In January-September of this year, 373 criminal cases were initiated in the Main Department for Preliminary Investigation of Tax Crimes of the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy.
elchi reports, citing the institution, that these criminal cases were opened for evading tax payments, engaging individuals in work (services) without a labor contract (agreement) coming into legal force, manufacturing, acquiring, storing, selling counterfeit excise stamps, as well as marking, storing, or selling products (goods) subject to excise stamping with counterfeit excise stamps, selling products (goods) subject to excise stamping without such stamps, and engaging in illegal money transfer activities.
During the reporting period, indictment acts for 73 criminal cases against 71 individuals were sent to the relevant courts for review. For 36 criminal cases terminated, including 89 materials for which the initiation of criminal proceedings was rejected, and 15 criminal cases with completed preliminary investigation, the payment of 19 million 948.7 thousand manats in damages to the state budget was ensured. Additionally, during the reporting period, the payment of a total of 25 million 188.3 thousand manats in damages to the budget was ensured for ongoing criminal cases and materials.
Operational tax control measures were carried out at 43 facilities belonging to 35 taxpayers operating in various fields, including import, wholesale and retail trade, production, and public catering, regarding the issue of “Detection of cases where individuals are engaged by the employer in performing any work (services) without a labor contract (agreement) coming into legal force, as provided for in the Labor Code.” At 22 facilities belonging to 21 taxpayers, it was revealed that a total of 84 individuals were engaged in work (services) without a labor contract coming into legal force. The labor rights of these individuals were restored, and appropriate measures were taken against the relevant taxpayers, resulting in the imposition of a total of 170 thousand manats in financial sanctions.