Former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo
MANILA, Philippines —The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 5), upheld the Court of Tax Appeals’ decision acquitting former first gentleman Mike Arroyo of tax evasion charges.
It will be recalled that Arroyo was charged for failing to pay proper taxes and file income tax returns from 2004 to 2008.
In a resolution, the Supreme Court Division states that the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) thoroughly “sifted” the evidence and analyzed the records when it reviewed the elements of the offenses against Arroyo.
The High Court added that the CTA, having noted that Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) failed to discover the sources of Arroyo’s alleged questionable income, disclosed the reasons why the charges against Arroyo could not prosper and how the chosen audit procedure known as the net worth method was not enough to prove his criminal liability with the given information.
In 2011, the BIR filed tax evasion raps against Arroyo after discovering several discrepancies in his net worth and declared income.
His alleged unpaid taxes amounts to P24.4 million for the years 2004, 2006 and 2007. —UNTV News & Rescue
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