Source: Ponta News - 11/08/2010

The Federal Revenue Service of Mato Grosso do Sul records R $ 44,5 million in the volume calculated in cash from the seizures made in the first half of this year. The amount corresponds to almost double that recorded during the same period last year, which was R $ 23,2 million.

The revenue deposit stores products of the most varied genres, such as electronics, chemicals, bazaar, cosmetics, beverages, perfumery, among others that add up to more than R $ 45 million. Many of them are sent to registered institutions to promote philanthropic fairs. The rest as an example hooks and fishing rods can be donated directly to the Ministry of Fisheries, or computers that will serve a public sector such as a school or other office.

The entry of products is allowed on the shopping frontier with values ​​of up to US $ 300 dollars and US $ 500 by air. If it exceeds this amount, the person must pay 50% of the excess rate. Most of these products enter the state through the dry border with Paraguay and Bolivia. In relation to tax evasion, the Federal Revenue Officer, Edson Ishikawa states that “the one who is harmed is not the State, but society”.

According to Edson Ishikawa, cigarette smuggling is at the forefront of seizures. This morning, a cart and two passenger cars crammed with packs arrived at the institution's courtyard this morning. With the interception, the destination is usually incineration in industrial ovens, but this cigarette presented today will be transformed into fertilizer in a composting system. A specialized company will be responsible for the work.

The Mercedez cart was carrying 50 packs of cigarettes when it was intercepted by the Federal Highway Police during routine inspection at MS-060. The Corsa HSI 5505 plate, from Ponta Porã, and a Gol plate HSC-8764, from Campo Grande, were also loaded with 10 packs, including occupying the passenger seats. The drivers were sent to testify at the Federal Police.

Tax avoidance and evasion

The IRS chief explains the difference between avoidance, which is when the taxpayer takes advantage of legal loopholes to stop contributing and evasion when it evades, that is, fails to pay the tax.

Today in Campo Grande, approximately 54 taxpayers in the form of a legal entity are accompanied by the Revenue, to avoid the avoidance and evasion, which are determined by accounting and through the presumed profit that is when a study of the company's possible revenue is made. or industry. Mato Grosso do Sul has about 20 thousand industries.

Mato Grosso do Sul has about 350 employees working in five units in Campo Grande, Dourados, Corumbá, Mundo Novo and Ponta Porã.

The rest work in two police stations in the Capital and Dourados, and in three other provinces in the cities of Corumbá, Ponta Porã and Mundo Novo. In Campo Grande alone there are 267 civil servants in the sector.

Source: MidiamaxNews