Fictitious procurement with tax evasion totaling UAH 11.5 million

 In the Poltava region, a mineral fertilizer manufacturing company has been exposed for evading nearly UAH 11.5 million in taxes. The head of the enterprise has already been notified of the suspicion.

Detectives of the Territorial Office in the Poltava region established that the director of the company organized a scheme to document non-commodity operations with 18 business entities. Over a period of seven months, the enterprise recorded the alleged purchase of gas condensate for production needs in its accounting and tax records. In reality, no deliveries of raw materials took place.

The fictitious business operations allowed the enterprise to artificially inflate tax figures and significantly reduce its tax liabilities.

As a result of these actions, the state budget lost nearly UAH 11.5 million in unpaid taxes.

Based on the collected evidence, the director of the company has been notified of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (intentional tax evasion on an especially large scale).

To ensure the recovery of the damages caused to the state, the suspect's property has been placed under arrest.

The pretrial investigation is ongoing.

Operational support in the criminal proceedings is provided by the SSU Directorate in the Poltava region. Procedural guidance is handled by the Poltava Regional Prosecutor's Office.

In accordance with 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 verdict of conviction.