Police-Revenue Department Launch of operation to suppress counterfeit tax invoices

Bangkok, The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) joins forces with revenue officers to launch an Anti Tax Crime operation to suppress counterfeit tax invoices. Over a billion in damage Central Investigation Bureau Together with revenue officers, they jointly searched 5 locations in the areas of Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi provinces. Initially, they seized documents related to the commission of an offense, such as purchase tax reports. Documents regarding the issuance of fake tax invoices, tax invoice documents, receipts, etc. This case is because Subdistrict 2, Office of the Provincial Crime Suppression Division received a complaint from a good citizen. that there is a person or juristic person committing an offense regarding issuance of tax invoices without the right to issue them which has illegally issued tax invoices to a large number of entrepreneurs throughout the country It is thought to be hundreds of millions of baht in damage to the state. without actually buying or selling goods or providing servi ces Officers from the Operations Group 2 of the Office of the Provincial Crime Suppression Division therefore launched an investigation. By having secret agents negotiate and lure you to buy tax invoices. from the said group of people 5 times, with a tax invoice issued Without the right to issue 30 certificates, later went to inspect the establishment. which is registered as a juristic person office It was found that it did not have any characteristics of an establishment. Instead, businesses have been illegally opened to sell tax invoices issued illegally, which is in the nature of destroying the Value Added Tax system. This has an impact on the country's economic system and people issuing tax invoices without actually trading. As for the issuer, it is already subject to civil liability. There is also a penalty for using a criminal invoice as an offense. Intentionally avoiding or attempting to avoid VAT. Issue a tax invoice without the right to issue For those who use tax invoices It is considered a prohibit ed input tax and has no right to be used as credit and is subject to civil liability. and there is a criminal penalty for false taxation with the intent to use fake tax invoices or illegally issued tax invoices to receive tax credits. Punishment is imprisonment from 3 months to 7 years and a fine from 2,000-200,000 baht. - Source: Thai News Agency