- Chile’s Internal Revenue Service (SII) uncovered massive VAT fraud involving false e-invoice schemes by multiple companies.
- Metalmecánica Limitada and its legal representative, Ricardo Esteban Olivares Cortés, used false invoices from 21 fake suppliers, causing nearly USD 400 million in tax losses.
- Manuel Alfonso Padilla Suazo supplied 41 false invoices and is linked to 27 companies with irregular tax activity.
- A second case involves Sebastián Vanella Muñoz, accused of issuing 829 false invoices, with total tax losses exceeding USD 700 million.
- The schemes exposed weaknesses in Chile’s VAT system, but SII’s investigations and legal actions are addressing these frauds.
Source: vatabout.com
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