Building of the Bureau of Internal Revenue in Quezon City. INQUIRER file photo
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed criminal complaints on July 24, 2026, before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Sunwest, Inc., its president, Aderma Angelie Descarga Alcazar, and its treasurer, Cesar Zacarias Buenaventura, for tax evasion involving an estimated P22.71-billion deficiency income tax liability.
The complaints are based on the BIR’s findings that the company willfully underdeclared its income, claimed unsubstantiated purchases and expenses, and improperly claimed creditable withholding tax (CWT) credits in its income tax returns (ITRs) for taxable years 2019 to 2024, resulting in substantial deficiency income tax liabilities.
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