BIR to tax examiners: Explain probe delays

BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Caesar Dulay has asked tax examiners in Manila to explain “questionable” delays in their investigation of tax cases, a source of corruption in the agency.

In a statement, the tax bureau said Dulay had discovered that most tax examiners in Revenue Region 7, which covers Manila, sat on tax cases and did not file investigation or verification reports within the prescribed period of 180 days.