MANILA, Philippines — A raid conducted by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in various Metro Manila malls revealed that some vapor and electronic-cigarette products being sold are not registered with the tax-collecting agency.
The Task Force created by the Revenue Region No. 6-Manila explained on Wednesday that taxpayers identified as Gizmobile Ventures Inc. and Luxecity Manila Inc. were not registered as dealers of excisable items or products that should be subjected to excise tax.
Undercover investigators managed to buy products from the unregistered sellers, which eventually led to a raid last July 1.
“Discreet surveillance and test-buy operations undertake…
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