There was also an oversight on the part of the Department of Finance’s Division of Revenue and Taxation, said Crisostimo, Ind.-Saipan.
Finance said Crisostimo owes the government $573,044.21.
Last week, Richard Santos, the department’s collection and remittance branch manager, filed a certificate of release of the tax lien filed against the Crisostimo couple.
Crisostimo said the amount he owes the government is “not that big.”
He said he and Rev and Tax are now in the process of reviewing his BGRT records and the amount he owes has been trimmed down by over 60 percent.
He said when Rev and Tax merged its two computer systems, some of the information was not picked up and many of the receipts for the amount he paid were not posted.
“It did not completely gather all the information — some of the files were missing,” he said.
Asked about the amount that he owes the government, Crisostimo said: “I want to be straightforward. These are tough difficult times.”
Crisostimo, who is in real estate business, said a lot of companies have yet to collect their own receivables.
“But even though you haven’t received your collectibles, you still have to file BGRT,” he said.
Finance earlier said Crisostimo and his wife failed to pay their taxes from 1999 to 2004 and from 2006 to 2008.
Finance also filed notices of tax lien in federal court against Misamis Construction (Saipan) Inc. which had a $113,603.15 balance as of Feb. 15, 2011; Marianas Garment Manufacturing Inc., $214,277.63; Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino, $103, 091.41; Delta Trading Co. Ltd., $136,655.51; Kaizoku Corp., $64,610.23; Shun Yi American Corp., $4,885.76; Ray’s Lawn Care and Maintenance, $11,361.05; Tano Group, $36,270.84; Sablan Construction Company, $33,617.30; Advance Marine Saipan, $9,957.60; Fleet Marine, $62,337.22; Triple Security LLC, $9,340.81; and USBC International Inc., $33,860.31.
Finance also filed a notice of lien against Younis Art Studio, the publisher of the Marianas Variety.
Finance said YAS owes the government $328,412. 63.
YAS counsel Robert T. Torres said the company “has entered into an agreement with Finance which it is continuing to honor and has every intention of fulfilling.”
