Detectives of the Territorial Department of the Economic Security Bureau in Odesa region exposed the director of an enterprise in tax evasion totaling over UAH 33 million. The suspect was served a notice of suspicion and the court imposed a bail of UAH 20 million.

The investigation established that the mentioned legal entity was part of a transit-conversion group of companies that provided construction and repair services. That is the company formed a tax credit for value added tax for real business entities. This is a method to reduce tax liabilities. In the period from 2018 to 2022, the said company received funds to its bank accounts from contractors of construction works for state orders and other controlled enterprises. At the same time, the receipt of funds was deliberately not reflected in the tax reporting to conceal VAT liabilities. Such actions led to the evasion of value added taxes totaling over UAH 33 million.

Detectives of the ESBU served the suspect a notice of suspicion of committing criminal offenses under Part 3 of Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (intentional tax evasion, duties (mandatory payments) and Part 1 of Art. 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (preparation, issuance of knowingly false official documents by an official, entering knowingly false information into official documents).

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings is being conducted by detectives of the Territorial Department of the Economic Security Bureau in Odesa region with the operational support of the SSU Department in Odesa region, assistance of the Main department of the State Tax Service of Ukraine in Odesa region and procedural guidance of prosecutors of the Odesa region Prosecutor's Office.