Actor Richard Gutierrez on Thursday denied the P38.57-million tax evasion charges filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue before the Department of Justice.
Gutierrez showed up before the DOJ and submitted his counter-affidavit seeking dismissal of the complaint for lack of probable cause. According to his lawyers, the actor no longer has any tax liability as the amount cited by the BIR in the complaint has already been paid.
In a complaint filed last April, the BIR alleged that the 33-year-old actor allegedly failed to declare P39.6 million in sales from April to December 2012. His company, R Gutz Production Corp., allegedly did not file income tax return and value-added tax during the same year.
Gutierrez’s company declared P311,111 in sales in 2012. However, its clients said they bought P39.9 million from the entertainment firm during the same period, based on a list of purchases. The BIR said they had notified Gutierrez about his tax liabilities three times.