Juan Hernandez, the director general of Internal Revenue, has told Congress that in order to become more efficient, the Internal Revenue Department (IR) needed more teeth in the legislation that punishes tax evaders. According to Listin Diario, Hernandez wants Congress to pass the proposed law that will make tax evasion a criminal offense, and give his department an important tool that would make tax collection more efficient. According to Hernandez, such a step would reduce the non-payment of taxes and guarantee the efficiency that institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are demanding of the Dominican government. Hernandez pointed out that there are 10 or 12 cases currently before the courts, and none of them have received a verdict. The IR director said that the ball is now in the legislators’ court. The law that he was lobbying for will allow tax evasion cases to be expedited within the court system, and the threat of a criminal complaint should move possible tax evaders to think twice. Hernandez made his comments to the press after participating in the international seminar “Tax Policy and Ways to Collect” that was held in the Auditorium of the Central Bank yesterday.<\/p>\n
According to Hernandez, the “Anti-Evasion Plan” currently underway at the Internal Revenue office is giving positive results, and some businesses have been shut down for failing to fulfill their obligations of true reporting of the VAT tax monies. The Plan encourages the use of credit cards for purchases and rewards credit card holders by means of a “Fiscal Lottery”. Hernandez, who said that the Anti-Evasion Plan was to continue, also added that he felt that the proposed legislation would be an even more effective weapon against those that don’t pay their taxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Juan Hernandez, the director general of Internal Revenue, has told Congress that in order to become more efficient, the Internal Revenue Department (IR) needed more teeth in the legislation that punishes tax evaders. According to Listin Diario, Hernandez wants Congress to pass the proposed law that will make tax evasion a criminal offense, and give … <\/p>\n