An 8 million UAH scheme during UAV production: an enterprise in the Kyiv region reimbursed damages to the budget

 Over 8 million UAH in corporate income tax did not enter the state budget as a result of a large-scale machination organized by the head of an enterprise manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles. Thanks to the analytical and investigative work of the detectives of the TO of the ESBU in the Kyiv region, the illegal scheme was stopped, and the damages to the state were reimbursed in full.

The investigation established that the director of the enterprise tried to artificially reduce the tax obligations of the company. For this purpose, he processed cashless settlements for goods and services that were actually not supplied. Several fictitious firms appeared in the documents, with the help of which groundless expenses were created.

ESBU detectives notified the director of the company of suspicion under part 1 of article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (tax evasion on a large scale). During the pretrial investigation, ESBU detectives ensured the reimbursement of the caused damages to the state in full.

Currently, the criminal proceedings have been sent to court with a motion to release from criminal liability in connection with the reimbursement of the caused damages.

Procedural guidance is carried out by the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

"For the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, the priority is not only the exposure of economic crimes but also ensuring real reimbursement of damages caused to the state. The return of these funds to the budget is an important component of the fight against the shadow economy and strengthening the economic security of the country," noted the head of the detectives unit, Mykola Ulmer.