“So far, 11 people have been notified of the suspicion”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the investigation, the members of the organization created a conversion center and involved more than 200 controlled companies to implement a scheme to minimize tax payments.
NABU states that the mechanism of the crime included:
– drawing up by controlled companies of false tax invoices regarding economic relations with real enterprises;
– registration of invoices in the Unified register of tax invoices;
– use of invoices by real enterprises to reduce their tax liabilities.
According to NABU, the investigation established that the then acting of the head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine contributed to the smooth operation of the conversion center, and the deputy head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Poltava region, who headed the commission on the issue of stopping the registration of tax invoices, ensured that decisions were made in favor of the companies of the conversion center.
According to the bureau, as a result of the embezzlement, real enterprises unjustifiably failed to pay UAH 147 million to the state budget.
The law enforcement officers do not disclose the name of the head of the DPS, however, the SBU claims that the person who, at the time of the procedures, held a senior position in the State Tax Service, in particular, in 2021, was acting head of the structure, contributed to the smooth operation of the conversion center. During this period, the Tax Service changed three managers.
The State Tax Service has not yet responded to this message.