Just like her son, boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao, Dionisia Pacquiao or Mommy D has a problem with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
On Wed, Mar 2, Mommy D appeared before the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) to testify on the civil case that she filed against the BIR.
“The Pacquiao matriarch is questioning the tax assessment of BIR Revenue Region No. 18 amounting to PHP1.6 million, which she supposedly failed to pay in 2010.
Her lawyers said her judicial affidavit proved that she was not accorded due process during the assessment conducted by the tax-collecting agency. They claimed that she did not receive a notice on the preliminary tax assessment of the BIR,” reports Janvic Mateo in The Philippine Star.
The report noted that Mommy D’s lawyers “also disputed a claim that she had a certification saying that she did not file her income tax return in 2010.” She had claimed that she “has no job and that she is merely relying on financial support from her son.”
Meanwhile, Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee also have a pending case at the CTA. They’re asking for a review of the BIR assessment that they have a tax liability of around PHP2.2 billion from the boxer’s winnings and endorsements.
