Prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office have secured UAH 4.2 million of unpaid tax to the budget.
The investigation established that an official of a company whose main activity is the production of dairy products, as well as the import and sale of meat products, entered into a number of agreements with other companies. Based on these agreements, the company received loans from them in the form of repayable interest-free financial assistance in the amount of over UAH 23 million, which were subject to repayment.
However, the said financial assistance was not repaid and was deliberately not reflected in the company’s annual tax statements as income received.
Thus, as a result of the company’s understatement of taxable items, it failed to pay income tax in the amount of almost UAH 4.2 million.
Within the framework of the pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings, the official compensated the damages in full. Therefore, the prosecutors filed a motion to the court to release her from criminal liability over the fact of intentional tax evasion (Part 4 of Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The pre-trial investigation was conducted by detectives of the Territorial Department of the Economic Security Bureau in Lviv region.
Note: In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved in accordance with the law and established by a guilty verdict.
Information Policy Department of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office