The number of tax audits in the Vitebsk region decreased by almost half in the first quarter

April 25, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. The number of inspections for compliance with tax legislation conducted by the tax inspectorates of the Vitebsk region in January-March of the current year has decreased by almost three times compared to the same period in 2008, the inspection of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties for the Vitebsk region informed a BELTA correspondent. A total of 1220 tax audits were conducted, with violations of legislation identified in 82.1% of cases (in the first quarter of 2008, this figure was 74.2%). Based on the results of control measures, Br29.1 billion was additionally charged to the budget. Audits of the validity of value-added tax refunds prevented illegal VAT refunds from the budget to business entities engaged in export operations amounting to Br7 billion, which is four times higher than the result of the first quarter of 2008. During operational raid work, illegally obtained income amounting to Br540 million was withdrawn from shadow circulation. The main direction of raid work was the identification and suppression of illegal activities. Almost 1,000 cases of violation of legislation were established, which is 2.3 times higher than the same indicator for January-March 2008. In particular, more than 950 citizens were caught operating without state registration. The largest number of illegal activities were identified in the field of construction and repair work (152) and passenger transportation services (93). In addition, the tax authorities of the Vitebsk region identified 13 business entities using shadow schemes to evade taxation. -0-