Detectives of the Territorial Department Economic Security Bureau in Kyiv have completed a pre-trial investigation into tax evasion by a state-owned enterprise for UAH 5.6 million. The company compensated the losses in full.

The investigation identified a Kyiv-based state-owned enterprise for the manufacture of optical devices and optoelectronic systems that failed to pay taxes. In the period from October 2021 to September 2022 the company failed to pay a single contribution to the obligatory state social insurance in the amount of more than UAH 5.6 million. The company's chief accountant was served a notice of suspicion of a criminal offense committed by an official. His actions resulted in the actual non-receipt of large amounts of money to the mandatory state social insurance funds.

Based on the results of the investigation the court filed a motion for exemption from criminal liability in respect of the said official of the enterprise pursuant to Part 4 of Art. 212-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine in connection with full compensation of the losses caused to the state.

The pre-trial investigation was conducted by detectives of the Territorial Department ESBU in Kyiv under the supervision of prosecutors of the Kyiv city Prosecutor's office and operational support of the Security Service of Ukraine.

Remind that recently almost UAH 3.8 million of unpaid taxes were transferred to the budget by a grain exporting company. Detectives of the Territorial Department ESBU in Volyn region exposed the company in large-scale tax evasion.