Are you hoping we will do your reporting for you Mr. La Farve?fotojourn wrote:Now this is embarassing. AEC News claims to have been provided with the letter sent from the tax department to Clough by a disgruntled staff member and have published it, in the process contradicting Holmes' public statements.
Leaked Letter Fails to Support The Phnom Penh Post Tax Claims
https://aecnewstoday.com/2018/leaked-le ... z5AIjmvqDj
Homes doesn't come out of it looking at all good. The Post's credibility has been damaged by this. How many people would have access to a letter sent to the Chairman of the board?
How do you negotiate with the tax department when they already say no once and remind you that interest is accruing from the original date of the assessment?
Does anyone else think the same as Holmes that this is not a demand to pay?
How will this impact advertising? Though I guess they don't have much corporate anyway.
Anyone else noticed they've toned down the aggression in their stories since this came out?
Are the Khmer press reporting this?
Lights out for The Post?
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Never know where information stems from.
I think we've done a good enough job already. And maybe a little more coming soon. And it's Le Fevre. And we don't hide behind anonymous entities. It's called transparency
I think we've done a good enough job already. And maybe a little more coming soon. And it's Le Fevre. And we don't hide behind anonymous entities. It's called transparency
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Writing posts praising about the AEC story that has your byeline, without noting that, is not exactly the most transparentm but hey ho.
And apologies on the surname miss-spelling
And apologies on the surname miss-spelling
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No problems about the spelling. French names are a pain in the A sometimes. Try Brunei names for a challenge
You had no trouble working it out
For the record, despite us having broken the story, Holmes didn't bother to send us his official statement. Only saw it here last night.
You had no trouble working it out
For the record, despite us having broken the story, Holmes didn't bother to send us his official statement. Only saw it here last night.
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Heard it ain't gonna close. From several close.to the post.
Let the naysayers spin their bull all they want.
Let the naysayers spin their bull all they want.
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Well, that’s what almost all businesses say right up until the day they close.
The Post isn’t denying they have been assessed millions in taxes.
They also aren’t saying they intend to pay the amount assessed.
It sounds like they’re saying “Nothing to see here, the government will definitely let us pay less.”
I’m not so optimistic. And to what extent will their coverage of the regime change while the regime holds this massive tax bill over their heads during protracted “negotiations”?
If the regime is holding a gun to the head of the Post, then its readers deserve to know that so we can assess the credibility and objectivity of the Post’s continued coverage of Cambodian politics. That’s why the Post’s insistence on secrecy about what’s going on is so troubling and contrary to good journalistic ethics, which require complete disclosure of conflicts of interest.
The Post isn’t denying they have been assessed millions in taxes.
They also aren’t saying they intend to pay the amount assessed.
It sounds like they’re saying “Nothing to see here, the government will definitely let us pay less.”
I’m not so optimistic. And to what extent will their coverage of the regime change while the regime holds this massive tax bill over their heads during protracted “negotiations”?
If the regime is holding a gun to the head of the Post, then its readers deserve to know that so we can assess the credibility and objectivity of the Post’s continued coverage of Cambodian politics. That’s why the Post’s insistence on secrecy about what’s going on is so troubling and contrary to good journalistic ethics, which require complete disclosure of conflicts of interest.
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I've heard the complete opposite from similarly very close sources... There is definitely trouble In the henhouse. But to what extent we shall soon see. I wonder who's sources are closer?Just Robbed wrote:Heard it ain't gonna close. From several close.to the post.
Let the naysayers spin their bull all they want.
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Whether it is the Post or the Daily is irrelevant largely.
The issue is Cambodia's rapidly becoming regulated. First the carrot, and for those that don't comply, a big stick.
There was a tax amnesty last year that allowed back filing and paying of erroneous returns without penalty dating back five years. Prior to that was an amnesty for previously unpurchased work permits. After Khmer new year they say the hammer comes down. I'm guessing the main targets will be construction sites with certain ethnic labourers and similarly targetted garment factory, possibly in a part of the country where many complaints have been made about foreign companies not complying with a host of regulations. Last year it was visa renewals.
The regulatory framework is rapidly falling into place (dysfunctional in some areas) though. From memory their is still a programme in place this year to bring SMEs into the formal tax system without penalty for those who do it willingly. Those who are 'discovered' are are subject to penalty. One persons crackdown is another persons enforcement.
