Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine informed the general director of the company which is the owner of one of the largest office and shopping entertainment centers of Kyiv of suspicion of tax evasion in particularly large amounts.

Law enforcement officers found that during 2019-2021 the management of the shopping center entered into a number of contracts with controlled subcontractors, including those with signs of "fictitiousness" and "transitory" for various services and the purchase of material assets, etc.

In fact the primary documents contained information about the alleged performance of certain works on the territory of the mall which were not actually carried out which allowed to unreasonably overstate the amount of the VAT tax credit. Thus, the company that owned the mall managed to evade taxes in the amount of more than UAH 145.8 million and withdraw them in cash.

Based on the evidence obtained, the detectives of the ESBU served the director of the capital's shopping center a notice of suspicion. The issue of choosing a type of detention is currently being decided.

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings on the grounds of a criminal offense stipulated by Part 3 Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (tax evasion) is being conducted by detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine with operational support of the State Investigation Service under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General's office.