Arroyo orders review of past BIR, BoC cases

03/12/2010

President Arroyo has created an independent committee to review, assess and evaluate past smuggling and tax evasion cases handled by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BoC) through Administrative Order (AO) 277 signed last Jan. 29 as amended by AO 277-A last Feb. 19, the BIR said in a press statement.

The AOs stipulated the creation of a Review Committee composed of a retired member of the judiciary, two representatives each from the private sector and the media. The BIR and BoC shall provide secretariat support to the committee.

Under the AO, the President tasked the Department of Justice, Department of Finance, BIR, BoC and all other concerned offices to assist and support the committee in the discharge of its functions, including the submission of the required and requested documents.

Among the important functions of the committee are to review, evaluate and assess all important smuggling and tax evasion cases handled by the BIR and BoC which resulted in the dismissal, or to a decision, resolution or judgment which is unfavorable to the government; to determine causes of the dismissal or rendition of unfavorable decision, resolution or judgment both at the administrative and judicial levels; to conduct an inventory of all pending smuggling and tax evasion cases and identify priority cases for intensified prosecution or for immediate disposition and resolution.

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