Bangkok, The Revenue Department joins hands with the Office of the Civil Service Commission to break up a gang selling fake tax invoices worth over a hundred million baht. Dr. Kulaya Tantitemit, Director-General of the Revenue Department, revealed that the Revenue Department together with the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECC) raided 5 locations that issued fake tax invoices and seized documents. Tax supervision Issued without legal right to issue and arrested the perpetrator at the search location for the crime 'They jointly intended to issue tax invoices without having the right to issue them.' After the Revenue Department found that tax invoices from other registered operators were used to issue tax invoices that were not the actual sellers of the products. So they investigated and found the facts until they found the location. Used to issue such tax invoices, and on the part of the Office of the Provincial Crime Suppression Division, they have been luring in buying tax invoices from tax invoice i ssuers. without actually trading products From the search of all 5 locations, many tax invoices were found. The damage value is over a hundred million baht. For entrepreneurs who issue tax invoices and those who use tax invoices illegally without actually operating a business There are both civil and criminal penalties. by civil penalty Must be liable for a penalty of 2 times the amount of tax according to the tax invoice. along with a legal surcharge of 1.5 percent per month or fraction of the month of the tax amount and criminal penalties Must be punished with imprisonment from 3 months to 7 years and a fine from 2,000 baht to 200,000 baht. Director General of the Revenue Department Added that Those who issue tax invoices without actual trading must be civilly liable There is also a criminal penalty. For those who use tax invoices It is considered a prohibited input tax and has no right to be used as credit and is subject to civil liability. and is criminally punishable because of using a fake tax invoice Used for tax credits It is punishable by imprisonment from 3 months to 7 years and a fine from 2,000 baht to 200,000 baht. Business operators are therefore advised to log into the electronic tax invoice system (e-Tax invoice and e-Receipt) to reduce the risk of being Forging tax invoices Reduce duplication and document management problems. Support future electronic transactions according to international standards Pol. Maj. Gen. Sophon Sarapat, deputy commander of the Central Investigation Police, revealed that the Central Investigation Bureau has received complaints from the public. So he had secret agents negotiate and lure him into buying tax invoices. from the said group of persons 5 times when inspecting registered establishments It does not have the characteristics of an establishment at all. In order to prevent such events from happening. Users of tax invoices must purchase goods or services from real business operators. and is the only person entitled to issue tax invoices . Source: Thai News Agenc y