Info Philippinen: Allgemeines zum Thema Polizei und böse Überraschungen

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Hallo Leute.

Bin gerade andernorts über folgendes gestolpert:

There are several disturbing news items since the last newsletter. The first one is the closure of the Pacific Breeze by the BIR in early September. They were finally able to reopen on the morning of 11 September. From everything I have heard this wasn't due to tax evasion on the part of the owners of Pacific Breeze. It was more about some personnel from the Manila BIR office doing a 100% check on income over a set period but refusing to consider the expenses involved in achieving that income. We can only hope that other hotels are not closed in a drive to top off the BIR Christmas fund.

Below is a statement from Pacific Breeze management posted on a local bulletin board

As for the situation at the Pacific Breeze, there are two sides to every story and the media did not allow us to present ours. I don’t know what you have heard but here is a summary of the situation. Two days ago, the Pacific Breeze was visited by members of the Manila BIR and closed for 5 days. The closure stemmed from a disagreement over of past sales. When we refused to pay the exorbitant amount that the BIR had computed (which included no write-offs for expenses) we were told that they would issue the closure order. They were true to their word and did. We have been negotiating with the local representatives of the BIR and we hope to come to a much more reasonable assessment. You can read between the lines. The official closure will expire on 8 September.

Finally, please remember this is the Philippines and it’s election season so anything goes right now. We have unconfirmed reports that some other businesses may also be affected depending on how they choose to deal with their assessments. We are the first to be affected, but I don’t believe that we will be the last."

The good news is that the Pacific Breeze is back to 100% occupancy of all 110 rooms starting on the 18th. Our reservations office says this is still the most requ ested hotel on our list. So if you want to book at the Pacific Breeze I recommend you book early.

Was soll man davon halten? Weiß jemand, worum es da genau geht? Um nicht gezahlte "Steuern" oder etwas in der Art? Was ist das BIR?
Und muss man sich dort jetzt Sorgen machen, dass man einem dort vor Ort das Hotel unter'm Hintern geschlossen wird?

Hat ggf. jemand von ähnlichen Fällen gehört?