, tax probers were instructed to look into Ms. Castro’s Statement of Asset Liabilities and Networth (SALN) which financial statement is required to be submitted annually by every government official and employe.

Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino claimed Ms. Castro earned more than P1 billion in the illegal drugs trade the past years.

It was alleged that she owned one block of multi-story building in Sampaloc, Manila and regularly gifted her friends with expensive sports utility vehicles on certain o
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