According to the materials of the ESBU, an Odesa flour-milling enterprise reimbursed 10.6 million UAH to the budget

 Detectives of the Territorial Office of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine in the Odesa region have completed a pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings related to tax evasion. The company, which specializes in the production of flour and cereal products, fully reimbursed the state for the damage caused.

The investigation established that the enterprise sold a batch of rice for the amount of UAH 57.7 million. However, the officials of the company did not reflect this operation in the declaration and thus did not pay UAH 9.6 million of value-added tax to the budget. In addition, the director of the company artificially inflated the enterprise's expenses to reduce income tax. He illegally included UAH 3 million of expenses for ship freight and almost UAH 4.8 million of rental expenses in the reporting.

As a result of these intentional actions, the enterprise failed to pay UAH 10.6 million in taxes, which is an especially large amount.

During the authorized searches, detectives seized cash received from the sale of goods, agricultural products, mobile and office equipment, documents, and draft records. The total value of the seized assets is almost UAH 66.7 million.

Based on the collected evidence, detectives notified the company director of suspicion under Part 3 of the Act. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (intentional tax evasion).

During the pre-trial investigation, the enterprise voluntarily reimbursed the unpaid taxes. The funds have already been received by the budget. The criminal proceedings have been referred to court.

Procedural guidance is provided by the prosecutors of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office.