The chief accountant of one of the enterprises providing services for the production of defense-related goods has been notified of suspicion of tax evasion in particularly large amounts (Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to the investigation, from 2022 to 2024, the suspect submitted false information in tax invoices and the company's reports.

She registered the documents in the Unified Register of Tax Invoices and submitted them to the controlling authorities using a zero VAT rate. In fact, these operations had no grounds for applying the tax exemption regime and were subject to taxation on general grounds.

As a result of these actions, over 325 million UAH in VAT did not reach the budget of Ukraine. During the pre-trial investigation, this amount was fully reimbursed.

Currently, the issue of choosing a preventive measure for the suspect is being resolved.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine with operational support from the Main Investigation Department in the Sumy region, under the procedural guidance of the Sumy Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense of the Central region.

Note: according to 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 a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.