KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board has clarified that Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB), its associated companies, and associated individuals have not paid its taxes for the latest assessment year.
IRB said they had also not paid their taxes in previous years, but were audited more than 60 times and faced compound fines and tax penalties, all of which were paid.
In a statement, the IRB said this comes amid ongoing probes into tax non-compliance involving GISB.
The probes, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain had revealed previously, showed that GISB had never paid taxes.
"The statement refers to the latest assessment year currently being investigated by the IRB in collaboration with the police.
"We would like to emphasise that more than 60 audit reviews have been conducted by IRB on GISB, its associated companies, and individuals in relation to previous assessment years.
"GISB, its associated companies, and related individuals have faced compound fines and tax penalties for the audited assessment years, all of which have been paid by the respective taxpayers," it said.
IRB said it was actively carrying out various enforcement activities, including tax assessments, audits, investigations, and collections, to ensure that tax compliance remains at the highest level.
It added that no special treatment has been given to GISB or any related entities, with continuous monitoring in place to ensure full tax compliance, as is the case with other taxpayers.
IRB also said the cooperation between it and the police aims to complete the investigation based on new information and findings related to tax issues for the current assessment year.
"Prosecution actions and penalties under the Income Tax Act 1967 will be taken against any violation of the relevant legal provisions.
"As such, efforts to combat tax non-compliance will continue to be undertaken by IRB to ensure fairness for all compliant taxpayers, while simultaneously preventing national revenue leakage," it said.
On Wednesday, police had said a joint probe with the IRB showed that GISBH has never paid its taxes.
Police had also frozen millions of ringgit worth of land, assets and vehicles linked to the company which was under probe for, among others, child labour, abuse and exploitation.
To date, they have also seized 38 vehicles worth almost RM4 million.
The Anti-Money Laundering Unit also seized RM882,795.94 cash in 138 bank accounts where fifteen of those accounts had been closed.
Among other assets frozen included 14 plots of land, while nine horses, 14 rabbits and three peacocks, RM18,650 cash and two watches worth RM600 were also seized.
GISB has been at the centre of police investigations after raids on Sept 11 on 20 welfare homes allegedly operated by them led to 402 children being rescued.
Subsequent screenings of the children revealed many of them suffered physical and emotional injuries.
During investigations, police also revealed that 13 of the children had also been sodomised which GISBH has since denied the allegations of child exploitation and sexual abuse.