Tax evasion of over 5 million UAH: An entrepreneur from the Lviv region reimbursed damages and donated to the AFU

 An entrepreneur from the Lviv region failed to pay over 5 million UAH in taxes. The violation was exposed by detectives of the Territorial Office of the ESBU in the Lviv region, who notified the man of suspicion. Even before the notification of suspicion, the man admitted guilt, fully reimbursed the damages caused to the state, and additionally transferred 300 thousand UAH to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The investigation established that in 2025, the entrepreneur received over 21.7 million UAH in income from trading in meat products. From this amount, he failed to calculate and pay nearly 3.92 million UAH in personal income tax and over 1.08 million UAH in military tax. In total, the state budget missed out on over 5 million UAH.

ESBU detectives notified the man of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (intentional evasion of taxes and duties, which resulted in the actual non-receipt of funds to the budget in significant amounts).

The suspect admitted his guilt and fully reimbursed the damages caused to the state. In addition, he transferred 300 thousand UAH of charitable aid to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The criminal proceedings were forwarded to the court.

Procedural guidance was carried out by prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered 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.