An entrepreneur will stand trial in the Vinnytsia region for evading nearly 22 million UAH in taxes

 An entrepreneur from the Vinnytsia region, who was engaged in the retail trade of auto parts and components, will stand trial for intentional tax evasion on an especially large scale. The pre-trial investigation in the proceedings was conducted by detectives of the Territorial Office of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine in the Vinnytsia region.

The investigation established that between 2018 and 2023, while operating under the simplified taxation system, the sole proprietor exceeded the maximum allowable income limit and failed to transition to the general taxation system as required by law. Furthermore, the entrepreneur failed to register as a value-added tax (VAT) payer and did not submit VAT declarations.

Through his actions, the businessman caused an actual loss to the state and local budgets totaling 21.8 million UAH.

The suspect was served with a notice of suspicion for committing a criminal offense under Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (intentional tax evasion on an especially large scale).

The criminal proceedings have been forwarded to the court along with the indictment.

Procedural guidance was provided by prosecutors of the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office.

According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in accordance with the law and established by a court's verdict of guilty.