For the Daily the GDT went back ten years, which the Post reported in detail and the Daily 'fessed up to when asked here https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... e-tax-bill Not the refusal to answer tactic of Holmes.
If the auditors were on site at the Post at the same time it should have been disclosed to indicate that the Daily's situation was not unique. By bundling everything up as an attack on media freedom it distorts what is really happening in Cambodia. Until Myanmar's figures are released sometime after the end of the this month (and they are not looking so good), it's the fastest growing economy in Asean for 2017.
For the Post they went back just seven years, yet not a mention in the publication that the parent company had been accused of tax non-compliance.
The 30-day countdown starts from the date of assessment. The objection does not stay the 30 day period, but operates in parallel. The response appears to have been given. The next stage is to lodge the full amount with Treasury and file a formal appeal. A decision is 60-days, or longer if complex. Meanwhile, the money sits in Treasury. The Daily could have done the same thing, but the impression given was that they could not.
I'm not aware of any data on any cases that have gone to appeal. One would need to be fairly optimistic to think that any government will be in a rush to refund any amount once it is paid into 'trust'. Then again, the Australian model isn't working very good with 75 per cent of people convicted of tax fraud not making any payments http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-24/r ... to/9582552
So, without a big load of money, they would appear to have problems, not through their journalism, but through their administration.
The issue is Cambodia's rapidly becoming regulated. First the carrot, and for those that don't comply, a big stick.
There was a tax amnesty last year that allowed back filing and paying of erroneous returns without penalty dating back five years. Prior to that was an amnesty for previously unpurchased work permits. After Khmer new year they say the hammer comes down. I'm guessing the main targets will be construction sites with certain ethnic labourers and similarly targetted garment factory, possibly in a part of the country where many complaints have been made about foreign companies not complying with a host of regulations. Last year it was visa renewals.
The regulatory framework is rapidly falling into place (dysfunctional in some areas) though. From memory their is still a programme in place this year to bring SMEs into the formal tax system without penalty for those who do it willingly. Those who are 'discovered' are are subject to penalty. One persons crackdown is another persons enforcement.
For the Daily the GDT went back ten years, which the Post reported in detail and the Daily 'fessed up to when asked here https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... e-tax-bill Not the refusal to answer tactic of Holmes.
If the auditors were on site at the Post at the same time it should have been disclosed to indicate that the Daily's situation was not unique. By bundling everything up as an attack on media freedom it distorts what is really happening in Cambodia. Until Myanmar's figures are released sometime after the end of the this month (and they are not looking so good), it's the fastest growing economy in Asean for 2017.
For the Post they went back just seven years, yet not a mention in the publication that the parent company had been accused of tax non-compliance.
The 30-day countdown starts from the date of assessment. The objection does not stay the 30 day period, but operates in parallel. The response appears to have been given. The next stage is to lodge the full amount with Treasury and file a formal appeal. A decision is 60-days, or longer if complex. Meanwhile, the money sits in Treasury. The Daily could have done the same thing, but the impression given was that they could not.
I'm not aware of any data on any cases that have gone to appeal. One would need to be fairly optimistic to think that any government will be in a rush to refund any amount once it is paid into 'trust'. Then again, the Australian model isn't working very good with 75 per cent of people convicted of tax fraud not making any payments http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-24/r ... to/9582552
So, without a big load of money, they would appear to have problems, not through their journalism, but through their administration.
Good night sweet prince.
Police and court officials entered the offices of The Phnom Penh Post on Thursday morning to enforce a court judgment in an ongoing civil suit, but offered a 20-day extension after meeting with members of senior management.
On Thursday morning, about 20 officials led by Phnom Penh Deputy Prosecutor Kham Sophary entered the newsroom on Sothearos Boulevard in a bid to collect a sum of more than $260,000 that was awarded to former Post Media Company CEO Chris Dawe in an unlawful dismissal case that is still subject to appeal at the Supreme Court.
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/cour ... n-judgmentAfter discussions with Holmes, Post Editor-in-Chief Kay Kimsong and other senior staff, the officials gave The Post 20 days to pay, issuing a deadline of April 24.
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How many of the big newspapers are left now then?
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According to generally accurate Peter Olszewski The Post is being sold to a Malaysian consortium
https://mediaweek.com.au/asis-media-news-april-13-2018/
https://mediaweek.com.au/asis-media-news-april-13-2018/
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