REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, SECTION 3
THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997
CODE
SECTION
267, 268

Act Sections
Code Sections

"SECTION 267. Declaration under Penalties of Perjury. - Any declaration, return and other statements required under this Code, shall, in lieu of an oath, contain a written statement that they are made under the penalties of perjury. Any person who willfully files a declaration, return or statement containing information which is not true and correct as to every material matter shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties prescribed for perjury under the Revised Penal Code.

"SECTION 268. Other Crimes and Offenses. -

"(A) Misdeclaration or Misrepresentation of Manufacturers Subject to Excise Tax. - Any manufacturer who, in violation of the provisions of Title VI of this Code, misdeclares in the sworn statement required therein or in the sales invoice, any pertinent data or information shall be punished by a summary cancellation or withdrawal of the permit to engage in business as a manufacturer of articles subject to excise tax.

"(B) Forfeiture of Property Used in Unlicensed Business or Dies Used for Printing False Stamps, Etc. - All chattels, machinery, and removable fixtures of any sort used in the unlicensed production of articles subject to excise tax shall be forfeited. Dies and other equipment used for the printing or making of any internal revenue stamp, label or tag which is in imitation of or purports to be a lawful stamp, label or tag shall also be forfeited.

"(C) Forfeiture of Goods Illegally Stored or Removed. - Unless otherwise specifically authorized by the Commissioner, all articles subject to excise tax should not be stored or allowed to remain in the distillery, distillery warehouse, bonded warehouse or other place where made, after the tax thereon has been paid; otherwise, all such articles shall be forfeited. Articles withdrawn from any such place or from customs custody or imported into the country without the payment of the required tax shall likewise be forfeited.


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