Odesa entrepreneur forced to pay millions in taxes after being exposed

A trading company that deliberately evaded taxes was exposed in Odesa. Such actions caused losses to the state budget of more than UAH 4.5 million.

According to the Bureau of Economic Security, detectives of the Territorial Department in Odesa region found that the deputy director of a company engaged in wholesale trade in fruits and vegetables deliberately submitted tax reports with false data on the company's income. This allowed him to avoid paying income tax and VAT, which caused losses to the state in the amount of over UAH 4.5 million.

During the investigation, the deputy director pleaded guilty and paid the entire amount of the debt. He was served a notice of suspicion under Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (tax evasion). The case has already been submitted to court.

Meanwhile, in Odesa region, the investigation was completed and the case on registration of a fictitious company that was planned to be used for illegal export of agricultural products was submitted to the court.

In addition, customs officers uncovered an attempt to illegally export 597 tons of sunflower oil, which is estimated at more than UAH 26 million. The oil was being transported across the Ukrainian-Hungarian border in ten railroad tank cars.

At the end of September, the BES detained grain that was being smuggled out of the port of Odesa.

Prior to that, detectives exposed an exporting company that had deliberately evaded paying taxes for a significant amount. They tried to export agricultural products through the ports of Odesa region to China.

Before that, the company's CFO decided to "save" on export taxes in Odesa region. Through her fraud, she avoided paying almost UAH 100 million to the budget, for which she will now be prosecuted.

Ірина Глухова