Vitebsk region tax authorities additionally charged over Br800 million following inspections of the car service sector

June 11, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. Tax authorities of the Vitebsk region in January-May, based on inspections of the car service and auto parts trade sector, additionally charged over Br800 million in taxes and fees to the budget, and also applied economic sanctions for a total amount exceeding Br800 million. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press center of the regional inspectorate of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties. Among the violations, tax authorities identified the use of illegal methods to minimize paid taxes in the activities of two enterprises in Vitebsk and Polotsk specializing in wholesale trade of spare parts. In order to reduce the tax base, officials of the organizations used forged accounting documents in their accounting records, which reflected fictitious economic transactions. In total, based on the results of comprehensive inspections of business entities in the car service and auto parts trade sector, 40 officials were brought to administrative responsibility. Tax authorities paid special attention to identifying cases of unregistered entrepreneurial activity in the car service sector. Thus, during operational inspections, more than 90 cases of illegal activities by citizens were established. 50 violators were brought to administrative responsibility, of whom 33 people were punished for repeated instances of carrying out activities without state registration. The amount of fines amounted to over Br30 million, and Br7.4 million worth of goods and materials were confiscated to the budget. -0-