- The Chilean Internal Revenue Service (SII) filed a criminal complaint for the use of false invoices and undue increase of VAT tax credit totaling nearly $400 million against a vehicle and machinery rental company in Calama.
- The complaint targets Ricardo Esteban Olivares Cortés (legal representative of Metalmecánica Limitada) and Manuel Alfonso Padilla Suazo, as well as any others responsible.
- Between 2020 and 2023, 427 false invoices from 21 supposed suppliers were used to fraudulently increase VAT credits, causing a fiscal loss of $397,569,458.
- Manuel Alfonso Padilla Suazo facilitated 41 false invoices and is linked to 27 companies with records of irregular tax behavior.
- The false invoice issuers share traits such as irregular tax records, very low initial capital, and lack of capacity to provide the services or goods claimed.
Source: sii.cl
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