An enterprise, which evaded taxes in the amount of nearly UAH 2.5 million, was exposed in Transcarpathia

Employees of the Tax Police of the Main Office of the SFS in Transcarpathian region exposed a company officials who, while carrying out financial and economic activities during 2014-2016, intentionally evaded paying VAT and income tax, by understating taxable item during the sale of imported agricultural machinery (harvesters and diggers) in Ukraine, which led to actual underpayment to the budget in large amounts.

A criminal offense under Part 2 of Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine was registered in the Unified register of pre-trial investigations over tax evasion on a large scale.

During the investigation of the criminal proceeding, a number of searches was made that resulted in seizure of documents relating to financial and economic activities, plastic bank cards, seals of eight nonresident companies, metal identification plates for the special equipment and plates without identification information, as well as cash in the amount of 10,000 UAH and 29,800 EUR.

It should be noted that evasion of taxes and obligatory payments under Part 2 of Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine shall be punishable by a fine of two to three thousand non-taxable minimum incomes with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years.