The outlet’s purchase of tax credits
Owing to the task force officers of the Ministry of Revenue & Duties the bureau de change buying tax credits has trading, the press-office of the revenue authority reports.
The «foreign exchange outlet» employed the so called «counter-current flow» - purchase of tax credits with VAT from the enterprises having surplus tax credits so that to further sell them to clients through their own fake companies.
To organize such an illegal currency exchange, the dealers established and acquired 8 fake companies to use their accounts for transferring money. The total amount of money shown on the accounts opened with only one bank in 2013-2014 makes up UAH 150 million. The estimated losses the government coffer incurred totalled UAH 25 million.
The investigators carried out 7 searches in the offices, premises and cars of the criminals. They seized US 76 thousand, UAH 85 thousand, EUR 6,5 thousand in cash, 20 pieces of computer equipment, 11 fake seals of enterprises, mobile phones, data storage devices and documentation proving illegitimate activities.