Tax specialists exposed misappropriation of 18 million UAH by individual

Tax specialists jointly with Main Directorate of the SFS in Kherson region, Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol city within the framework of criminal proceeding on the grounds of a criminal offense under Part 3 Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine exposed receipt of more than 18 million UAH by individual on own payment cards. Herewith, the specified individual is both a related person of the agricultural enterprise and entrepreneur.

Specialists of the Anti-money laundering department of Main Directorate of the STS in Kherson region, Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol city detected that individual opened more than 20 bank card accounts to create conditions for tax evasion for the agricultural enterprise and directly for himself as entrepreneur in order to receive funds for his own needs, which may actually be revenue from the sale of agricultural products not accounted for by the agricultural enterprise and entrepreneur.

Further, funds were collected through ATMs and cash branches of banking institutions, as well as used for own needs by payment cards in the retail chains, hotels, restaurants both in Ukraine and abroad.

Consequence of this scheme by individual is the understatement of taxation object by the controlled agricultural enterprise and personally as entrepreneur, as well as the non-payment of taxes as individual.

Materials were handed over to Main Directorate of the SFS in Kherson region, Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol city for attaching to the criminal proceeding.

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