Tax evasion of 3.3 million lei: two Iași companies sent to trial
Two commercial companies from Iași and their representatives have been sent to trial for tax evasion, causing damage of over 3.3 million lei.
Fictitious invoices for "laminated wood", damage of nearly 740,000 euros
Two commercial companies from Iași and their representatives have been sent to trial by prosecutors of the Public Prosecutor's Office at Iași Tribunal for tax evasion, News.ro reports. The damage caused to the state budget exceeds 3.3 million lei (approximately 738,920 euros), as a result of recording fictitious operations and expenses in accounting records over a period of four years.
The indictment has been forwarded for resolution to Iași Tribunal.
According to investigators, between 28 July 2014 and 31 August 2018, the administrator of company S.C. A.S.C. S.R.L., the defendant A.D., recorded in accounting and in tax declarations unrealistic purchases of "laminated wood". The fictitious invoices, with a total value of 10,566,016.95 lei, were supplied by another commercial company, S.C. A. S.R.L., administered by defendant A.M., who is being investigated for complicity.
Through this mechanism, the consolidated general budget of the state was damaged by a total amount of 3,343,403.59 lei. Of this, 1,878,651.59 lei represents illegally obtained deductible VAT, and 1,464,752 lei constitutes income tax withheld from payment.
The case was investigated with the support of the Iași County Police Inspectorate – Economic Crime Investigation Service.
Source: News.ro