Prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office ensured UAH 4.8 million of unpaid tax to the budget.
The investigation established that an official of a company whose main activity is the import and wholesale of beverages failed to disclose in its tax returns information about its liabilities to pay value added tax. In particular, the company’s accounting and reporting deliberately failed to reflect financial and business transactions in relation to written-off goods worth UAH 24 million.
As a result, value added tax in the amount of UAH 4.8 million was not paid to the budget.
As part of the pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings, the company’s official compensated the damages in full. The prosecutors filed a motion with the court to release her from criminal liability for intentional tax evasion (Part 4 of Article 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 shall be presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved by law and established by a court verdict of guilty.
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