In Russia, a clause of the Criminal Code has been developed, according to which an enterprise can be exempted from liability.
MOSCOW, December 22 – RIA Novosti. Ekaterina Avdeeva, head of the All-Russian expert center, social activists, developed a new article in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on tax evasion, which means that enterprises are exempt from criminal prosecution in case of repayment of unpaid taxes. public organization Delovaya Rossiya told RIA Novosti.
Now, most often, entrepreneurs who have not paid taxes are mistaken for Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
“We have developed a bill to amend and draft a new composition of Article 159.7 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which will include liability for tax evasion. This will be only an entrepreneurial article. It is important that the bill is provided simultaneously. Article 76.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and The amount of the introduction of amendments to article 28.1 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, implying the possibility of exemption from criminal punishment in case of termination of criminal prosecution or compensation for double damage, and payment of a fine,” Avdeeva said.
According to him, such a course will be beneficial for the budget of the Russian Federation and will give businessmen a chance. But these measures will be possible only for entrepreneurs who “fraud” when returning VAT for the first time.
Source: Ria
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