Finance Minister passes the buck to Revenue Department to resume tax collection from Shinawatra family

[webfact]

Finance Minister passes the buck to Revenue Department to resume tax collection from Shinawatra family
By Wichit Chaitrong
The Nation

 

Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong

 

BANGKOK: -- Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong on Thursday said the Revenue Department had to find a way to collect more taxes from the family of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra regarding the sale of Shin Corporation a decade ago.

 

He said he did not have the authority to extend the deadline for the tax collection period due to taxpayer rights. "If the deadline will be extended then there is no longer a statute of limitations," he said, adding that would breach legal principles. He referred to the ruling of the Finance Ministry's Tax Commission.

 

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[klauskunkel]

looks like things are going according to plan

[NCC1701A]

"Honey what did you do at work today?"

"I passed the buck"

"Does that mean we can get a new Mercedes?"

 

[rkidlad]

They're really trying to collect on taxes. That's never a good sign. 

[darksidedog]

Apisak has been caught in a crossfire after the Auditor-General asked him to exercise his authority to restart tax procedures while the Tax Commission stated he could not extend the expired tax collection deadline.

Further evidence that the left hand has absolutely no idea what the right hand is doing.

 

 

 

 

 

[williamgeorgeallen]

that horse is bolted. better chasing the rice scheme fine. that horse is only half way out of the barn.

[natway09]

The family nickname     Untouchables. No will, no way!!!!

[elgordo38]

30 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

"Honey what did you do at work today?"

"I passed the buck"

"Does that mean we can get a new Mercedes?"

 

Cute.

[elgordo38]

Turned into a bit of a hot potato eh what

[Snig27]

Of course, there are other reports from offshore which paint quite a different picture as to who is talking to who.

[Srikcir]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

"If the deadline will be extended then there is no longer a statute of limitations,"

Genius!

 

[tomacht8]

to resume tax collection.
They should do this with all well-known personalities from business, politics, police, army, customs office, land registry, media and public administration.
 

[scorecard]

6 hours ago, Snig27 said:

Of course, there are other reports from offshore which paint quite a different picture as to who is talking to who.

 

Well please share...

[wakeupplease]

One thing that Pi>>>> me off is tax evasion by those who can afford to pay their far share, but loop holes are loop holes and he used them, so whats good for others is good for him. Pm get off your a>> and close them and this will not happen. But for the rest of us it will still happen as those who escape these taxs due have mates in the right places. Mr T change your name if I was you.