The Economic Security Bureau (ESB) has identified and seized more than 4.7 million euros in unaccounted cash as part of an investigation into tax evasion by a group of companies supplying products to the Ministry of Defense. This was reported by the press service of the Bureau.
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The company's accountant transported the funds in the trunk of a car. The woman could not explain the origin of the money.
Detectives uncovered an attempt to remove and hide the “black” cash register during investigative activities. The issue of seizing the seized funds is being decided.
Earlier it was established that in 2022-2023 alone, the company delivered products to the Ministry of Defense worth UAH 14.5 billion in VAT.
At the same time, its officials documented a number of non-commodity transactions for the purchase and supply of food products with controlled enterprises that have signs of fictitiousness.
“Thus, by substituting the nomenclature and inflating the cost of goods, they groundlessly formed expenses for the VAT tax credit. This allowed them to evade paying taxes in particularly large amounts. The damage caused to the budget is confirmed by the corresponding conclusion of the analytical materials compiled by the experts of the Economic Security and Defense Bureau,” the statement says.
The Economic Security and Defense Bureau detectives conducted searches in the premises of the group of companies and the places of residence of the defendants. Documents and accounting records were seized.
The pre-trial investigation is currently ongoing.
