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Unremitted withholding taxes and long-outstanding accounts

Department of Public Works and Highways · 2024

Severity: HighRecommendation: Unknown

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What Happened?

Category: Financial ManagementIssue: Non-compliance

The agency has nearly P47 million in old withholding taxes that were never sent to the government. This is a problem because it can trigger fines and shows weak financial controls.

Why It Matters

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Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"Further analysis disclosed the existence of the following accounts aggregating to P46,888,084.19, which remained unsettled for more than a year and may affect the reliability of the reported balances:"

Source Document

09-DPWH2024_Part2-Observations_and_Recomm.pdf

2024 AAR · 13 files