Failed to pay money duty: Income Dept
The iCon Group direct sales company will be interviewed by the Revenue Department ( RD ) after they failed to file personal income taxes.
Julapun Amornvivat, the lieutenant finance minister, announced on Friday that an exploration had revealed some business executives did not turn in tax payment aspects to the Revenue Department.
The Department will request the managers ‘ information from financial institutions so that it can be used in tax assessments. They will also get summoned to give explanations, he said.
He added that in order to keep up with the present situation, the Fiscal Policy Office was given the task of reviewing and improving the 1984 executive decree regulating the issuing of false debts.
The Finance Ministry is in charge of enforcing the order, according to Lavaron Sangsnit, continuous director for financing, but some people who have been impacted by the incident have complained to the authorities or the Department of Special Investigation.
According to him, the authority to impose the law may be given to the organizations that have received the issues, adding that police have not yet filed charges against the suspects in the image situation under the 1984 edict.
It is prohibited to urge 10 or more people to invest and promises returns that are higher than the bank’s highest loan interest rates, as per the decree. A person who violates the law may face a sentence in prison of up to 10 times and/or a fine of up to 1 million baht.
Warathaphon” Boss Paul” Waratyaworrakul, a prime suspect in The image Group incident, was remanded in prison along with 17 different suspects after the Criminal Court approved a police ask for confinement on Friday.
The well-known online business’s 41-year-old founder and CEO appeared stressed as he was led off Ratchadaphisek Road by the Central Investigation Bureau ( CIB ).
Police fought for parole, citing collusion with other suspects, organized offences, and victim-sustained behavior by the police. He may create a trip risk if released briefly, according to officials.
After examining the officer’s ask and Mr Warathaphon’s evidence, the courtroom granted the incarceration request. The suspect was taken to Bangkok Remand Prison without asking for loan.
On suspicion of conspiring with the people and entering false data into a computer system, Mr. Warathaphon was one of 18 suspects in custody. All denied the claims.
On Thursday, 17 defendants were taken to court. After three well-known artists ‘ loan requests were turned down due to flight risks, the court sentenced them all, while the others chose not to seek release. The three stars are professional Yuranunt” Boss Sam” Pamornmontri, artist Pechaya” Boss Min” Wattanamontree and TV network Kan” Boss Kan” Kantathavorn.
The suspects, referred to as “bosses” within The image Group’s marketing order, were apprehended on Wednesday following over 1, 000 fraud problems. Patients claimed that the company pressured them into making additional financial commitments, leading to significant losses, after tempting them with low-cost website marketing courses.
Pol Maj Gen Suwat Saengnum, the CIB deputy director, said Mr Warathaphon wanted to give more comments concerning his company. Before he was taken to court the following day, authorities completed their doubting on Thursday at around 8 o’clock.
In terms of public skepticism about the company, Pol Maj Gen Suwat said that researchers needed time to work on the situation and would work with appropriate organizations, promising justice to all parties involved.
Withoon Keng-ngarm, Mr Warathaphon’s counsel, said on Friday that he would not seek bail after other defendants were denied release. Before the court hearing, the attorney made a visit to his client at the CIB business.
During doubting, Mr Warathaphon insisted that his business operated legitimately.
Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, assistant director of the CIB, questioned Mr. Warathaphon on Thursday about an sound picture containing a conversation between two people.
The CEO of the company acknowledged that the audio tape that went viral on social media was his own speech. Nevertheless, he insisted he had not paid money to any state firms as alleged.
His lawyer even refuted statements made by Ekkapop Luangprasert, an assistant to the inside minister, regarding commodity transition into bitcoin for bribes.