Detectives of the Territorial Department of the Economic Security Bureau in Kyiv region have completed a pre-trial investigation into tax evasion by a utility company worth over UAH 2.6 million. The company compensated the losses in full.

The investigation established that during 2022-2023, officials of a utility company in Kyiv region intentionally evaded payment of a single contribution to the obligatory state social insurance. The amount of damage caused to the state amounted to over UAH 2.6 million. The pre-trial investigation was initiated on the basis of an analytical product prepared by the Territorial Department of the ESBU in Kyiv region.

In June of this year the chief accountant was served a notice of suspicion of committing a criminal offense under Part 1 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Further, as part of the pre-trial investigation the company's officials voluntarily paid the damages caused to the state in full.

Employees of the ESBU filed a motion to the court to release the person from criminal liability in connection with the compensation of the damage.

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings on the grounds of an offense under Part 1 of Art. 212-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (tax evasion) was conducted by detectives of the Territorial Department ESBU in Kyiv region under the procedural supervision of prosecutors of the Kyiv regional Prosecutor's Office.

ESBU in Kyiv region has recently secured reimbursement of losses to the state budget in the amount of over UAH 5.4 million. Read more: https://esbu.gov.ua/en/news/esbu-in-kyiv-region-secured-reimbursement-of-losses-to-the-state-budget-in-the-amount-of-over-uah-54-million