Woman Arrested for Issuing 535 Fake Tax Invoices
A 57-year-old woman was arrested in Ayutthaya for issuing 535 fake tax invoices worth nearly 130 million baht in fraudulent claims, using shell companies registered with other people's identity cards.
On August 5, 2569, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) apprehended a 57-year-old woman identified as Ms. A at a school in Bang Pa-in, Ayutthaya, following a warrant issued by the Central Tax Court on July 10. She faces charges of unlawfully issuing tax invoices without proper authorization.
The Revenue Department filed a complaint after discovering that the company, where Ms. A was listed as a signatory director, had issued 535 fraudulent invoices totaling 129,991,984.95 baht in damages, including taxes, penalties, and surcharges. The scheme involved using other people's identity cards to register multiple shell companies and obtain VAT registration numbers, then issuing fake invoices to allow other business operators to claim false tax credits on nonexistent transactions.
Investigators found no evidence of actual business operations at the registered address. When officers attempted to contact Ms. A for clarification, she did not respond, leading to an arrest warrant. During questioning, Ms. A denied all charges, claiming she did not know the company and had never served as a director. She alleged that in 2558, a woman hired her as a maid for 5,000 baht monthly and asked her to sign documents, requesting her identity card for salary transfers. Ms. A stated she never reviewed the documents and was unaware her card would be misused. She was taken into custody pending further legal proceedings.
