Tax raiders hit 50 businesses in Casco Viejo
CASCO VIEJO is a tourist Mecca but, according to The Directorate General of Revenue (DGI), also a hive of commercial tax avoiders and next week some 50 of them will be hit with hefty fines.
The sanctions follow raids on -restaurants and bars on Friday night, August 28 They all failed “to implement the provision of tax equipment for proper operation of their businesses.”
Tulio Escobar, DGI. Consultant said that of the 50 facilities inspected, 90% showed irregularities. “They had no proper signs, no operation notices, had not delivered invoices, nor had the correct tax machines,” he said.
He added that the DGI will evaluate reports prepared on Friday night , and during the course of the week will be notifying the relevant business of their sanctions for breaking the law.
He said that the fines imposed by the institution on businesses that do not have adequate tax equipment range from $1,000 to $5,000 for first time offenders, , and from $5000 to $ 15,000 dollars in case of recidivism, plus the closure of the establishment for between 2-10 days.
Escobar warned that the operations will continue and multiply throughout the country.