RMC No. 13-2010: Publishes the full text of Administrative Order No. 277 entitled “Creating an Independent Committee to Review, Assess and Evaluate All the Important Smuggling and Tax Evasion Cases Handled by the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs”

Key points

1. Committee and membership. The Review Committee on Smuggling and Tax Evasion Case is created under the Office of the President. It is composed of a retired member of the judiciary and a representative each from the private sector and the media.
2. Cases to be reviewed. The Committee reviews important cases of the BIR and BoC that ended in dismissal or in a decision, resolution or judgment unfavorable to the government. It determines the causes at the administrative and judicial levels.
3. Inventory and recommendations. The Committee takes an inventory of pending smuggling and tax evasion cases and identifies priority cases for intensified prosecution or immediate resolution. It then recommends ways to improve the success rate in prosecuting these cases.
4. Report and end of Committee. The Committee submits a report of findings and recommendations to the President, through the Executive Secretary. After the report, it ceases to exist unless the President directs otherwise.

Who is affected

• BIR and Bureau of Customs

Deadlines and effectivity

• Report due within 90 days from the appointment of at least 3 members