The Internal Revenue Service (SRI) reported, before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Loja, the alleged crime of tax fraud committed by a taxpayer who had simulated commercial operations with alleged suppliers, by recording non-existent costs and expenses in his accounting and in his declaration. , to reduce the impossible income tax base for fiscal year 2019.
As a result of this complaint, the National Police of Ecuador (through the General Directorate of Investigations, National Directorate of Investigation of Crimes against Corruption and National Unit for Investigation of Customs Crimes and Development Regime (UDAR)) and the Specialized Unit of the Fight Against Tax and Customs Crimes, raided three properties on May 31 in the province of Loja and detained 7 citizens of Ecuadorian nationality.
Precautionary measures were also issued to six of the defendants; they were prohibited from leaving the country and were required to appear periodically before the designated authority. One was given preventive detention, as he was found with 4,000 gallons of fuel, presumably contraband.
The detainees were charged as co-authors of the alleged crime of tax fraud typified in paragraphs 5, 12, 14 and 15 of article 298 of the Comprehensive Organic Penal Code.
Among the evidence found in the operation are two mobile terminals, a truck-type vehicle, 4,000 gallons of fuel (presumably contraband) and computer equipment.
The Internal Revenue Service remains firm in its actions to combat tax evasion and avoidance, providing facilities to the competent authorities for their investigation.