Tax officials demanded $55 thousand to exclude the company from the register of risky enterprises
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau reported the suspicion to the head of the State Tax Service department in the Kharkov region, a department employee and an entrepreneur.
This was reported by the NABU press service.
According to the investigation, in the winter of 2024, the head of the tax department incited a representative of a private company to provide $55,000 to exclude his company from the list of payers that meet the risk criteria.
“The funds were in particular intended for the head of one of the departments of the State Tax Service in the Kharkov region, a tax officer, as well as her subordinate and a local entrepreneur who participated in the transfer of the bribe,” the Bureau noted.
Suspicion was reported to the head of the department of the State Tax Service in the Kharkov region (part 4 of article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), as well as to a department employee and an entrepreneur (part 5 of article 27, part 3 of article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The head of the department was informed of the suspicion in February 2024.
Establishment of the involvement of other tax officials and individuals in the crime is currently ongoing.
