BEB reported suspicions of the former president of the airline in tax evasion of over 164.5 million hryvnias
Detectives of the main detective unit of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine announced suspecting the former president of a Ukrainian airline affiliated with one of the domestic oligarchs of deliberate tax evasion of over 164.5 million hryvnias.
As part of the pre-trial investigation, it was established that the company operated both international and domestic flights, for which it concluded a number of leasing agreements with a Cypriot company regarding the rental of aircraft. Referring to the Convention between the governments of Ukraine and Cyprus on the avoidance of double taxation, the previous management of the company used a preferential rate of 0% when paying revenues instead of the proper rate of 10%. At the same time, as the BEB detectives established, the application of such a rate did not correspond to the real conditions of aircraft operation and the provisions of the contracts themselves.
As a result, according to the investigation, the former president of the company, in collusion with the chief accountant and other persons who controlled both Ukrainian and Cypriot companies, deliberately avoided paying tax on the income of foreign legal entities in the amount of more than UAH 164.5 million.
The former head of the air carrier was notified of suspicion of criminal offenses under part 3 Art. 212 (evasion of payment of taxes in large amounts by an official by prior collusion) and ch. 2 Art. 28, ch. 1 Art. 366 (official forgery) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Currently, investigative actions are ongoing, a complete list of persons who may be involved in illegal activities is being established. Operational support is provided by the Security Service of Ukraine, procedural management is provided by prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
We would like to remind you that according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime until his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by law and confirmed by a court verdict.
